In today’s program, India’s Congress Party is invited to form government once again. Also local efforts to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs. And Hip-Hop music, inspiring Cambodia’s youth.

 

In today’s program, we visit Pakistan’s camp with ten of thousands people fled of the fighting between military and Taliban. Also the slow construction of hearts and minds one year after China’s Sichuan earthquake. And the role of the world’s … more

 

In today’s program, investors express optimism about Indonesia’s economy. Also part three in our Rohingya refugee series. How is the Ahmed family adjusting to life in Sweden. And China’s last Eunuch.

 

In today’s program, we go to Pakistan where the government has launched a new offensive against the Taliban. Also part two in our series on the Ahmed family, Rohingya Refugee embarking on a new life. And Nepalese journalists under threat.

 

In today’s program, we begin the journey to a new life with a family of Rohingya refugees. Also young Indonesians addicted to smoking. And the Kite flying or rather fighting season begins in Afghanistan.

 

In today’s program, we travel to Afghanistan where many are in uproar over a new family law. Also young Cambodian’s learning about the brutal Khmer Rouge era. And saving Indonesia’s Citarum River.

 

In today’s program, we hear how desperate men in South Asia are risking their lives for opportunities overseas. Also the sad state of Indonesia’s Citarum River. And a new women’s only gym in Kabul.

 

In today’s program, we hear from researchers who suspect North Korea may already have a nuclear-capable weapon. Also a war on drugs in the Philippines. And we take a tour of Nepal’s former Royal residence.

 

In today’s program, we travel to Thailand where sex workers are feeling the bite of the global recession. Also, China and U.S. face off over proposed climate change tariffs. And recognition for Filipino war heroes.

 

In today’s program, we mark World Day for water with a series of stories about this precious life giving resource. Also, we travel to Nepal where former Maoist soldiers are living a life in limbo. And questions are asked about … more

 

In today’s program, we go to Japan where once well-paid workers are living on the streets. Also, millions of unemployed migrant workers in China forced home to their poor villages. And a new railway linking Thailand and Laos.

 

In today’s program, we celebrate International Women’s Day with inspirational stories from women in the region. Also an interesting twist in the case of Chinese sculptures’s caution in Paris. And an attack of scared game of cricket in Pakistan.

 

In today’s program we go to India where people are celebrating the Oscar success of Slumdog Millionaire. Also we return to Sri Lanka where government forces say they are closing in on the Tamil Tigers last stronghold. And Chinese Indonesia’s … more

 

In today’s program, we celebrate the International Day for Mother Language with the story of a North Korean refugee living in South Korea. Also, we go to Phom Penh where the first Khmer Rouge trial has begun. And we look … more

 

In today’s program we travel to the Thai Burma border for National Mon Day. Also, Pakistan’s politicians reveal the extent of their fortunes. And the growing trade in illegal birds in Indonesia.

 

In today’s program, we ask whether lasting peace can be achieved in Sri Lanka. Also, fierce debates between traditionalists and modernists in India. And we go to the Philippines where the government is considering promoting the use of contraception to … more

 

In today’s program we hear how tensions are again rising between the two Koreas. Also, Kathmandu’s electricity crisis and we hear from women in Pakistan trying to protect others from their murderous families.

 

In today’s program, we return to the Swat valley where the Taliban have asserted their demand with bombs. Also we hear how Vietnam and America are creating a new and peaceful history. And an Australian academic is jailed in Thailand … more

 

In today’s program, we travel to Afghanistan where people displaced by war and drought are spending another bitter winter in tents. Also Cambodia’s ambitious plans to become a rice exporting superpower. And 30 years since China opened up to the … more

 

In today’s program is the Sri Lanka civil war coming to and end? Also Malaysia’s royals stage a royal come back. And replacement drivers for drunken businessmen a growing trade in South Korea.

 

In today’s program, we look back at some of the significant events and people of 2008. We hear why young Pakistani men are prepared to be suicide bombers. Also the significance of a white Australian apology. And a less tolerant … more

In today’s program girl’s schools bombed and shut down by militants in North-West Pakistan. Also Cambodia Sex Workers pray at Angkor Watt for divine intervention to stop a police crackdown. And with less than a week to go before the … more

 

In today’s, program we look back at some of the significant events and people of 2008. We explore why Asia was hit by food shortage crisis this year. Also how an Indian school put an end to ghost teachers. And … more

 

In today’s program, Desperation takes hold as Cambodia’s textile industry is hit by the financial crisis. Also we find out why Korea women go abroad to give birth. And we join Pakistanis Christian minority as they prepare for Christmas.

