Undercover Asia

Cambodia's Child Predators

Orphanages in Cambodia are big business. But instead of helping vulnerable children, many are doing exactly the opposite

The Runaway Monk

Undercover Asia follows the trail of a runaway Thai monk accused of financial and sexual misconduct. The investigation i

Secrets Of A Killer Virus

A story of discovery and revelation of MERS which is more deadly than SARS and recent swine flu.This documentary tells h

The Organ Bazaar

A human organ is sold on the global black market every hour. This illegal organ trade is worth up to $1.2 billion US dol

Black Lungs

Pneumoconiosis or black lung disease is the worst occupational disease to plague China. 10,000 new cases are diagnosed e

Between Two Worlds

Myanmar's friendless Rohingya people live in misery but the government is offering them a chance at citizenship. We take

Voices Under The Mango Tree

Two teenage cousins are found hanging from a mango tree. The parents allege a brutal caste crime where the girls were ra

Web Junkies

There are millions who are diagnosed with Internet Addiction Disorder and these 'web junkies' are forced to check into s

Bargain Brides

The documentary opens the door to the complex issue of women trafficking from Vietnam to China. It explores the differen

Girls For Sale

This is the story of thousands of girls across India who are stolen from their homes and forced into sex work, purchased

Prison Drug Lords

Drug lords rules the roost at the New Bilibid Prison. A 300 strong multi-agency taskforce assemble outside the prison fo

Children of the Cybersex Dens

Paedophiles worldwide are hunting for children to perform sex shows on webcams and are homing in on the Philippines, whe

Witch-Hunt Diaries

In the tribal belts of India’s Northeast, a 48 year-old widow is branded a witch and brutally lynched by her own peopl

Maids Enslaved

Womb for Hire

Lost Children of Kasur

Botched Beauty

Murder in Paradise

Sextortion Suicide

Chained in Debt

North Korean Slaves

Today more than 50,000 North Korean men and women are enslaved in 40 countries. Most of their salary is stolen from them

Little Ghosts of War

Blood Jade

India's Cancer Express

The Man in the Yellow Shirt

Death by Blogging

To Hunt A Paedophile

Richard Huckle is one of the world's most heinous child sexual predators. He is guilty of almost 100 counts of child sex

Lonely Deaths

40,000 people in Japan die alone in their homes every year. We will follow Hirotsugu Masuda the CEO of a specialist 'Lon

Kidnapped - Abu Sayyaf

Despite his own ordeal at the hands of Abu Sayyaf, journalist Baker Atyani returns to the Philippines to find out why th

Unholy Hands

India is facing a massive crisis in its healthcare sector. There is approximately 1 registered doctor for every 1700 pat

Manufactured Orphans

Nearly 90% of the estimated 143 million children in orphanages worldwide are not orphans at all. They are systematically

Duterte's Drug War

Undercover Asia goes inside President Duterte's war on drugs and uncovers stories of Filipinos who are brutally affected

Mistress Busters

In China, divorce rates have almost doubled in the last decade, with many couples splitting up due to a third party. Wit

Drug Vigilantes

In The Name Of Honour

In Pakistan, over 1000 women are killed every year in the name of honour – and one case made the world take notice. So

Dying For Gold

In the small town of Paracale in the Philippines, we uncover the dangerous and illegal world of small-scale gold mining.

Adopted Into Slavery

Hidden behind locked doors, tortured and abused by their employers, child servants in Myanmar face many dangers. “Adop

Nicotine Kids

Big Tobacco provides jobs for millions of Indonesians, but these jobs come at a cost for hundreds of children working in

Hooked

For generations, drugs have plagued the fishermen on Malaysia's east coast. Is it the fishing culture, men making bad ch

From Jail To Jihad

14 January 2016 – Jakarta was hit by the region’s very first ISIS attack. The men responsible were radicalised by In

Degree Mill

Degree Mill exposes an epic scandal of fraud and exploitation. At its centre is Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, the alleged masterm

Heist

In Heist, we piece together the untold story of how cyber criminals stole US$81million from the Bangladesh government, t

Fighting Slavery From Space

Space technology and slavery don’t often go hand-in-hand. One provides the freedoms of the information age, while the

Smuggling for Survival

Cancer patients in China desperate for targeted drugs are turning to India. But they face many risks as they navigate th

The Forgers

Meet "The Doctor", who has helped drug dealers, criminals and terrorists move freely across borders, often to deadly eff

Fish Wars

Why is the farming of pangasius in Vietnam so controversial, especially in the West? We investigate the mass production

Maldives - Trouble in Paradise

Maldives is known as a tourist paradise, but the locals live a very different life here. What are the social and politic

North Korean Ghost Ships

Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been washing up on Japan's shores. We investig

Evaporated People

Every year, nearly 100,000 Japanese vanish without a trace. They are known as johatsu, or “evaporated people”. What

Caught In The Middle

What does it mean to fight an impossible battle in a city full of violence, fear and uncertainty? Undercover Asia examin

Plastic Wasteland

In 2018 China stops importing recyclables, creating global chaos and flooding Southeast Asian countries with unwanted pl

