101 East

101 East 2015

TV Show

2015 Episodes

1. Australia's Jihadis

January 29th, 201530 min

101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.

2. Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam

February 5th, 201530 min

101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.

3. The Last Reef on Earth

February 12th, 201530 min

Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?

4. Cambodia's News Blackmailers

February 19th, 201530 min

Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.

5. Laos: Saviours of the Street

February 26th, 201530 min

101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.

6. MH370: The Unending Search

March 5th, 201530 min

One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

7. Denim Blues

March 19th, 201530 min

The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.

8. Malaysia's Woman Warrior

March 26th, 201530 min

We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.

9. Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud

April 9th, 201530 min

101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.

10. Sri Lanka: Widows of War

April 23rd, 201530 min

101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.

11. Sabah's Invisible Children

April 30th, 201530 min

101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.

12. Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War

May 7th, 201530 min

Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.

13. Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom

May 14th, 201530 min

Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.

14. Kazakhstan's Hard Sell

May 21st, 201530 min

Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?

15. Nepal's Unsung Hero

May 28th, 201530 min

101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.

16. China's Super Mums

June 4th, 201530 min

101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.

17. Vietnam's War Babies

June 11th, 201530 min

We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.

18. Saving Thailand's Animals

June 18th, 201530 min

Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?

19. Taiwan's Secret Cancer

June 25th, 201530 min

Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.

20. Afghanistan: No Country for Women

July 2nd, 201530 min

In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.

21. Southern Exposure

July 9th, 201530 min

101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?

22. Papua New Guinea's Snake Man

July 16th, 201530 min

We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.

23. Slaving Away

July 23rd, 201530 min

We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.

24. When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry

July 30th, 201530 min

101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.

25. Becoming Pacquiao

August 13th, 201530 min

Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.

26. Saving Mary Jane

August 20th, 201530 min

She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.

27. Japan's Womenomics

August 27th, 201530 min

The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.

28. Waiting for Eviction

September 3rd, 201530 min

101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.

29. Murder in Malaysia

September 10th, 201530 min

101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.

30. White Gold

September 17th, 201530 min

A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.

31. South Korea: Kimchi Crazy

September 24th, 201530 min

South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?

32. China: Tales of a City

October 1st, 201530 min

101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.

33. Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia

October 8th, 201530 min

101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.

34. Cambodia: Circus of Hope

October 15th, 201530 min

Cambodia: Circus of Hope

35. Pakistan: Music Under Siege

October 22nd, 201530 min

Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?

36. PNG's Bundles of Joy

October 29th, 201530 min

We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.

37. Myanmar: Free and Fair?

November 5th, 201530 min

Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.

38. The Buzz Around Niue

November 12th, 201530 min

Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?

39. An Attack on Bloggers

November 19th, 201530 min

As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.

40. China: Faking It

November 25th, 201530 min

The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.

41. Can you spot a fake antique?

November 26th, 201530 min

China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.

42. Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums

December 3rd, 201530 min

101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.

43. China's Home Invasion

December 3rd, 201530 min

As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.

44. Indonesia: Where There's Smoke

December 10th, 201530 min

We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.

45. The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia

December 17th, 201530 min

Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?

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