 

In today’s program the future of Asia’s Guantanamo detainees after the notorious jail is closed. Also, we travel on one of the world’s most dangerous roads with Pakistan drivers carry supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan. And we find out … more

 

In today’s program, The Indonesian province of Papua proposes using computer chips to monitor HIV positive people. Also we visit a village in China where family is affected by the AIDS virus. And we tune into a unique radio program … more

 

In today’s program, Afghanistan bans street begging. Also Organic Produce on the Rise in China. And Missionaries, Mercenaries and Misfits - we discuss the trouble with aid world.

 

In today’s program half a million India Muslims denounce violence in the name of religion. Also the life of Child soldiers in Burma. And we travel to the legendary Shaolin Temple in China the home of Kung-Fu.

 

In today’s program Afghans deeply frustrated about the deteriorating security situation in the country. Also excitement and apprehension about what a new US president will mean for India. And we speak exclusively with the man who trained the men who … more

 

In today’s program new militia groups emerging in Nepal threatening the fragile peace deal. Also in the lead up to the US election we explore why American-Vietnamese support McCain and Indonesians are crazy about Obama. And we visit China’s renewable … more

 

Rebecca Henschke In today’s program US financial crisis impacts Asia migrant workers. Also we speak with dig up the past with Thailand’s first female highland archeologist. And we go inside one of China’s booming military schools for rebellious … more

 

In today’s program Villagers Flee the Thailand-Cambodia Border after violence clashes. Also we speak with a Pakistani woman in the tribal areas fighting against the odds for respect. And we go to the entrance gate of Beijing Film Studio, where … more

 

In today’s program, tensions high after a ‘bloodbath’ in Bangkok. Also Indian Muslims say police have falsely labeled their community as terrorists in the wake of deadly bombings. And is it ok for a teacher to smack children in class?

 

In today’s, program China’s tainted Milk Scandal revives traditional milking practices. Also Aceh’s tsunami refugees outstay their welcome in Malaysia. And what Wall Street could learn from Islamic bank.

 

In today’s program North Korea says it will re-start its nuclear weapons program. Also Burma’s youngest female political prison describes life on the inside. And Afghan women finally free return to worship in public mosques during Idul Fitri.

 

In today’s program the effects of the U.S. economic crisis on Asia. Also the Malaysia Government Crackdown on Dissidents. And we spent a day with a man in Saudi Arabia whose job it is to send migrant workers dead bodies … more

 

In today’s program one year after the Saffron revolution Burmese youth forced to leave their families to gain an education. Also reaction to Pakistan’s new president’s vow to crush the Taliban insurgency. And parents in Laos feed their children coffee … more

 

In today’s program the frontline victims of the war on terror. Also, Thailand is deeply divided over their former leader Thaksin. And a we speak with a North Korea musician who fled his country because he fell in love with … more

 

In today’s program we travel to the troubled region of Kashmir where separatist sentiment is at fever pitch. Also protests continue to test the Thai government. And a beauty contest sparks controversy in Nepal.

 

In today’s program, life after Pakistan President Musharraff. Also, India parents join together to demand authorities help find their missing children. And we visit a school in North Thailand that’s turning rubbish into cash.

 

In today’s program, we speak with Pakistani teenagers preparing to become suicide bombers. Also Afghan female parliamentarians ready to die for their cause. And we travel to China’s restive western province of Xinjiang to find out about the life of … more

 

In today’s program, Tibetans and Burmese activist protest against China as the games begins. Also thousands of Chinese couples get married in Beijing hoping to be blessed by the Olympic spirit. And we met a Cambodian runner who has over … more

 

In today’s program girl’s schools bombed and shut down by militants in North-West Pakistan. Also Cambodia Sex Workers pray at Angkor Watt for divine intervention to stop a police crackdown. And with less than a week to go before the … more

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In today’s program East Timor misses the chance to give justice to victims of crimes against humanity. Also we travel to Burma to find the pro-democracy movement weak in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. And Indonesians adopt trees to save … more

 

In today’s program sex, lies and murder the political saga gripping Malaysia. Also as the Indonesia police turn 62 they stand accused of routinely torturing detainees. And Rock n Roll versus Beijing Opera, we go back-stage to me the next … more

 

In today’s program, Mongolia in lockdown. Also India’s coalition government in crisis over the Indo-US nuclear deal. And we hear about the difficulties of giving up the gun to become a politician.

