COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

101 East is Al Jazeera's weekly Asian current affairs programme.

The programme covers a dynamic region with diverse cultures and conflicting politics. With special reports, interviews and debates, 101 East tackles the issues that unify and divide Asia.

Too young to work As many Bangladeshi children work in risky and dangerous jobs, we look at government plans to eradicate child labour.

Hong Kong: Mainland Invasion Hong Kong's health and education services are being stretched to the limit by demand from mainland China.

Pakistan Under Water Millions are homeless and hundreds dead in Pakistan after monsoon rains, but how can this nation rise above the crisis? 101 East Last Modified: 19 Dec 2011 13:43 GMT

India: Last of the tigers Conservationists are in a desperate and uphill battle to save India's tigers from extinction. 101 East Last Modified: 19 Dec 2011 13:44 GMT

Sri Lanka: The Road to Reconciliation With a final report on the civil war due, we ask if Sri Lanka's ethnic communities are more divided than ever. 101 East Last Modified: 11 Nov 2011 13:35 GMT

Till Death Do Us Part The Philippines is one of the last countries where divorce is banned, but is that about to change? 101 East Last Modified: 09 Nov 2011 11:10 GMT

Paper Tiger 101 East examines the impact of the world's largest paper plant on Indonesia's delicate ecosystems. 101 East Last Modified: 29 Oct 2011 12:23 GMT

India: Killer spray India's pesticide industry is worth billions of dollars, but has it caused major health problems in some communities? 101 East Last Modified: 21 Oct 2011 09:47 GMT

Tough love: An education Is 'Tiger parenting' the key to Asian academic success and what happens when the pressure becomes too much? 101 East Last Modified: 11 Oct 2011 13:26 GMT

Tale of a modern city How can Indian cities keep up with the nation's dramatic economic boom? 101 East Last Modified: 04 Oct 2011 12:18 GMT

Taiwan: Sex in the city 101 East looks at Taiwan's controversial plan to create legal red light districts throughout the country. 101 East Last Modified: 27 Sep 2011 12:36 GMT

Nepal: Children for sale With weak law enforcement, can foreigners adopting children from Nepal be sure that they are really orphans? 101 East Last Modified: 20 Sep 2011 16:21 GMT

Asia's nuclear addiction Despite Japan's recent disaster, Indonesia is powering ahead with nuclear energy, building its first power plant. 101 East Last Modified: 14 Sep 2011 11:25 GMT

The Lady on the Lake Is Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi the best hope for freedom in Myanmar? 101 East Last Modified: 06 Sep 2011 14:33 GMT

The world's longest ongoing war For more than 60 years, Karen rebels have been fighting a civil war against the government of Myanmar. 101 East Last Modified: 10 Aug 2011 08:35 GMT

Indonesia: Bursting at the seams Can the country that is already battling poverty and pollution avoid a population explosion? 101 East Last Modified: 30 Aug 2011 12:25 GMT

Shadows of Everest Can Sir Edmund Hillary's legacy endure an entrenched family rift? 101 East Last Modified: 16 Aug 2011 11:40 GMT

Pricing pollution Australia, one of the world's biggest polluters, has unveiled a radical move to tackle climate change, but will it work? 101 East Last Modified: 25 Aug 2011 08:43 GMT

True believers Evangelical Christianity is experiencing phenomenal growth in China, but is it on a collision course with the state? 101 East Last Modified: 30 Jun 2011 09:30 GMT

Sixty years of war

Powering Indonesia