101 East Season 8, Episode 34: Ditching the draft

Japan: The next wave

We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.

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Tin Trouble

"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "

30 min

Cry of the Tiger

Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.

30 min

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.

30 min

The Lost Boys

We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.

30 min

The Dolphin Hunters

We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.

30 min

The vanishing sea tribe

Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?

30 min

Dying for fashion

Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.

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Killer crocs

As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.

30 min

Indonesia's rock governor

We 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

101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.

30 min

Modi the Messiah?

101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.

30 min

A war on witches

As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.

30 min

We built this city

After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.

30 min

Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.

30 min

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 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."

30 min

When the battle comes home

101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

30 min

Humanoids

The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?

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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.

30 min

Thailand in turmoil

As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?

30 min

Malaysia's gang menace

Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.

30 min

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.

30 min

Reef madness

The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.

30 min

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.

30 min

East Meets Tech

101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.

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Food for thought

101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.

30 min

Stalking cyber paedophiles

101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.

30 min

The cost of beauty

101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.

30 min

Solo mums

What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?

30 min

Out of steppe

Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?

30 min

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.

30 min

Japan's throwaway children

In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.

30 min

Drugged up Pakistan

With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?

30 min

Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees

We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.

30 min

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.

30 min

Philippines: After Haiyan

We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.

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Battling the dry

101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.

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Malaysia's Unwanted

With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.

30 min

Myanmar's Jade Curse

China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.

30 min

Japan's stalking crisis

Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.

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Thailand's tainted robes

As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.

30 min

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.

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