 

In today’s program political passion in Thailand. Also, we visit a disappearing Island in Bangladesh and saving dieing languages restores pride to Australian Aboriginals.

 

In today’s program, Maoist victims demand their land and houses are returned in Nepal. Also we visit a camp in Bangladesh were Burma’s stateless Muslims are forced to live. And you can learn anywhere, we go to school with forests … more

 

In today’s program The south Korean Cabinet resigns amidst public anger over beef. Also the independence of Cambodia’s election in question. And the Afghan government vows to stop illegal logging.

 

In today’s program, fuel prices hikes across the region, putting pressure on the poor and the forests. Also Plastic is not so fantastic - China bans free plastic bags in shops. And we heard the story of one Burmese women … more

 

In today’s program Burma allows UN aid staff in but arrests local relief workers. Also the Chinese government is investigate claims that shoddy school construction killed thousands of children in the earthquake. And national celebrations in Nepal after the 240 … more

 

In today’s program Burmese generals tighten their grip on power while their people suffer. Also the Bangladesh government says eat potatoes as rice prices soar. And in the name of God, the legal battle in Malaysia about who is allowed … more

 

In today’s program, religious freedom under threat in Indonesia. In the war-torn east of Sri Lanka people get ready to vote for the first time in two decades. Also the Philippines pass a new law aimed a making medicines cheap.

 

In today’s program, the head of South Korea’s largest company resigns over fraud and in Afghanistan half the international aid budget wasted and misused. Also we met a Clown with out boarders making children laugh.

 

In today’s program Nepal’s Maoists sweep Elections, and anger and hurt in China over the protests that have accompanied the Beijing Olympic torch. Also we visit the first indigenous colleague in the Philippines.

 

In today’s program the days of cheap rice are over; prices double sparking fears of widespread hungry and Nepal votes in a historic election. Also we met musicians in north west Pakistan who are now free to sing again.

 

In today’s program, the Burmese military government pushes people to vote yes to their new constitution and Pakistan moves to get out American’s fatal embrace. Also we travel to Nepal to met with a group of women who are about … more

 

In today’s program Pakistan’s new parliament demands the President resign. And Indonesia comes under international criticism for failing to stop the spread of the Bird Flu virus. Also we met Cambodia’s most famous musician, a blind man who is keeping … more

 

In today’s, China’s crack-down following a Tibetan uprising, we take a look at the causes of Tibetan discontent. Also Manila residents fight what they say is a ban on contraception.

 

In today’s program the UN mission to Burma fails. A New Malaysia following an election humiliation for the ruling National Front. Also we take part in Asia’s first festival of disabled artists, they tell the world to see their ability … more

 

In todays program South Korean Activists Call for a Boycott of Beijing Games. And in the Philippines political survivor President Arroyo once facing calls for her resignation, also the battle to control the airwaves on the Afghan-Pakistan boarder.

 

In today’s program, South Korea’s new president ties North Korean aid to disarmament. And Malaysia’s Indians struggle to have a voice in the country’s March 8 elections. Also, we hear from Afghan refugees in Pakistan about government plans to close … more

 

In todays program, the people of Pakistan vote against President Musharraf and women denied a political voice in the tribal areas. Also we attend the funeral of an ethnic Karen rebel leader, who spent his life fighting the Burmese military.

 

In today’s program, Australia troops hunt for rebel soldiers believed to be behind attacks on East Timor’s two top leaders. We investigate what provoked the attack. And Australia takes one step towards reconciliation between blacks and whites with a national … more

 

In today’s program thousands of Benazir Bhutto supporters vow to win the election, as the official mourning period ends. Also joking about the Junta Burmese comedies use satire as a political weapon. And despite the worst weather in ten years … more

 

In today’s program torture and exhaustion, the extraordinary story of a porter with the Burmese army, also we find out what it’s like to be homosexual in rural China. And Catholics stage some of the largest protests ever seen in … more

 

In today’s program we investigate the food shortage crisis across the region. In Pakistan anger at the government grows as people go without wheat. While in China inflation is causing the prices of food to double and in Indonesian the … more

 

