Get Rea! 2015

Get Real is Channel NewsAsia's award winning programme. It returns in October with more stories that will reveal the uncomfortable reality in Asia. This one hour investigative documentary travels across the continent taking a fresh look at old issues, highlighting trends and triggering debate.

Ep 1 HEART OF THE HAZE
49 mins

Pollution levels have reached record highs in Indonesia in one of the worst haze crisis. As the country struggles to control the spread of forest fires, millions are suffering from the appalling air quality. In the debut episode, Get Real enters the scorched forest lands of Kalimantan, to meet fire fighters, activists and villagers living in the heart of the deadly haze. How are they battling limited resources to fight fire?

Ep 1 HEART OF THE HAZE

Pollution levels have reached record highs in Indonesia in one of the worst haze crisis. As the country struggles to control the spread of forest fires, millions are suffering from the appalling air quality. In the debut episode, Get Real enters the scorched forest lands of Kalimantan, to meet fire fighters, activists and villagers living in the heart of the deadly haze. How are they battling limited resources to fight fire?

Ep 2 INDIA'S SILENT KILLER
43 mins

In India, people are dying of a diseases that has a cure. Tuberculosis. Poor management of the diseases and weak healthcare laws have led to the diseases mutating and becoming drug resistant. How is the medical community in India inadvertently causing an epidemic?

Ep 2 INDIA'S SILENT KILLER

In India, people are dying of a diseases that has a cure. Tuberculosis. Poor management of the diseases and weak healthcare laws have led to the diseases mutating and becoming drug resistant. How is the medical community in India inadvertently causing an epidemic?

Ep 3 SHALLOW GRAVES
43 mins

Get Real gets unprecedented access into Thailand's highest profile investigations into trafficking. We uncover an underworld of violence, deceit and death and reveal the shocking secrets buried in these shallow graves.

Ep 3 SHALLOW GRAVES

Get Real gets unprecedented access into Thailand's highest profile investigations into trafficking. We uncover an underworld of violence, deceit and death and reveal the shocking secrets buried in these shallow graves.

Ep 4 CAMBODIA'S ORPHANAGE TOURISM
41 mins

When you donate to an orphanage in Cambodia, do you know where your money really goes to? The number of orphanages in Cambodia rose by 75% in 5 years, thanks to foreign volunteers and dollars. Get Real goes undercover and finds out what really goes on in...

Ep 4 CAMBODIA'S ORPHANAGE TOURISM

When you donate to an orphanage in Cambodia, do you know where your money really goes to? The number of orphanages in Cambodia rose by 75% in 5 years, thanks to foreign volunteers and dollars. Get Real goes undercover and finds out what really goes on in...

Ep 5 PAKISTAN - EDUCATION UNDER ATTACK
46 mins

Pakistan has one of the worst literacy rates in the world. Half its young dont read or write. 25 million children are out of school. After decades of negligence and corruption, schools are breaking down, and teachers are not showing up. How can Pakistan fix a...

Ep 5 PAKISTAN - EDUCATION UNDER ATTACK

Pakistan has one of the worst literacy rates in the world. Half its young dont read or write. 25 million children are out of school. After decades of negligence and corruption, schools are breaking down, and teachers are not showing up. How can Pakistan fix a...

Ep 6 TEEN MUM ISLAND
41 mins

15 year old Renalyn is conceiving her second child after an abortion just 2 years ago. Her country the Philippines is the only ASEAN nation where cases of adolescent pregnancies are increasing. Why has the nation failed to help vulnerable teenagers like her?

Ep 6 TEEN MUM ISLAND

15 year old Renalyn is conceiving her second child after an abortion just 2 years ago. Her country the Philippines is the only ASEAN nation where cases of adolescent pregnancies are increasing. Why has the nation failed to help vulnerable teenagers like her?

Ep 7 FORCED TO RIDE
47 mins

Child jockeys as young as five are hurtling bareback across racetracks at 80-kmph on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Horseracing is considered an important tradition here, but at what cost? Beyond the cash and the glory, Get Real uncovers a shocking world of...

