Season 8
10 episodes · Jan 11, 2021
CNA's multiple award-winning flagship investigative series Undercover Asia returns for the eighth season to uncover the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and help us understand the plight of the disenfranchised and the displaced.
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S8E1The Suicide Epidemic (Thailand)
Jan 11, 202146mThailand has the highest suicide rate in Southeast Asia and COVID-19 is making this situation even worse. But does the alarming statistic hide an underlying mental illness epidemic? Is the kingdom doing enough to stem the problem?
S8E2Internet Blackout (India)
Jan 18, 202146mIndia leads the world in internet shutdowns. It holds the record for one of the longest digital shutdowns in a democracy. Why does the government disrupt the internet so often and who pays the price?
S8E3Where Is My Pet? (Hong Kong)
Jan 25, 202148mDead cats and dogs washed up ashore in Hong Kong, terrorising coastal residents. How did the pets end up there? CNA’s Wei Du investigates the gripping mystery.
S8E4Online Health Products (Malaysia)
Feb 1, 202147mMalaysia's fast-growing ecommerce market for supplements is plagued by misleading claims and dubious products. What is behind this boom? And who pays the price of some of these exaggerated claims?
S8E5Dying For Love (China)
Feb 8, 202146m60% of female suicides in China stem from domestic violence. Deeply entwined with traditional values and made worse by the COVID-19 lockdowns, what does it take to stem the tide?
S8E6Nurses Wanted (Philippines)
Feb 15, 202146mCOVID-19 leads to a reckoning in the Philippines. The world’s top exporter of nurses is facing a shortage of nursing staff, exposing a broken system that underpays and overworks its nurses.
S8E8The Ugly Side Of Beauty (India)
Mar 1, 202148mMica, a mineral with reflective properties is what gives countless makeup products its iridescent shimmer. Behind the glitter is a controversial industry as mica is mined illegally in India.
S8E9Make Me Taller (India)
Mar 8, 202147mAn investigation into a growing trend in limb lengthening surgery in India, where certain men and women, who believe their height is ruining their lives, are having operations to grow taller.
S8E10Shipwreck Robberies (Indonesia)
Mar 15, 202148mIn what is being called ‘The world’s biggest grave robbery’, more than 40 shipwrecks serving as mass graves to thousands of World War II soldiers have been illegally plundered by salvage crews.