In today’s program, can Asia’s two rising superpowers India and China be friends? Also father of the development or the world’s most corrupt leader, we explore the legacy of Indonesia’s former dictator Soeharto. And we visit the city of widows … more

 

In today’s program, warnings that Pakistan could descend into further violence if free and fair elections are not held. Also why Indonesia’s former dictator Soeharto is still such revered figure, despite his rampant corruption, and we jump board Australian boats … more

 

In today’s program we bring you inspiring social and cultural stories to celebrate the New Year. Met a man who has been cleaning a fifty river for 50 years, also we met the Dinosaurs nearest living relatives in Indonesia and … more

 

In today’s program we look back at some of the significant events of 2007. Burma’s Saffron Revolution and the brutal crackdown, also food scandals rock China’s massive export industry, and Indonesia’s rapid deforestation speeds up global warming. Before we move to … more

 

In todays program a New President for South Korea promises economic stability and a tougher stance on the North. Also Malaysia locks up ethnic Indian dissents without a trial and for the first time Vietnamese riders are forced to wear … more

 

In today’s program is USA, Japan, Canada steering the world towards titanic disaster. Also Money will grow on trees?’ financial rewards for not chopping down trees part of a new climate deal.’ And Climate injustice: ‘Those who have done the … more

 

In today’s program, frustration that developed countries are failing to help developing nations with Climate Change. Also we hear from youth leaders from around the region about what they would do to slow global warming. And we met a South … more

 

In today’s program… Malaysia’s forgotten minority, Indians clash with police over equity. Also we take a look at a what a new prime minister in Australia will mean for the region. And as Bali gets ready for the International climate … more

 

In today’s program should Bangladesh have been better prepared for the deadly cyclone. Also we investigate why poverty is the enemy in Manila’s war on terrorism and marry a refugee, North Korean Women Seek Love Online.

 

In today’s program Benazir Bhutto on a collision course with General Musaraff in Pakistan. Also Manila one step closer to creating a Muslim state in Mindanao, will this bring peace or more violence. And Music for dancing, we dive into … more

 

In today’s program Pakistani people are ‘anxious and angry’ after General Musharraf silences opposition voices. Also we meet the child soldiers of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, who fighting for autonomy in Southern Philippines. And climate change becomes a major … more

 

In today’s program we speak exclusively to Burmese monks who vowed to continue their struggle for greater freedom in the country. Also Sri Lanka’s worsing civil war displaces thousands of civilians. And a remote Nepalese village high in the Himalayas … more

 

In today’s program the impact of China’s growing gap between the rich and the poor. Also we hear the stories of Children in Cambodia who work in brick factories rather than going to school. And we visit Indonesia’s monkey mask … more

 

In today’s program… a rare insight in the workings of the Chinese Communist Party. Also,  China trade with the secretive North Korea  is booming. And, we find why every year thousands of India women are duped and abandoned by emigrate … more

 

In today’s program Cambodian monks demand an end to the violence in Burma and at home. Also we travel to Kashmir to hear how survivors of the region’s worst earthquake are copying two years after the disaster. And Indonesia promotes … more

 

In today’s program fear and frustration fills the air Burma as the crackdown continues. Also India’s challenge of taking millions of children out of labour and into schools. And we join some of Islamabad’s poor for the breaking of the … more

 

In today’s program inside Burma’s saffron revolution. Also Pakistani President Musharraf under siege. And we join Indonesia’s unique Wetu Islamic community for Ramadhan.

 

In today’s program we speak with Monks leading the anti-government protests in Burma. Also foreign businesses threaten to leave Hong Kong because of air pollution. And Nepalese women show age is no barrier to getting educated.

 

In today’s program South Koreans question the government on how they secured the hostage release. Also bomb blasts break the long spell of peace in Kathmandu, Nepal. And Cambodian Muslim women drop out of state schools.

 

In today’s program Timor Leste’s language pains. Also Indian slum students become stars on the stage. And Indonesian Christian and Muslim students swap lives.

 

In today’s program we speak with China’s legal reform crusaders. Also dry days ahead with Punjab’s falling groundwater table. And we visit a school that is educated Burmese migrant’s workers in Thailand.

 

In today’s program rare public opposition in Burma to military rule. Also China’s attempts to unite the country through the national language. And we get an exclusive look inside Indonesia’s child sex trade.

