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Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.
Episode 43 : Thailand's Blood Timber
December. 31,2014
101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.
Episode 42 : Thailand's tainted robes
December. 18,2014
As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.
Episode 41 : Japan's stalking crisis
December. 11,2014
Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.
Episode 40 : Myanmar's Jade Curse
November. 27,2014
China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.
Episode 39 : Malaysia's Unwanted
November. 20,2014
With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.
Episode 38 : Battling the dry
November. 13,2014
101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.
Episode 37 : Philippines: After Haiyan
November. 06,2014
We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.
Episode 36 : Tibet calling
October. 29,2014
101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.
Episode 35 : Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees
October. 23,2014
We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.
Episode 34 : Ditching the draft
October. 16,2014
We gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.
Episode 33 : Drugged up Pakistan
October. 09,2014
With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?
Episode 32 : Japan's throwaway children
October. 02,2014
In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.
Episode 31 : Laos: The legacy
September. 11,2014
A group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.
Episode 30 : Out of steppe
September. 04,2014
Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?
Episode 29 : Solo mums
August. 28,2014
What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?
Episode 28 : The cost of beauty
August. 21,2014
101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.
Episode 27 : Stalking cyber paedophiles
August. 14,2014
101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.
Episode 26 : Food for thought
August. 07,2014
101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.
Episode 25 : East Meets Tech
July. 31,2014
101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.
Episode 24 : The baby makers
July. 24,2014
We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.
Episode 23 : Reef madness
July. 21,2014
The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.
Episode 22 : The gift of sight
July. 17,2014
A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.
Episode 21 : Malaysia's gang menace
July. 10,2014
Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.
Episode 20 : Thailand in turmoil
June. 26,2014
As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?
Episode 19 : Muzzling the messenger
June. 19,2014
Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.
Episode 18 : Humanoids
June. 12,2014
The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?
Episode 17 : When the battle comes home
June. 05,2014
101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
Episode 16 : Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
May. 29,2014
"In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves a refugee camp in Nepal for a new life in the United States.
Sabitra was one of 100,000 ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan in the early 1990s in what many describe as systematic ethnic cleansing."
Episode 15 : Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
May. 22,2014
A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.
Episode 14 : We built this city
May. 08,2014
After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.
Episode 13 : A war on witches
May. 01,2014
As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.
Episode 12 : Modi the Messiah?
April. 24,2014
101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.
Episode 11 : The ice age
April. 10,2014
101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
Episode 10 : Indonesia's rock governor
April. 03,2014
We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.
Episode 9 : Killer crocs
March. 27,2014
As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.
Episode 8 : Dying for fashion
March. 20,2014
Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.
Episode 7 : The vanishing sea tribe
March. 13,2014
Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?
Episode 6 : The Dolphin Hunters
March. 06,2014
We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.
Episode 5 : The Lost Boys
February. 20,2014
We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.
Episode 4 : Philippines: Stray Bullets
February. 13,2014
We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.
Episode 3 : Cry of the Tiger
February. 06,2014
Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.
Episode 2 : Tin Trouble
January. 23,2014
"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly.
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Episode 1 : Japan: The next wave
January. 09,2014
We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.
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