101 East
Season 10
2016 • 40 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Bounty Hunters
January 6, 2016
As weak law enforcement allows the Philippines' most wanted fugitives to evade capture, are bounty hunters the answer?
2. Too Young to Wed: Child Marriage in Bangladesh
January 14, 2016
101 East travels to Bangladesh to find out why young girls are often forced to marry men twice their age.
3. Out of Sight: Malaysia's Orang Asli
January 21, 2016
101 East investigates what led to the deaths of five indigenous children who went missing in the jungles of Malaysia.
4. Behind Closed Doors: Domestic Violence in Australia
January 28, 2016
101 East examines why domestic violence touches so many Australian women and asks what is being done to turn the tide.
5. South Korea's Hangover
February 4, 2016
South Koreans drink twice as much liquor as Russians, but is this national obsession with alcohol reversible?
6. Australia: In the Line of Fire
February 18, 2016
Australians living in the world's most fire-prone region grapple daily with a life-or-death choice: fight or flight.
7. Inside Indonesia's Drug War
February 25, 2016
Indonesia's drug laws are some of the strictest in the world, but are long jail terms and capital punishment working?
8. On Thin Ice: India's National Ice Hockey Team
March 3, 2016
India's national ice hockey team is fighting to win hearts and matches in their quest for international sporting glory.
9. Cambodia: Unlicensed to Heal
March 10, 2016
101 East investigates Cambodia's healthcare system and asks if unlicensed village medics are the best hope for the sick.
10. The Orangutan Whisperer
March 24, 2016
Can orangutan expert Leif Cocks and special jungle schools in Sumatra help save the endangered species from extinction?
11. Cambodia, My New Home
March 31, 2016
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
April 7, 2016
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
April 14, 2016
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
April 21, 2016
Five Hong Kong booksellers vanish, only to surface in China. How and why did they get there?
15. Hong Kong: Aged and Abandoned
May 5, 2016
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
May 12, 2016
Hiring private detectives to investigate lovers is big business in India as modern technology challenges tradition.
17. Shark Alarm: Protecting Australia's Swimmers
May 19, 2016
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
June 2, 2016
In Pakistan's tribal areas, journalists risk it all to deliver the news.
19. China's Rich Girls
June 9, 2016
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
June 16, 2016
Growing opium provides vital income for thousands of families in Myanmar but the drug is devastating entire communities.
21. Afghanistan's Slippery Slopes
June 23, 2016
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?
July 7, 2016
101 East investigates if Asia's budget airlines are sacrificing safety as competition for passengers heats up.
23. Afghanistan: Medics Under Fire
July 14, 2016
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
July 21, 2016
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
July 28, 2016
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
August 11, 2016
Tens of thousands of newborns are dying every year in India from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
27. Finding Love In Japan
August 18, 2016
Romance is proving problematic for Japanese youth. Can state-sanctioned matchmaking provide the perfect love potion?
28. Inside Fukushima's Time Bomb
August 25, 2016
Five years after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster many residents are still living in a radioactive nightmare.
29. India's Miracle Babies
September 1, 2016
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
September 8, 2016
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?
September 15, 2016
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
September 29, 2016
Agents in Myanmar are recruiting girls as young as 15 to work as domestic helpers in Singapore.
33. Japan: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
October 6, 2016
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
October 20, 2016
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
November 10, 2016
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
November 17, 2016
The Philippine president has been accused of ordering extrajudicial killings, but who is the man behind the headlines?
37. Malaysia: Babies for Sale
November 24, 2016
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
December 1, 2016
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
December 15, 2016
101 East travels into Ghana's tropical rainforest where 30,000 Chinese miners hunt for gold.
40. Fleeing South Korea
December 29, 2016
Young skilled South Koreans throw away their careers for manual jobs overseas to flee the pressures of life at home.