Undercover Asia
Season 8
2021 • 10 Episodes
CNA's multiple award-winning flagship investigative series Undercover Asia returns for the eighth season to uncover the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and help us understand the plight of the disenfranchised and the displaced.
Episodes
1. The Suicide Epidemic (Thailand)
January 11, 2021
Thailand has the highest suicide rate in Southeast Asia and COVID-19 is making this situation even worse. But does the alarming statistic hide an underlying mental illness epidemic? Is the kingdom doing enough to stem the problem?
2. Internet Blackout (India)
January 18, 2021
India leads the world in internet shutdowns. It holds the record for one of the longest digital shutdowns in a democracy. Why does the government disrupt the internet so often and who pays the price?
3. Where Is My Pet? (Hong Kong)
January 25, 2021
Dead cats and dogs washed up ashore in Hong Kong, terrorising coastal residents. How did the pets end up there? CNA’s Wei Du investigates the gripping mystery.
4. Online Health Products (Malaysia)
February 1, 2021
Malaysia's fast-growing ecommerce market for supplements is plagued by misleading claims and dubious products. What is behind this boom? And who pays the price of some of these exaggerated claims?
5. Dying For Love (China)
February 8, 2021
60% of female suicides in China stem from domestic violence. Deeply entwined with traditional values and made worse by the COVID-19 lockdowns, what does it take to stem the tide?
6. Nurses Wanted (Philippines)
February 15, 2021
COVID-19 leads to a reckoning in the Philippines. The world’s top exporter of nurses is facing a shortage of nursing staff, exposing a broken system that underpays and overworks its nurses.
7. A Deadly Gamble (Philippines)
February 22, 2021
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8. The Ugly Side Of Beauty (India)
March 1, 2021
Mica, a mineral with reflective properties is what gives countless makeup products its iridescent shimmer. Behind the glitter is a controversial industry as mica is mined illegally in India.
9. Make Me Taller (India)
March 8, 2021
An investigation into a growing trend in limb lengthening surgery in India, where certain men and women, who believe their height is ruining their lives, are having operations to grow taller.
10. Shipwreck Robberies (Indonesia)
March 15, 2021
In what is being called ‘The world’s biggest grave robbery’, more than 40 shipwrecks serving as mass graves to thousands of World War II soldiers have been illegally plundered by salvage crews.