The Dark Side Of Skin Lightening

Many Filipinos desire to have a lighter skin tone, and they want it fast. Their go-to fix: creams and injections that ar

Airpocalypse

In November 2019, India's capital city, Delhi plunges into an air pollution crisis. As winter 2020 approaches, can Delhi

Household Debt Bomb

Every minute, South Korea's household debt rises by US$90,000. Korean households are the most indebted in Asia, but they

Porn Without Permission

Non-consensual pornography is fast on the rise in Singapore. These private and intimate images are uploaded and shared o

Cost Of The Crown

In the last decade, the Philippines won 9 international crowns, which triggered a surge in the number of beauty pageants

Dangerous Fakes

Counterfeiting syndicates are no longer just faking handbags and luxury items. They are now gunning for everyday product

Toxic Town

In March 2019, an industrial town in the southern Malaysian state of Johor was poisoned. An illegal dumping of toxic was

Slavery At Sea

For decades, thousands of vulnerable migrants have been enslaved onboard untraceable Thai fishing boats lingering far ou

The Suicide Epidemic (Thailand)

Thailand has the highest suicide rate in Southeast Asia and COVID-19 is making this situation even worse. But does the a

Internet Blackout (India)

India leads the world in internet shutdowns. It holds the record for one of the longest digital shutdowns in a democracy

Where Is My Pet? (Hong Kong)

Dead cats and dogs washed up ashore in Hong Kong, terrorising coastal residents. How did the pets end up there? CNA’s

Online Health Products (Malaysia)

Malaysia's fast-growing ecommerce market for supplements is plagued by misleading claims and dubious products. What is b

Dying For Love (China)

60% of female suicides in China stem from domestic violence. Deeply entwined with traditional values and made worse by t

Nurses Wanted (Philippines)

COVID-19 leads to a reckoning in the Philippines. The world’s top exporter of nurses is facing a shortage of nursing s

A Deadly Gamble (Philippines)

The Ugly Side Of Beauty (India)

Mica, a mineral with reflective properties is what gives countless makeup products its iridescent shimmer. Behind the gl

Make Me Taller (India)

An investigation into a growing trend in limb lengthening surgery in India, where certain men and women, who believe the

Shipwreck Robberies (Indonesia)

In what is being called ‘The world’s biggest grave robbery’, more than 40 shipwrecks serving as mass graves to tho

China’s Pet 'Economy'

A grisly find at a Chengdu delivery depot blows the lid off a whole industry built on the misery of puppies and kittens.

Asian Hate In United Kingdom

Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we investigate how to stop racial abuse faced by East and Southeast

Facing Beauty

The rising influence of beauty bloggers and beauty apps in China is sparking a growing interest in extreme and weird pla

Unwanted Baby Boom

After years of success in slowing high fertility rates, the fight to make contraception readily available in the Philipp

School’s Out

India's 18-month long school closure is fueling an unprecedented education crisis. Millions of students are dropping out

Why Are KTV Bars Hard To Quit?

Two years after KTVs were banned in Singapore for COVID-19 concerns, some adult KTV lounges are still flourishing underg

New Force In Terror

Gender is the new weapon in the fight against terror. Since 2018, a shocking 70% of suicide bombings in Southeast Asia w

Baiting The Scammers

We go behind the scenes of India's scam call centers and meet the new breed of international scambaiters who are hacking

Troll Army

Undercover Asia follows the 2022 Philippines Presidential Elections to investigate allegations that troll farms' are ill

Pirates of the Seabed

A gold rush for sea cucumbers is driving a multimillion-dollar illicit trade in India and Sri Lanka.

Prohibited Pregnancy (Singapore)

In Singapore, about 170 pregnant domestic helpers are sent home every year, but actual figures could be higher because m

A Million Cuts: India’s C-Section Epidemic

In India, nearly half the deliveries in private hospitals are done through C-sections. That's 3 times the rate that the

What’s Really Up With Mukbang?

Highly celebrated in South Korea. Empowering poor women in India. Banned in China. Why have Mukbang eating videos caused

Double Reduction, Triple The Stress?

To score well in China's exams, students had to go for hours of tuition until a ban was imposed. Kids should be enjoying

Cannabis Cowboy Country

Cannabis is now legal in Thailand. As research show the impact of cannabis use on the growing brains of minors and young

Smoke And Mirrors: Southeast Asia’s Vaping Crisis

Some herald it as the ultimate solution to the tobacco crisis. Others believe that it could trigger a new public health

Inside The Exotic Butterfly Trade

Every year, more than 100,000 butterflies are shipped across the globe, sold as collectibles. What drives this obsession

Lombok's Poisoned Gold

In Indonesia, informal gold miners are relying on mercury to extract gold from its ore. Fueled by crime and corruption,

Tainted Medicine Scandal

Between 2022 and 2023, over 300 children in Gambia, Uzbekistan and Indonesia died after they consumed cough syrup. It se

Inside Indonesia's Ultras

The Kanjuruhan stadium tragedy of October 2022 killed 135 people. We investigate Indonesia's ultra football fan clubs to