Episodes (36)

China's Home Invasion
S10E01 · China's Home Invasion

Jan 22, 2015

101 East investigates how China's elite buy homes in the world's leading cities and why some fear a foreign influx in the neighbourhood?

Australia's Jihadis
S10E02 · Australia's Jihadis

Jan 29, 2015

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

Truth or Lies - Somaly Mam
S10E03 · Truth or Lies - Somaly Mam

Feb 05, 2015

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

The Last Reef
S10E04 · The Last Reef

Feb 12, 2015

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

Cambodia's News Blackmailers
S10E05 · Cambodia's News Blackmailers

Feb 19, 2015

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

Laos: Saviours of the Street
S10E06 · Laos: Saviours of the Street

Feb 26, 2015

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

MH370: The Unending Search
S10E07 · MH370: The Unending Search

Mar 05, 2015

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

Denim Blues
S10E08 · Denim Blues

Mar 19, 2015

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

Malaysia's Woman Warrior
S10E09 · Malaysia's Woman Warrior

Mar 26, 2015

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

Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
S10E10 · Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud

Apr 09, 2015

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

Sri Lanka: Widows of War
S10E11 · Sri Lanka: Widows of War

Apr 23, 2015

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

Sabah's Invisible Children
S10E12 · Sabah's Invisible Children

Apr 30, 2015

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

Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
S10E13 · Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War

May 07, 2015

101 East travels to the front line in the war on drugs and meets the men struggling to eradicate the poppies that feed the habits of addicts worldwide

Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
S10E14 · 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.

Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
S10E15 · 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?

Nepal's Unsung Hero
S10E16 · 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.

China's Super Mums
S10E17 · China's Super Mums

Jun 04, 2015

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

Saving Thailand's Animals
S10E18 · Saving Thailand's Animals

Jun 18, 2015

101 East investigates Thailand's animal welfare laws and asks whether they can curb widespread cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife zoos.

Taiwan's Secret Cancer
S10E19 · Taiwan's Secret Cancer

Jun 25, 2015

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

Afgahnistan: No Country for Women
S10E20 · Afgahnistan: No Country for Women

Jul 02, 2015

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

Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
S10E21 · Papua New Guinea's Snake Man

Jul 16, 2015

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

Japan: When I Die
S10E22 · Japan: When I Die

Jul 30, 2015

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

Becoming Pacquiao
S10E23 · Becoming Pacquiao

Aug 13, 2015

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

Japan's Womenomics
S10E24 · Japan's Womenomics

Aug 27, 2015

Japan's economy has been stagnant for decades but now the island nation is pinning its hopes on its women to save the country from its economic woes.

Waiting for Eviction
S10E25 · Waiting for Eviction

Sep 03, 2015

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

Murder in Malaysia
S10E26 · Murder in Malaysia

Sep 10, 2015

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

South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
S10E27 · South Korea: Kimchi Crazy

Sep 24, 2015

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

Bringing Them Home
S10E28 · Bringing Them Home

Oct 08, 2015

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

Cambodia: Circus of Hope
S10E29 · Cambodia: Circus of Hope

Oct 15, 2015

Can a Cambodian circus pull children out of poverty by training them to become top-class performers?

Pakistan - Music Under Siege
S10E30 · Pakistan - Music Under Siege

Oct 22, 2015

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

Myanmar: Free and Fair?
S10E31 · Myanmar: Free and Fair?

Nov 05, 2015

As Myanmar prepares for an historic election, 101 East meets the brave activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and imprisonment.

The Buzz Around Niue
S10E32 · The Buzz Around Niue

Nov 12, 2015

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

An Attack on Bloggers
S10E33 · An Attack on Bloggers

Nov 19, 2015

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

China: Faking It
S10E34 · China: Faking It

Nov 26, 2015

In China's burgeoning auction market, the insatiable appetite for antiques by a growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.

Where There's Smoke
S10E35 · Where There's Smoke

Dec 10, 2015

101 East tracks down the Indonesian companies accused of being behind deadly fires that have caused a global environmental and health crisis.

The Great Divide
S10E36 · The Great Divide

Dec 17, 2015

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

About

101 East Season 10 (2015) is released on Jan 22, 2015 and the latest season 17 of 101 East is released in 2022. Watch 101 East online - the English Documentary TV series from Malaysia. 101 East is directed by Pailin Wedel,Max Walker,Nick Ahlmark,Tiffany Ang and created by Drew Ambrose with Drew Ambrose and Steve Chao.

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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