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The Best Episodes of 101 East

Every episode of 101 East ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 101 East!

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.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Patients or patents in Thailand" is the best rated episode of "101 East". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/23/2007. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 40".

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    #1 - Patients or patents in Thailand

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/2007

    Teymoor Nabili looks at how the Thai government is butting heads with the multinational pharmaceutical giants.

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  • Episode 40
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    #2 - Episode 40

    Season 5 Episode 40 - Aired 9/11/2015

    Season 5 of 101 East premiered on Sept, 2015.

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  • Japan: The next wave
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    #3 - Japan: The next wave

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2014

    We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.

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  • Tin Trouble
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    #4 - Tin Trouble

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2014

    "Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "

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  • Cry of the Tiger
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    #5 - Cry of the Tiger

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2014

    Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.

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  • Philippines: Stray Bullets
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    #6 - Philippines: Stray Bullets

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2014

    We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.

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  • The Lost Boys
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    #7 - The Lost Boys

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2014

    We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.

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  • The Dolphin Hunters
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    #8 - The Dolphin Hunters

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 3/6/2014

    We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.

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  • The vanishing sea tribe
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    #9 - The vanishing sea tribe

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 3/13/2014

    Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?

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  • Dying for fashion
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    #10 - Dying for fashion

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 3/20/2014

    Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.

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  • Killer crocs
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    #11 - Killer crocs

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 3/27/2014

    As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.

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  • Indonesia's rock governor
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    #12 - Indonesia's rock governor

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 4/3/2014

    We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.

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  • The ice age
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    #13 - The ice age

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/2014

    101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.

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  • Modi the Messiah?
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    #14 - Modi the Messiah?

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 4/24/2014

    101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.

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  • A war on witches
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    #15 - A war on witches

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/2014

    As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.

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  • We built this city
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    #16 - We built this city

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 5/8/2014

    After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.

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  • Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
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    #17 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 5/22/2014

    A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.

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    #18 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 5/29/2014

    "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."

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  • When the battle comes home
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    #19 - When the battle comes home

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 6/5/2014

    101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

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  • Humanoids
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    #20 - Humanoids

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 6/12/2014

    The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?

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    #21 - Muzzling the messenger

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 6/19/2014

    Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.

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  • Thailand in turmoil
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    #22 - Thailand in turmoil

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 6/26/2014

    As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?

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  • Malaysia's gang menace
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    #23 - Malaysia's gang menace

    Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 7/10/2014

    Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.

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  • The gift of sight
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    #24 - The gift of sight

    Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 7/17/2014

    A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.

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  • Reef madness
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    #25 - Reef madness

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 7/21/2014

    The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.

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