The Suicide Epidemic (Thailand)

S08 E01 • Monday, Jan 11, 2021 • Jan 11 • 46m

Thailand has the highest suicide rate in Southeast Asia and COVID-19 is making this situation even worse. But does the alarming statistic hide an underlying mental illness epidemic? Is the kingdom doing enough to stem the problem?

Internet Blackout (India)

S08 E02 • Monday, Jan 18, 2021 • Jan 18 • 46m

India leads the world in internet shutdowns. It holds the record for one of the longest digital shutdowns in a democracy. Why does the government disrupt the internet so often and who pays the price?

Where Is My Pet? (Hong Kong)

S08 E03 • Monday, Jan 25, 2021 • Jan 25 • 48m

Dead cats and dogs washed up ashore in Hong Kong, terrorising coastal residents. How did the pets end up there? CNA’s Wei Du investigates the gripping mystery.

Online Health Products (Malaysia)

S08 E04 • Monday, Feb 1, 2021 • Feb 1 • 47m

Malaysia's fast-growing ecommerce market for supplements is plagued by misleading claims and dubious products. What is behind this boom? And who pays the price of some of these exaggerated claims?

Dying For Love (China)

S08 E05 • Monday, Feb 8, 2021 • Feb 8 • 46m

60% of female suicides in China stem from domestic violence. Deeply entwined with traditional values and made worse by the COVID-19 lockdowns, what does it take to stem the tide?

Nurses Wanted (Philippines)

S08 E06 • Monday, Feb 15, 2021 • Feb 15 • 46m

COVID-19 leads to a reckoning in the Philippines. The world’s top exporter of nurses is facing a shortage of nursing staff, exposing a broken system that underpays and overworks its nurses.

A Deadly Gamble (Philippines)

S08 E07 • Monday, Feb 22, 2021 • Feb 22 • 47m

The Ugly Side Of Beauty (India)

S08 E08 • Monday, Mar 1, 2021 • Mar 1 • 48m

Mica, a mineral with reflective properties is what gives countless makeup products its iridescent shimmer. Behind the glitter is a controversial industry as mica is mined illegally in India.

Make Me Taller (India)

S08 E09 • Monday, Mar 8, 2021 • Mar 8 • 47m

An investigation into a growing trend in limb lengthening surgery in India, where certain men and women, who believe their height is ruining their lives, are having operations to grow taller.

Shipwreck Robberies (Indonesia)

S08 E10 • Monday, Mar 15, 2021 • Mar 15 • 48m

In what is being called ‘The world’s biggest grave robbery’, more than 40 shipwrecks serving as mass graves to thousands of World War II soldiers have been illegally plundered by salvage crews.