Seasons & Episodes
Patients or patents in Thailand
Teymoor Nabili looks at how the Thai government is butting heads with the multinational pharmaceutical giants.
Episode 40
Season 5 of 101 East premiered on Sept, 2015.
Japan: The next wave
We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.
Tin Trouble
"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "
Cry of the Tiger
Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.
Philippines: Stray Bullets
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
We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.
The Dolphin Hunters
We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.
The vanishing sea tribe
Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?
Dying for fashion
Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.
Killer crocs
As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.
Indonesia's rock governor
We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.
The ice age
101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
Modi the Messiah?
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
As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.
We built this city
After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.
Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.
Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
"In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves
When the battle comes home
101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
Humanoids
The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?
Muzzling the messenger
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
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
Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.
The gift of sight
A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.
Reef madness
The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.
The baby makers
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
101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.
Food for thought
101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.
Stalking cyber paedophiles
101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.
The cost of beauty
101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.
Solo mums
What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?
Out of steppe
Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?
Laos: The legacy
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
In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.
Drugged up Pakistan
With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?
Ditching the draft
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
We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.
Tibet calling
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
We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.
Battling the dry
101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.
Malaysia's Unwanted
With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.
Myanmar's Jade Curse
China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.
Japan's stalking crisis
Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.
Thailand's tainted robes
As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.
Thailand's Blood Timber
101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.
Special Episode 1
Australia's Jihadis
101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.
Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam
101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.
The Last Reef on Earth
Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?
Cambodia's News Blackmailers
Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.
Laos: Saviours of the Street
101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.
MH370: The Unending Search
One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
Denim Blues
The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.
Malaysia's Woman Warrior
We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.
Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.
Sri Lanka: Widows of War
101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.
Sabah's Invisible Children
101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.
Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.
Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.
Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?
Nepal's Unsung Hero
101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.
China's Super Mums
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
Vietnam's War Babies
We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.
Saving Thailand's Animals
Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?
Taiwan's Secret Cancer
Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.
Afghanistan: No Country for Women
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.
Southern Exposure
101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?
Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.
Slaving Away
We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.
When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.
Becoming Pacquiao
Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.
Saving Mary Jane
She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.
Japan's Womenomics
The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.
Waiting for Eviction
101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.
Murder in Malaysia
101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.
White Gold
A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.
South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?
China: Tales of a City
101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.
Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
Pakistan: Music Under Siege
Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?
PNG's Bundles of Joy
We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.
Myanmar: Free and Fair?
Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.
The Buzz Around Niue
Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
An Attack on Bloggers
As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.
China: Faking It
The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.
Can you spot a fake antique?
China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.
Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.
China's Home Invasion
As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.
Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.
The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?
The Bounty Hunters
As weak law enforcement allows the Philippines' most wanted fugitives to evade capture, are bounty hunters the answer?
Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh
101 East travels to Bangladesh to find out why young girls are often forced to marry men twice their age.
Out of Sight: Malaysia's Orang Asli
101 East investigates what led to the deaths of five indigenous children who went missing in the jungles of Malaysia.
Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Australia
101 East examines why domestic violence touches so many Australian women and asks what is being done to turn the tide.
South Korea's Hangover
South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians, but is this national obsession with alcohol reversible?
Australia: In the Line of Fire
Australians living in the world's most fire-prone region grapple daily with a life-or-death choice: fight or flight.
Inside Indonesia's Drug War
Indonesia's drug laws are some of the strictest in the world, but are long jail terms and capital punishment working?
On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team
India's national ice hockey team is fighting to win hearts and matches in their quest for international sporting glory.
Cambodia: Unlicensed to Heal
101 East investigates Cambodia's healthcare system and asks if unlicensed village medics are the best hope for the sick.
The Orangutan Whisperer
Can orangutan expert Leif Cocks and special jungle schools in Sumatra help save the endangered species from extinction?
Cambodia, My New Home
We follow refugees who hoped to live in Australia as they are resettled in Cambodia in a controversial transfer deal.
Rodrigo Duterte: Guns, Goons and the Presidency
Using gun power, he cleaned up his violent city. Now he wants the Filipino presidency. We join his wild ride to the top.
Nepal: After the Earthquake
We return to Nepal to find out how people have endured the aftermath of one of the nation's deadliest natural disasters.
Hong Kong's Missing Booksellers
Five Hong Kong booksellers vanish, only to surface in China. How and why did they get there?
