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101 East - Season 9

Episode List

Australia's Jihadis
E1 - Australia's Jihadis

Aired: January 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
E2 - Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam

Aired: February 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 on Earth
E3 - The Last Reef on Earth

Aired: February 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
E4 - Cambodia's News Blackmailers

Aired: February 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
E5 - Laos: Saviours of the Street

Aired: February 26, 2015

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

MH370: The Unending Search
E6 - MH370: The Unending Search

Aired: March 05, 2015

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

Denim Blues
E7 - Denim Blues

Aired: March 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
E8 - Malaysia's Woman Warrior

Aired: March 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
E9 - Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud

Aired: April 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
E10 - Sri Lanka: Widows of War

Aired: April 23, 2015

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

Sabah's Invisible Children
E11 - Sabah's Invisible Children

Aired: April 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
E12 - Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War

Aired: May 07, 2015

Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.

Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
E13 - Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom

Aired: 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
E14 - Kazakhstan's Hard Sell

Aired: 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
E15 - Nepal's Unsung Hero

Aired: 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
E16 - China's Super Mums

Aired: June 04, 2015

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

Vietnam's War Babies
E17 - Vietnam's War Babies

Aired: June 11, 2015

We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.

Saving Thailand's Animals
E18 - Saving Thailand's Animals

Aired: June 18, 2015

Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?

Taiwan's Secret Cancer
E19 - Taiwan's Secret Cancer

Aired: June 25, 2015

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

Afghanistan: No Country for Women
E20 - Afghanistan: No Country for Women

Aired: July 02, 2015

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

Southern Exposure
E21 - Southern Exposure

Aired: July 09, 2015

101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?

Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
E22 - Papua New Guinea's Snake Man

Aired: July 16, 2015

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

Slaving Away
E23 - Slaving Away

Aired: July 23, 2015

We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.

When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
E24 - When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry

Aired: July 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
E25 - Becoming Pacquiao

Aired: August 13, 2015

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

Saving Mary Jane
E26 - Saving Mary Jane

Aired: August 20, 2015

She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.

Japan's Womenomics
E27 - Japan's Womenomics

Aired: August 27, 2015

The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.

Waiting for Eviction
E28 - Waiting for Eviction

Aired: September 03, 2015

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

Murder in Malaysia
E29 - Murder in Malaysia

Aired: September 10, 2015

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

White Gold
E30 - White Gold

Aired: September 17, 2015

A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.

South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
E31 - South Korea: Kimchi Crazy

Aired: September 24, 2015

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

China: Tales of a City
E32 - China: Tales of a City

Aired: October 01, 2015

101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.

Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
E33 - Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia

Aired: October 08, 2015

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

Cambodia: Circus of Hope
E34 - Cambodia: Circus of Hope

Aired: October 15, 2015

Cambodia: Circus of Hope

Pakistan: Music Under Siege
E35 - Pakistan: Music Under Siege

Aired: October 22, 2015

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

PNG's Bundles of Joy
E36 - PNG's Bundles of Joy

Aired: October 29, 2015

We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.

Myanmar: Free and Fair?
E37 - Myanmar: Free and Fair?

Aired: November 05, 2015

Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.

The Buzz Around Niue
E38 - The Buzz Around Niue

Aired: November 12, 2015

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

An Attack on Bloggers
E39 - An Attack on Bloggers

Aired: November 19, 2015

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

China: Faking It
E40 - China: Faking It

Aired: November 25, 2015

The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.

Can you spot a fake antique?
E41 - Can you spot a fake antique?

Aired: November 26, 2015

China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.

Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
E42 - Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums

Aired: December 03, 2015

101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.

China's Home Invasion
E43 - China's Home Invasion

Aired: December 03, 2015

As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.

Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
E44 - Indonesia: Where There's Smoke

Aired: December 10, 2015

We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.

The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
E45 - The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia

Aired: December 17, 2015

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