2014
44 episodes · Jan 9, 2014
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- S8E1
Japan: The next wave
Jan 9, 201430mWe investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.
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Tin Trouble
Jan 23, 201430m"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "
- S8E3
Cry of the Tiger
Feb 6, 201430mNeglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.
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Philippines: Stray Bullets
Feb 13, 201430mWe venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.
- S8E5
The Lost Boys
Feb 20, 201430mWe explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.
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The Dolphin Hunters
Mar 6, 201430mWe join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.
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The vanishing sea tribe
Mar 13, 201430mThailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?
- S8E8
Dying for fashion
Mar 20, 201430mDeadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.
- S8E9
Killer crocs
Mar 27, 201430mAs saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.
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Indonesia's rock governor
Apr 3, 201430mWe go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.
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The ice age
Apr 10, 201430m101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
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Modi the Messiah?
Apr 24, 201430m101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.
- S8E13
A war on witches
May 1, 201430mAs witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.
- S8E14
We built this city
May 8, 201430mAfter Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.
- S8E15
Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
May 22, 201430mA two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.
- S8E16
Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
May 29, 201430m"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."
- S8E17
When the battle comes home
Jun 5, 201430m101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
- S8E18
Humanoids
Jun 12, 201430mThe development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?
- S8E19
Muzzling the messenger
Jun 19, 201430mHong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.
- S8E20
Thailand in turmoil
Jun 26, 201430mAs Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?
- S8E21
Malaysia's gang menace
Jul 10, 201430mMalaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.
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The gift of sight
Jul 17, 201430mA Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.
- S8E23
Reef madness
Jul 21, 201430mThe Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.
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The baby makers
Jul 24, 201430mWe meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.
- S8E25
East Meets Tech
Jul 31, 201430m101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.
- S8E26
Food for thought
Aug 7, 201430m101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.
- S8E27
Stalking cyber paedophiles
Aug 14, 201430m101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.
- S8E28
The cost of beauty
Aug 21, 201430m101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.
- S8E29
Solo mums
Aug 28, 201430mWhat drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?
- S8E30
Out of steppe
Sep 4, 201430mMongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?
- S8E31
Laos: The legacy
Sep 11, 201430mA group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.
- S8E32
Japan's throwaway children
Oct 2, 201430mIn a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.
- S8E33
Drugged up Pakistan
Oct 9, 201430mWith more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?
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Ditching the draft
Oct 16, 201430mWe gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.
- S8E35
Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees
Oct 23, 201430mWe travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.
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Tibet calling
Oct 29, 201430m101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.
- S8E37
Philippines: After Haiyan
Nov 6, 201430mWe returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.
- S8E38
Battling the dry
Nov 13, 201430m101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.
- S8E39
Malaysia's Unwanted
Nov 20, 201430mWith refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.
- S8E40
Myanmar's Jade Curse
Nov 27, 201430mChina's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.
- S8E41
Japan's stalking crisis
Dec 11, 201430mStalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.
- S8E42
Thailand's tainted robes
Dec 18, 201430mAs scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.
- S8E43
Thailand's Blood Timber
Dec 31, 201430m101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.