101 East
NR
8
2007
Documentary
, News
, War & Politics
Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.
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Episode 45 : The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
December. 17,2015
Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?
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Episode 44 : Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
December. 10,2015
We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.
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Episode 43 : China's Home Invasion
December. 03,2015
As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.
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Episode 42 : Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
December. 03,2015
101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.
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Episode 41 : Can you spot a fake antique?
November. 26,2015
China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.
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Episode 40 : China: Faking It
November. 25,2015
The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.
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Episode 39 : An Attack on Bloggers
November. 19,2015
As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.
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Episode 38 : The Buzz Around Niue
November. 12,2015
Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?
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Episode 37 : Myanmar: Free and Fair?
November. 05,2015
Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.
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Episode 36 : PNG's Bundles of Joy
October. 29,2015
We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.
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Episode 35 : Pakistan: Music Under Siege
October. 22,2015
Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?
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Episode 34 : Cambodia: Circus of Hope
October. 15,2015
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
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Episode 33 : Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
October. 08,2015
101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.
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Episode 32 : China: Tales of a City
October. 01,2015
101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.
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Episode 31 : South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
September. 24,2015
South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?
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Episode 30 : White Gold
September. 17,2015
A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.
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Episode 29 : Murder in Malaysia
September. 10,2015
101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.
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Episode 28 : Waiting for Eviction
September. 03,2015
101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.
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Episode 27 : Japan's Womenomics
August. 27,2015
The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.
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Episode 26 : Saving Mary Jane
August. 20,2015
She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.
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Episode 25 : Becoming Pacquiao
August. 13,2015
Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.
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Episode 24 : When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
July. 30,2015
101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.
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Episode 23 : Slaving Away
July. 23,2015
We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.
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Episode 22 : Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
July. 16,2015
We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.
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Episode 21 : Southern Exposure
July. 09,2015
101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?
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Episode 20 : Afghanistan: No Country for Women
July. 02,2015
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.
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Episode 19 : Taiwan's Secret Cancer
June. 25,2015
Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.
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Episode 18 : Saving Thailand's Animals
June. 18,2015
Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?
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Episode 17 : Vietnam's War Babies
June. 11,2015
We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.
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Episode 16 : China's Super Mums
June. 04,2015
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.
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Episode 15 : Nepal's Unsung Hero
May. 28,2015
101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.
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Episode 14 : Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
May. 21,2015
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?
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Episode 13 : Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
May. 14,2015
Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.
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Episode 12 : Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
May. 07,2015
Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.
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Episode 11 : Sabah's Invisible Children
April. 30,2015
101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.
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Episode 10 : Sri Lanka: Widows of War
April. 23,2015
101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.
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Episode 9 : Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
April. 09,2015
101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.
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Episode 8 : Malaysia's Woman Warrior
March. 26,2015
We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.
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Episode 7 : Denim Blues
March. 19,2015
The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.
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Episode 6 : MH370: The Unending Search
March. 05,2015
One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
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Episode 5 : Laos: Saviours of the Street
February. 26,2015
101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.
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Episode 4 : Cambodia's News Blackmailers
February. 19,2015
Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.
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Episode 3 : The Last Reef on Earth
February. 12,2015
Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?
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Episode 2 : Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam
February. 05,2015
101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.
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Episode 1 : Australia's Jihadis
January. 29,2015
101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.
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