Japan: The next wave
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January 9, 2014 • 30m

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

Tin Trouble
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January 23, 2014 • 30m

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

Cry of the Tiger
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February 6, 2014 • 30m

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

Philippines: Stray Bullets
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February 13, 2014 • 30m

We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.

The Lost Boys
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February 20, 2014 • 30m

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

The Dolphin Hunters
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March 6, 2014 • 30m

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

The vanishing sea tribe
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March 13, 2014 • 30m

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

Dying for fashion
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March 20, 2014 • 30m

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

Killer crocs
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March 27, 2014 • 30m

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

Indonesia's rock governor
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April 3, 2014 • 30m

We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.

The ice age
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April 10, 2014 • 30m

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

Modi the Messiah?
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April 24, 2014 • 30m

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

A war on witches
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May 1, 2014 • 30m

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

We built this city
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May 8, 2014 • 30m

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

Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
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May 22, 2014 • 30m

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

Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
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May 29, 2014 • 30m

"In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves a refugee camp i...Read more

When the battle comes home
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June 5, 2014 • 30m

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

Humanoids
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June 12, 2014 • 30m

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

Muzzling the messenger
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June 19, 2014 • 30m

Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.

Thailand in turmoil
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June 26, 2014 • 30m

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

Malaysia's gang menace
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July 10, 2014 • 30m

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

The gift of sight
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July 17, 2014 • 30m

A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.

Reef madness
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July 21, 2014 • 30m

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

The baby makers
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July 24, 2014 • 30m

We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.

East Meets Tech
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July 31, 2014 • 30m

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

Food for thought
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August 7, 2014 • 30m

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

Stalking cyber paedophiles
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August 14, 2014 • 30m

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

The cost of beauty
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August 21, 2014 • 30m

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

Solo mums
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August 28, 2014 • 30m

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

Out of steppe
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September 4, 2014 • 30m

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

Laos: The legacy
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September 11, 2014 • 30m

A group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.

Japan's throwaway children
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October 2, 2014 • 30m

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

Drugged up Pakistan
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October 9, 2014 • 30m

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

Ditching the draft
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October 16, 2014 • 30m

We gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.

Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees
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October 23, 2014 • 30m

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

Tibet calling
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October 29, 2014 • 30m

101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.

Philippines: After Haiyan
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November 6, 2014 • 30m

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

Battling the dry
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November 13, 2014 • 30m

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

Malaysia's Unwanted
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November 20, 2014 • 30m

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

Myanmar's Jade Curse
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November 27, 2014 • 30m

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

Japan's stalking crisis
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December 11, 2014 • 30m

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

Thailand's tainted robes
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December 18, 2014 • 30m

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

Thailand's Blood Timber
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December 31, 2014 • 30m

101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.