2014

2014

2014-01-09
44 Episodes

Episodes

Japan: The next wave

1. Japan: The next wave

2014-01-09

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We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.

Tin Trouble

2. Tin Trouble

2014-01-23

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"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "

Cry of the Tiger

3. Cry of the Tiger

2014-02-06

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Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.

Philippines: Stray Bullets

4. Philippines: Stray Bullets

2014-02-13

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We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.

The Lost Boys

5. The Lost Boys

2014-02-20

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We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.

The Dolphin Hunters

6. The Dolphin Hunters

2014-03-06

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We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.

The vanishing sea tribe

7. The vanishing sea tribe

2014-03-13

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Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?

Dying for fashion

8. Dying for fashion

2014-03-20

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Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.

Killer crocs

9. Killer crocs

2014-03-27

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As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.

Indonesia's rock governor

10. Indonesia's rock governor

2014-04-03

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We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.

The ice age

11. The ice age

2014-04-10

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101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.

Modi the Messiah?

12. Modi the Messiah?

2014-04-24

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101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.

A war on witches

13. A war on witches

2014-05-01

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As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.

We built this city

14. We built this city

2014-05-08

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After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.

Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

15. Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

2014-05-22

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A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.

Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

16. Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

2014-05-29

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"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."

When the battle comes home

17. When the battle comes home

2014-06-05

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101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

Humanoids

18. Humanoids

2014-06-12

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The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?

Muzzling the messenger

19. Muzzling the messenger

2014-06-19

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Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.

Thailand in turmoil

20. Thailand in turmoil

2014-06-26

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As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?

Malaysia's gang menace

21. Malaysia's gang menace

2014-07-10

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Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.

The gift of sight

22. The gift of sight

2014-07-17

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A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.

Reef madness

23. Reef madness

2014-07-21

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The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.

The baby makers

24. The baby makers

2014-07-24

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We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.

East Meets Tech

25. East Meets Tech

2014-07-31

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101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.

Food for thought

26. Food for thought

2014-08-07

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101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.

Stalking cyber paedophiles

27. Stalking cyber paedophiles

2014-08-14

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101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.

The cost of beauty

28. The cost of beauty

2014-08-21

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101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.

Solo mums

29. Solo mums

2014-08-28

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What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?

Out of steppe

30. Out of steppe

2014-09-04

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Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?

Laos: The legacy

31. Laos: The legacy

2014-09-11

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A group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.

Japan's throwaway children

32. Japan's throwaway children

2014-10-02

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In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.

Drugged up Pakistan

33. Drugged up Pakistan

2014-10-09

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With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?

Ditching the draft

34. Ditching the draft

2014-10-16

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We gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.

Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees

35. Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees

2014-10-23

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We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.

Tibet calling

36. Tibet calling

2014-10-29

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101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.

Philippines: After Haiyan

37. Philippines: After Haiyan

2014-11-06

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We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.

Battling the dry

38. Battling the dry

2014-11-13

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101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.

Malaysia's Unwanted

39. Malaysia's Unwanted

2014-11-20

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With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.

Myanmar's Jade Curse

40. Myanmar's Jade Curse

2014-11-27

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China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.

Japan's stalking crisis

41. Japan's stalking crisis

2014-12-11

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Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.

Thailand's tainted robes

42. Thailand's tainted robes

2014-12-18

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As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.

Thailand's Blood Timber

43. Thailand's Blood Timber

2014-12-31

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101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.

Special Episode 1

44. Special Episode 1

2014-01-08

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