Ep 7 FORCED TO RIDE

Child jockeys as young as five are hurtling bareback across racetracks at 80-kmph on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Horseracing is considered an important tradition here, but at what cost? Beyond the cash and the glory, Get Real uncovers a shocking world of...

Ep 8 ESCAPE TO DESPAIR
44 mins

Each year, about 1,500 North Koreans escape to Seoul, risking torture and death to flee their repressive homeland. But for many, instead of a better life, what awaits is prejudice and despair. Why is it so hard for North Koreans to fit in? And what will it take to...

Ep 8 ESCAPE TO DESPAIR

Each year, about 1,500 North Koreans escape to Seoul, risking torture and death to flee their repressive homeland. But for many, instead of a better life, what awaits is prejudice and despair. Why is it so hard for North Koreans to fit in? And what will it take to...

Ep 9 WOMEN NOT WITCHES
46 mins

Wife and mother Mogl miraculously survived witch burning Papua New Guinea. Human rights organisations evacuate, on average, 15 people from sorcery-related violence and now Mogl wants to set a successful precedent for sorcery-related crimes. Can she win against...

Ep 9 WOMEN NOT WITCHES

Wife and mother Mogl miraculously survived witch burning Papua New Guinea. Human rights organisations evacuate, on average, 15 people from sorcery-related violence and now Mogl wants to set a successful precedent for sorcery-related crimes. Can she win against...

Ep 10 HUNGER PAINS
43 mins

International studies have showed that Philippines has the ninth largest proportion of stunted children. Stunted growth is due to malnutrition.Philippines has been enjoying economic growth, why is chronic malnutrition still an issue?What must Philippines do to save the...

Ep 10 HUNGER PAINS

International studies have showed that Philippines has the ninth largest proportion of stunted children. Stunted growth is due to malnutrition.Philippines has been enjoying economic growth, why is chronic malnutrition still an issue?What must Philippines do to save the...

Ep 11 HUNGER PAINS II
42 mins

In this second part of our Hunger Pains special, the Philippines is racing against time to fight the battle against malnutrition. But with one of the fastest growing populations in the world, can the Philippines help save its children from starvation?

Ep 11 HUNGER PAINS II

In this second part of our Hunger Pains special, the Philippines is racing against time to fight the battle against malnutrition. But with one of the fastest growing populations in the world, can the Philippines help save its children from starvation?

Ep 12 SINGAPORES SCAMMERS
40 mins

In Singapore, online crimes are soaring while fraudsters are getting away with their insidious schemes. Meet a scammer who tells us why Singaporeans are easy preys - and why online crime is the next big threat to our lives today.

Ep 12 SINGAPORES SCAMMERS

In Singapore, online crimes are soaring while fraudsters are getting away with their insidious schemes. Meet a scammer who tells us why Singaporeans are easy preys - and why online crime is the next big threat to our lives today.

Ep 13 CHINA'S LEFT BEHIND
49 mins

Cheng Manman was raised by her grandmother. Now 8, she doesn't recognize her dad and mum. Manman is one of China's 70 million children left behind when parents migrate to cities for work. With the Lunar New Year approaching, will she see her parents again? And...

Ep 13 CHINA'S LEFT BEHIND

Cheng Manman was raised by her grandmother. Now 8, she doesn't recognize her dad and mum. Manman is one of China's 70 million children left behind when parents migrate to cities for work. With the Lunar New Year approaching, will she see her parents again? And...

Ep 14 CHINA'S BIG PROBLEMS
47 mins

China has a BIG problem. They are now the world's 2nd most obese country. But their BIGGER problem is this - those who are obese... are getting younger. Today, 1 in 5 Chinese children are either overweight, or obese. What is behind the weight gain? And what must...

Ep 14 CHINA'S BIG PROBLEMS

China has a BIG problem. They are now the world's 2nd most obese country. But their BIGGER problem is this - those who are obese... are getting younger. Today, 1 in 5 Chinese children are either overweight, or obese. What is behind the weight gain? And what must...

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Premiered2015
Genrescurrent affairs