
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.
Showing Season 10 of 7
2016
2016
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01. The Bounty Hunters
2016-01-06
As weak law enforcement allows the Philippines' most wanted fugitives to evade capture, are bounty hunters the answer?
02. Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh
2016-01-14
101 East travels to Bangladesh to find out why young girls are often forced to marry men twice their age.
03. Out of Sight: Malaysia's Orang Asli
2016-01-21
101 East investigates what led to the deaths of five indigenous children who went missing in the jungles of Malaysia.
04. Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Australia
2016-01-28
101 East examines why domestic violence touches so many Australian women and asks what is being done to turn the tide.
05. South Korea's Hangover
2016-02-04
South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians, but is this national obsession with alcohol reversible?
06. Australia: In the Line of Fire
2016-02-18
Australians living in the world's most fire-prone region grapple daily with a life-or-death choice: fight or flight.
07. Inside Indonesia's Drug War
2016-02-25
Indonesia's drug laws are some of the strictest in the world, but are long jail terms and capital punishment working?
08. On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team
2016-03-03
India's national ice hockey team is fighting to win hearts and matches in their quest for international sporting glory.
09. Cambodia: Unlicensed to Heal
2016-03-10
101 East investigates Cambodia's healthcare system and asks if unlicensed village medics are the best hope for the sick.
10. The Orangutan Whisperer
2016-03-24
Can orangutan expert Leif Cocks and special jungle schools in Sumatra help save the endangered species from extinction?
11. Cambodia, My New Home
2016-03-31
We follow refugees who hoped to live in Australia as they are resettled in Cambodia in a controversial transfer deal.
12. Rodrigo Duterte: Guns, Goons and the Presidency
2016-04-07
Using gun power, he cleaned up his violent city. Now he wants the Filipino presidency. We join his wild ride to the top.
13. Nepal: After the Earthquake
2016-04-14
We return to Nepal to find out how people have endured the aftermath of one of the nation's deadliest natural disasters.
14. Hong Kong's Missing Booksellers
2016-04-21
Five Hong Kong booksellers vanish, only to surface in China. How and why did they get there?
15. Hong Kong: Aged and Abandoned
2016-05-05
Hong Kong is one of the world's richest cities, so why are thousands of elderly residents collecting rubbish to survive?
16. India's Love Detectives
2016-05-12
Hiring private detectives to investigate lovers is big business in India as modern technology challenges tradition.
17. Shark Alarm: Protecting Australia's Swimmers
2016-05-19
101 East dives headfirst into the debate over whether Australia is doing enough to protect swimmers from shark attacks.
18. Good Morning Pakistan: Journalists Under Threat
2016-06-02
In Pakistan's tribal areas, journalists risk it all to deliver the news.
19. China's Rich Girls
2016-06-09
We enter the inner circle of China's new generation of elites to get an insight into a world where money is no object.
20. Myanmar's Poppylands
2016-06-16
Growing opium provides vital income for thousands of families in Myanmar but the drug is devastating entire communities.
21. Afghanistan's Slippery Slopes
2016-06-23
A ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But will this enterprise survive a resurgent Taliban?
22. How Safe are Asia's Airlines?
2016-07-07
101 East investigates if Asia's budget airlines are sacrificing safety as competition for passengers heats up.
23. Afghanistan: Medics Under Fire
2016-07-14
We investigate the dangers facing medics on the frontline in the wake of a fatal attack on a hospital in Afghanistan.
24. No Safe Haven: Chinese Dissidents Living in Fear
2016-07-21
Thailand has long been a sanctuary for Chinese dissidents, but it no longer offers safety for those seeking refuge.
25. How to be a Chinese Tourist
2016-07-28
We go on tour in Paris with the Chinese tour groups who have joined the notorious club of the world's worst tourists
26. The Rise of India's superbugs
2016-08-11
Tens of thousands of newborns are dying every year in India from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
27. Finding Love In Japan
2016-08-18
Romance is proving problematic for Japanese youth. Can state-sanctioned matchmaking provide the perfect love potion?
28. Inside Fukushima's Time Bomb
2016-08-25
Five years after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster many residents are still living in a radioactive nightmare.
29. India's Miracle Babies
2016-09-01
India's elderly new mothers: Are doctors playing God, or does every woman have the right to bear a child?
30. Asia's Kidney Black Market
2016-09-08
We explore Asia's organ black market, from the villages of Nepal to the Indian city known as the 'Great Kidney Bazaar'.
31. The End of China Inc?
2016-09-15
As time is running out for China to pay off its bad debts, 101 East investigates if this could be the end of China Inc.
32. Maid in Singapore
2016-09-29
Agents in Myanmar are recruiting girls as young as 15 to work as domestic helpers in Singapore.
33. Japan: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
2016-10-06
A look at Japan's justice system as forced confessions and wrong convictions threaten to taint law enforcement agencies.
34. Hope for Australia's Indigenous
2016-10-20
We investigate how the Australian town of Bourke is trying to save their indigenous youth from a life of crime.
35. India's Slave Brides
2016-11-10
101 East investigates how every year, tens of thousands of girls and women in India are trafficked into slave marriages.
36. Rodrigo Duterte: The President's Report Card
2016-11-17
The Philippine president has been accused of ordering extrajudicial killings, but who is the man behind the headlines?
37. Malaysia: Babies for Sale
2016-11-24
101 East investigates the sinister world of baby selling in Malaysia, where infants are sold to the highest bidder.
38. China's Left-Behind Generation
2016-12-01
Millions of China's children are growing up without their parents. We look at the struggles of a generation left behind.
39. China's African Gold Rush
2016-12-15
101 East travels into Ghana's tropical rainforest where 30,000 Chinese miners hunt for gold.
40. Fleeing South Korea
2016-12-29
Young skilled South Koreans throw away their careers for manual jobs overseas to flee the pressures of life at home.