101 East Season 9, Episode 12: Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War

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Australia's Jihadis

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

30 min

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Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam

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

30 min

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The Last Reef on Earth

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

30 min

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Cambodia's News Blackmailers

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

30 min

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Laos: Saviours of the Street

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

30 min

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MH370: The Unending Search

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

30 min

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Denim Blues

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

30 min

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Malaysia's Woman Warrior

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

30 min

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Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud

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

30 min

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Sri Lanka: Widows of War

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

30 min

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Sabah's Invisible Children

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

30 min

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Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War

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

30 min

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Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom

Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.

30 min

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Kazakhstan's Hard Sell

Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?

30 min

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Nepal's Unsung Hero

101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.

30 min

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China's Super Mums

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

30 min

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Vietnam's War Babies

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

30 min

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Saving Thailand's Animals

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

30 min

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Taiwan's Secret Cancer

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

30 min

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Afghanistan: No Country for Women

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

30 min

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Southern Exposure

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

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Papua New Guinea's Snake Man

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

30 min

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Slaving Away

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

30 min

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When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry

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

30 min

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Becoming Pacquiao

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

30 min

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Saving Mary Jane

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

30 min

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Japan's Womenomics

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

30 min

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Waiting for Eviction

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

30 min

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Murder in Malaysia

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

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White Gold

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

30 min

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South Korea: Kimchi Crazy

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

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China: Tales of a City

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

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Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia

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

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Cambodia: Circus of Hope

Cambodia: Circus of Hope

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Pakistan: Music Under Siege

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

30 min

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PNG's Bundles of Joy

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

30 min

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Myanmar: Free and Fair?

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

30 min

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The Buzz Around Niue

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

30 min

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An Attack on Bloggers

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

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China: Faking It

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

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Can you spot a fake antique?

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

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Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums

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

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China's Home Invasion

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

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Indonesia: Where There's Smoke

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

30 min

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The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia

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

30 min