Undercover Asia
CNA's award-winning investigative series Undercover Asia uncovers the hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and exposes the unintended fallout of change in the fast-moving continent.
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Undercover Asia returns with a brand new season for the fifth year running. This multiple-award winning series continues to shine a light on some of the darkest corners of our society. This season, we travel across the US, South Korea, Philippines, and Bangladesh to investigate what could be the world's biggest heist - orchestrated from North Korea. We uncover sinister forces at work keeping Malaysian fishermen hooked on drugs, and Filipino miners risking it all for gold in illegal mining sites. We dig deep into Myanmarese society to understand why child bondage could be seen as acceptable, and how social media is changing all that. And from the depths of Indonesia's prisons, find out why convicted terrorist leaders continue to wield influence and power from behind bars. Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia, and never look at the issue in the same way again.
In Paracale, Philippines, miners have been risking their lives to mine for gold using the world's most dangerous method. Why do these illegal mines flourish despite a nation-wide ban? We trace the shadowy chain of command from players, agents, financiers to buyers in the black market.
In Paracale, Philippines, miners have been risking their lives to mine for gold using the world's most dangerous method. Why do these illegal mines flourish despite a nation-wide ban? We trace the shadowy chain of command from players, agents, financiers to buyers in the black market.
Underage domestic workers are common in Myanmar, where poor families find work for their children as an alternative to abandoning them. Some are even adopted officially. But many children end up being beaten and abused. We look at the issue of child bondage via an explosive, headline-grabbing case.
Underage domestic workers are common in Myanmar, where poor families find work for their children as an alternative to abandoning them. Some are even adopted officially. But many children end up being beaten and abused. We look at the issue of child bondage via an explosive, headline-grabbing case.
Big Tobacco provides jobs for millions of Indonesians, but these jobs come at a cost for hundreds of children working in tobacco fields. Child-workers like Geger, Aning, and Sisil suffer from the effects of nicotine poisoning and pesticides as they toil to supply to the wealthiest cigarette brands.
Big Tobacco provides jobs for millions of Indonesians, but these jobs come at a cost for hundreds of children working in tobacco fields. Child-workers like Geger, Aning, and Sisil suffer from the effects of nicotine poisoning and pesticides as they toil to supply to the wealthiest cigarette brands.
For generations, drugs have plagued the fishermen on Malaysia's east coast. Is it the fishing culture, men making bad choices, or are there more sinister forces at play? Where are the drugs from? Will the authorities succeed in controlling the drug problem?
For generations, drugs have plagued the fishermen on Malaysia's east coast. Is it the fishing culture, men making bad choices, or are there more sinister forces at play? Where are the drugs from? Will the authorities succeed in controlling the drug problem?
14 January 2016 Jakarta was hit by the region's very first ISIS attack. The men responsible were radicalised by Indonesia's most radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman while in prison. In an exclusive interview, we hear from the radical cleric, who controls his extremist network from behind bars.
14 January 2016 Jakarta was hit by the region's very first ISIS attack. The men responsible were radicalised by Indonesia's most radical cleric Aman Abdurrahman while in prison. In an exclusive interview, we hear from the radical cleric, who controls his extremist network from behind bars.
Degree Mill exposes an epic scandal of fraud and exploitation. At its centre is Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, the alleged mastermind behind the global sale of bogus degrees. Thousands of people have paid millions for worthless bits of paper. And some have used their fake degrees to get real jobs.
Degree Mill exposes an epic scandal of fraud and exploitation. At its centre is Shoaib Ahmed Shaikh, the alleged mastermind behind the global sale of bogus degrees. Thousands of people have paid millions for worthless bits of paper. And some have used their fake degrees to get real jobs.
In Heist, we travel across 3 continents for the story of how a gang of cyber criminals was able to steal US$81million from the Bangladesh government, transfer the money through fake bank accounts in Manila, and then launder the money on the gambling floors of high-end casinos in the Philippines.
In Heist, we travel across 3 continents for the story of how a gang of cyber criminals was able to steal US$81million from the Bangladesh government, transfer the money through fake bank accounts in Manila, and then launder the money on the gambling floors of high-end casinos in the Philippines.
Space technology and slavery dont often go hand-in-hand. One provides the freedoms of the information age, while the other signifies the ultimate lack of liberty. But a revolutionary use of satellite technology could be a breakthrough in tackling one of the world's dirty hidden secrets.
Space technology and slavery dont often go hand-in-hand. One provides the freedoms of the information age, while the other signifies the ultimate lack of liberty. But a revolutionary use of satellite technology could be a breakthrough in tackling one of the world's dirty hidden secrets.