Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Himself, Imam Abdul Aziz
101 East (2007)
2014
Bold, untold stories from across Asia and the Pacific. Al Jazeera's in-depth, weekly current affairs programme from the world's most populated region.
Released March 23, 2007
Episode 29 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, News, War
Keywords: imdb.affair, tmdb.asia, tmdb.politics, tmdb.economics, tmdb.culture
Network: Al Jazeera
S8E1 - Japan: The next wave
We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.
Jan. 9, 2014, midnight
S8E2 - Tin Trouble
"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly.
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Jan. 23, 2014, midnight
S8E3 - Cry of the Tiger
Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.
Feb. 6, 2014, midnight
S8E4 - Philippines: Stray Bullets
We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.
Feb. 13, 2014, midnight
S8E5 - The Lost Boys
We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.
Feb. 20, 2014, midnight
S8E6 - The Dolphin Hunters
We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.
March 6, 2014, midnight
S8E7 - The vanishing sea tribe
Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?
March 13, 2014, midnight
S8E8 - Dying for fashion
Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.
March 20, 2014, midnight
S8E9 - Killer crocs
As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.
March 27, 2014, midnight
S8E10 - Indonesia's rock governor
We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.
April 3, 2014, midnight
S8E11 - The ice age
101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
April 10, 2014, midnight
S8E12 - Modi the Messiah?
101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.
April 24, 2014, midnight
S8E13 - A war on witches
As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.
May 1, 2014, midnight
S8E14 - We built this city
After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.
May 8, 2014, midnight
S8E15 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.
May 22, 2014, midnight
S8E16 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
"In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves a refugee camp in Nepal for a new life in the United States.
Sabitra was one of 100,000 ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan in the early 1990s in what many describe as systematic ethnic cleansing."
May 29, 2014, midnight
S8E17 - When the battle comes home
101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
June 5, 2014, midnight
S8E18 - Humanoids
The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?
June 12, 2014, midnight
S8E19 - Muzzling the messenger
Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.
June 19, 2014, midnight
S8E20 - Thailand in turmoil
As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?
June 26, 2014, midnight
S8E21 - Malaysia's gang menace
Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.
July 10, 2014, midnight
S8E22 - The gift of sight
A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.
July 17, 2014, midnight
S8E23 - Reef madness
The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.
July 21, 2014, midnight
S8E24 - The baby makers
We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.
July 24, 2014, midnight
S8E25 - East Meets Tech
101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.
July 31, 2014, midnight
S8E26 - Food for thought
101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.
Aug. 7, 2014, midnight
S8E27 - Stalking cyber paedophiles
101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.
Aug. 14, 2014, midnight
S8E28 - The cost of beauty
101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.
Aug. 21, 2014, midnight
S8E29 - Solo mums
What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?
Aug. 28, 2014, midnight
S8E30 - Out of steppe
Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?
Sept. 4, 2014, midnight
S8E31 - Laos: The legacy
A group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.
Sept. 11, 2014, midnight
S8E32 - Japan's throwaway children
In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.
Oct. 2, 2014, midnight
S8E33 - Drugged up Pakistan
With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?
Oct. 9, 2014, midnight
S8E34 - Ditching the draft
We gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.
Oct. 16, 2014, midnight
S8E35 - Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees
We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.
Oct. 23, 2014, midnight
S8E36 - Tibet calling
101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.
Oct. 29, 2014, midnight
S8E37 - Philippines: After Haiyan
We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.
Nov. 6, 2014, midnight
S8E38 - Battling the dry
101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.
Nov. 13, 2014, midnight
S8E39 - Malaysia's Unwanted
With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.
Nov. 20, 2014, midnight
S8E40 - Myanmar's Jade Curse
China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.
Nov. 27, 2014, midnight
S8E41 - Japan's stalking crisis
Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.
Dec. 11, 2014, midnight
S8E42 - Thailand's tainted robes
As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.
Dec. 18, 2014, midnight
S8E43 - Thailand's Blood Timber
101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.
Dec. 31, 2014, midnight
S8E44 - Special Episode 1
None
Jan. 8, 2014, midnight
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29 min/ep
4160 min
March 23, 2007
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