Hong Kong: Aged and Abandoned
Hong Kong is one of the world's richest cities, so why are thousands of elderly residents collecting rubbish to survive?
India's Love Detectives
Hiring private detectives to investigate lovers is big business in India as modern technology challenges tradition.
Shark Alarm: Protecting Australia's Swimmers
101 East dives headfirst into the debate over whether Australia is doing enough to protect swimmers from shark attacks.
Good Morning Pakistan: Journalists Under Threat
In Pakistan's tribal areas, journalists risk it all to deliver the news.
China's Rich Girls
We enter the inner circle of China's new generation of elites to get an insight into a world where money is no object.
Myanmar's Poppylands
Growing opium provides vital income for thousands of families in Myanmar but the drug is devastating entire communities.
Afghanistan's Slippery Slopes
A ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But will this enterprise survive a resurgent Taliban?
How Safe are Asia's Airlines?
101 East investigates if Asia's budget airlines are sacrificing safety as competition for passengers heats up.
Afghanistan: Medics Under Fire
We investigate the dangers facing medics on the frontline in the wake of a fatal attack on a hospital in Afghanistan.
No Safe Haven: Chinese Dissidents Living in Fear
Thailand has long been a sanctuary for Chinese dissidents, but it no longer offers safety for those seeking refuge.
How to be a Chinese Tourist
We go on tour in Paris with the Chinese tour groups who have joined the notorious club of the world's worst tourists
The Rise of India's superbugs
Tens of thousands of newborns are dying every year in India from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Finding Love In Japan
Romance is proving problematic for Japanese youth. Can state-sanctioned matchmaking provide the perfect love potion?
Inside Fukushima's Time Bomb
Five years after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster many residents are still living in a radioactive nightmare.
India's Miracle Babies
India's elderly new mothers: Are doctors playing God, or does every woman have the right to bear a child?
Asia's Kidney Black Market
We explore Asia's organ black market, from the villages of Nepal to the Indian city known as the 'Great Kidney Bazaar'.
The End of China Inc?
As time is running out for China to pay off its bad debts, 101 East investigates if this could be the end of China Inc.
Maid in Singapore
Agents in Myanmar are recruiting girls as young as 15 to work as domestic helpers in Singapore.
Japan: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
A look at Japan's justice system as forced confessions and wrong convictions threaten to taint law enforcement agencies.
Hope for Australia's Indigenous
We investigate how the Australian town of Bourke is trying to save their indigenous youth from a life of crime.
India's Slave Brides
101 East investigates how every year, tens of thousands of girls and women in India are trafficked into slave marriages.
Rodrigo Duterte: The President's Report Card
The Philippine president has been accused of ordering extrajudicial killings, but who is the man behind the headlines?
Malaysia: Babies for Sale
101 East investigates the sinister world of baby selling in Malaysia, where infants are sold to the highest bidder.
China's Left-Behind Generation
Millions of China's children are growing up without their parents. We look at the struggles of a generation left behind.
China's African Gold Rush
101 East travels into Ghana's tropical rainforest where 30,000 Chinese miners hunt for gold.
Fleeing South Korea
Young skilled South Koreans throw away their careers for manual jobs overseas to flee the pressures of life at home.
China's Super Mums
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
Cambodia's Deadly Politics
101 East investigates the suspicious murder of a political activist in Cambodia.
Vietnam's Tech Rush
Vietnam's young tech entrepreneurs are transforming the country into Southeast Asia's Silicon Valley.
Afghanistan: Taliban At The Gates
We join Afghan forces on the frontlines in Helmand, as they try to keep the Taliban from seizing a crucial capital.
Kashmir: Born To Fight
Is India's crackdown on Kashmiri protesters creating new generation of young fighters?
Philippines: Sins of the Father
101 East investigates sexual misconduct inside the most powerful institution in the Philippines - the Catholic Church.
India's Dalit Revolution
101 East goes inside the Dalit protest movement threatening to end centuries of repression and shake the foundations of
Pakistan: Killing For Honour
101 East investigates the fate of four young girls in Pakistan, where honour killings are endemic and modern technology
Looking for Love in the Faroes
Confronted with a shortage of women, men in the Faroe Islands are increasingly seeking wives from Southeast Asia. But wh
