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37 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
101 East examines the social dilemmas arising from China's one-child policy.
Episode 2
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has been cleared of sodomy charges, which he says were meant to kill off his political career. Will his coalition be able to mount its strongest political challenge in this year's general elections?
Episode 4
101 East reveals the dark side of the increasingly popular South Korean pop music industry, known as 'K-Pop'.
Episode 6
The uprisings sweeping through the Middle East has attracted attention across the world. But very little is known about the Asian migrant workers who have been inadvertently caught up in the fighting.
Episode 8
Indonesia prides itself on being a democratic nation, but critics say that its justice system does not reflect the country's progress. 101 East looks at the system and asks if the punishment fits the crime.
Episode 9
A dramatic leadership change in the Maldives has led to protests on the streets. Could this island paradise slide back to dictatorship? 101 East speaks with Mohammed Waheed Hassan, the newly-sworn in president, about the state of democracy.
Episode 10
Japan is facing its biggest-ever backlash against nuclear power in the aftermath of the March 11, 2011, tsunami that wiped out not just entire towns and villages, but also destroyed a nuclear power plant.
Episode 11
Lucrative mining projects backed by foreign investors are destroying forests and threatening indigenous tribes in the Philippines' Palawan. 101 East explores if a balance could be struck between development and local interests.
Episode 12
The country's dependence on coal is leaving a dirty trail of violence, landlessness and poverty.
Episode 13
The country formerly known as Burma is undergoing its most significant political change since military rule began in 1962. 101 East investigates the reasons behind the country's dramatic turn.
Episode 15
101 East explores the dark side of the web and the sometimes deadly consequences of cyberbullying.
Episode 16
An ancient indigenous tribe is on the verge of extinction in India's Andaman Islands. But is isolation or inclusion the best way to protect it?
Episode 17
As India's economy booms, modernity and tradition collide vibrantly and violently in cities like New Delhi.
Episode 18
With an epidemic of alcohol-related crime and violence, 101 East asks if Australia is losing the war on its binge-drinking culture.
Episode 19
India has a booming economy yet over 40 per cent of the country's children are malnourished. Even the prime minister has declared the problem a "national shame". 101 East asks what India is doing to feed its millions.
Episode 20
More than 200 Indonesians accused of people smuggling are currently behind bars in Australia. But are these men the real culprits or are they victims in a much more complex criminal web?
Episode 21
India's Aravind Eye Care System has restored the sight of millions, including those who cannot afford it.
Episode 22
China is cultivating a new wave of visionaries but faces allegations of unfair trade practices and intellectual piracy.
Episode 24
101 East explores Thailand's lese majeste law and asks just who it really protects.
Episode 25
South Korea's Unification Church is facing its biggest challenge yet as it prepares for a future without its founder.
Episode 26
Can progress and justice co-exist in Cambodia, a country where development leaves a trail of destruction?
Episode 27
Is World Heritage designation overwhelming the very sites it is meant to protect?
Episode 28
How can Papua New Guinea curb one of the worst rates of domestic violence in the world?
Episode 29
Australian aboriginal youth suicide rates are among the highest in the world, so how can communities save their youths?
Episode 30
As the 2012 Olympic Games begin, we ask: What does China sacrifice in its relentless pursuit of gold?
Episode 31
Could valuable oil and gas deposits in the South China Sea be behind the growing military build-up in the region?
Episode 32
A political crisis is engulfing Bangladesh as opposition party members disappear under mysterious circumstances.
Episode 33
Japan's authorities are clamping down on the criminal underworld, but the mighty Yakuza refuse to back down.
Episode 34
Despite the country's rapid economic growth, many young Chinese are growing disillusioned as they struggle to find jobs.
Episode 38
101 East asks whether Pakistan's judiciary and political opposition are agents of change in this volatile nation.
Episode 39
Reviled in Myanmar and unwanted in Bangladesh, where does one of the world's most persecuted minorities really belong?
Episode 40
How far will some Australian men go to achieve the perfect body?
Episode 42
One man is leading a mission to wipe out illiteracy in Nepal with low cost private education.
Episode 45
How can the world's most elderly society overcome its demographic crisis?
Episode 48
The deaths of thousands of migrant workers in recent years bring Malaysia's safety standards into question.
Episode 50
Western Australia is "the world's deadliest place for shark attacks", sparking a kill order on threatening sharks.
Episode 51
101 East speaks exclusively to some of the Indonesians who participated in the systematic murder of millions.