2014
Episodes • 2014

1. Japan: The next wave
30 minWe investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.
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2. Tin Trouble
30 min"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "
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3. Cry of the Tiger
30 minNeglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.
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4. Philippines: Stray Bullets
30 minWe venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.
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5. The Lost Boys
30 minWe explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.
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6. The Dolphin Hunters
30 minWe join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.
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7. The vanishing sea tribe
30 minThailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?
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8. Dying for fashion
30 minDeadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.
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9. Killer crocs
30 minAs saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.
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10. Indonesia's rock governor
30 minWe go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.
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11. The ice age
30 min101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
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12. Modi the Messiah?
30 min101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.
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13. A war on witches
30 minAs witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.
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14. We built this city
30 minAfter Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.
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15. Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
30 minA two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.
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16. Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
30 min"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."
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17. When the battle comes home
30 min101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
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18. Humanoids
30 minThe development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?
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19. Muzzling the messenger
30 minHong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.
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20. Thailand in turmoil
30 minAs Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?
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21. Malaysia's gang menace
30 minMalaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.
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22. The gift of sight
30 minA Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.
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23. Reef madness
30 minThe Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.
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24. The baby makers
30 minWe meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.
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25. East Meets Tech
30 min101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.
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26. Food for thought
30 min101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.
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27. Stalking cyber paedophiles
30 min101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.
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28. The cost of beauty
30 min101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.
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29. Solo mums
30 minWhat drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?
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30. Out of steppe
30 minMongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?
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31. Laos: The legacy
30 minA group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.
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32. Japan's throwaway children
30 minIn a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.
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33. Drugged up Pakistan
30 minWith more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?
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34. Ditching the draft
30 minWe gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.
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35. Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees
30 minWe travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.
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36. Tibet calling
30 min101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.
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37. Philippines: After Haiyan
30 minWe returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.
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38. Battling the dry
30 min101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.
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39. Malaysia's Unwanted
30 minWith refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.
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40. Myanmar's Jade Curse
30 minChina's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.
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41. Japan's stalking crisis
30 minStalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.
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42. Thailand's tainted robes
30 minAs scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.
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43. Thailand's Blood Timber
30 min101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.
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