 

In today’s program, Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan are closed down. Also the ongoing search for Nepal’s missing people…and fears China’s iconic Baiji dolphin is extinct.

 

In today’s program… Australia’s radical new laws for remote Aboriginal communities. Also bio-diesel fuels conflict in Indonesia. And a Southern Philippines tribal group builds its dream school.

 

In today’s program Koreans question whether Christian missionaries should go to Muslim countries like Afghanistan. Also how far will t Beijing go to “clean upâ€? the streets for the Olympic Games? And the story of a 17 year Indonesian sex … more

 

In today’s program…danger ‘made in China’! Food scandals jeopardise China’s massive export market. Also will the rise of Indian’s first female president stop discrimination against women? And Korean companies accused of treating migrants like they are not human beings.

 

In today’s program.. a potential breakthrough in the ongoing nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula, also China rolls out a new rural healthcare scheme that is dramatically cutting the cost of medical treatment…and we put the spotlight on Malaysia’s forgotten people.

 

In today’s program we take a look at projects that aim to slow climate change and reduce its negative impacts. Energy Police take to the streets in China, South Korea turns to pigs, waves and wind for power while … more

 

In todays program we go to the remotest parts of Asia to report on the impact climate Change is having on people and wildlife.Disappearing Lakes in China, Rising sea levels in India force thousands from their homes and dying coral … more

 

In today’s program North Korea one step close to dismantling its nuclear weapons program…Also Asian’s newest nation goes the polls demanding change…Also we travel with Tibetan students trying to save these songs from being lost forever….

 

In today’s program education in South Thailand engulfed in fear. Also increasing religious tension in Malaysia Also we meet an Indian woman who has been on the world’s longest protest hunger strike…seven years.

 

In today’s program Malaysia blacklisted for not stopping human trafficking. And children rescue after working as “slaves” in brick factories in central China. Also we travel to Southern Thailand to meet with human rights defender Angkhana, the wife of missing … more

 

In today’s program Cambodia’s political elite accused of illegally stripping the countries forests. And 18 years after Tianamen Square Chinese authorities are finding harder to suppress information from opposition groups. Also we travel to Kalimantan to met people who are … more

 

Hello and welcome to Asia Calling. In today’s program Indigenous Malaysian villages flooded to make way for a grand Dam project. And calls for Muslim women to join the army in Australia. Also we find out why the communities who … more

 

In today’s program China’s increasing role in African affairs. Thailand battles to provide cheap drugs to the poor. Also one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake survivors try to rebuilding their lives.

 

Hello and welcome to Asia Calling, In today’s program Korea makes a historic train crossing, is this one step to reunification? And we join Khmer Rouge survivors as they make offerings to their murdered relatives. And the rapidly changing face … more

 

In today’s program Jose Ramos Horta becomes Timor Leste’s new President. While in the Philippines election violence claims the lives of more than 30 candiates. And Chinese environmental groups try to put an end to the Plastic Bag plague.

 

In today’s program Burmese migrant workers demand to be allowed to use mobile phones. While China attempts to protect it’s workers with a new labour law. And an alarm that in seeking to shed light on the plight of others, … more

 

In today’s program Victims of Indonesia’s gravest corporate disaster come to capital demanding justice. Also we go inside Pakistan’s controversial Jamia Hafsa Madrassa that’s accused of teaching violent extremism to its students. And Vietnam celebrates for first time it’s founding … more

 

In today’s program Vietnams Communist party silences opposition voices, Also China turns to genetically modified food to feed its people, but is this good for farmers and consumers? And Korean children adopted by American families struggle to find their identity.

 

In today’s program Timor Leste’s ongoing presidential battle heats up on the streets of Dilli, also Islamic vigilantes in Malaysia get camera happy and internet savvy. We also tune into Free North Korea radio a station that is trying to … more

 

In today’s program the Thai public fast loosing patience’s with the military government. Also will tourism bring about the reunification of North and South Korea? And meet the first women to lead the Philippines police force.

 

In today’s program we cross the world’s most fortified boarder into North Korea, also witnesses in the Khmer Rouge trails in Cambodia fear for their safely and we take to colorful streets of Beijing with the Blind community.

 

A special Women’s Edition of Asia Calling. In today’s program Marina Matahir speaks out on HIV/AIDS. Find out how a politician changed Cambodian culture to protect women. Also we travel into the Burma-Thai jungle to meet a Shan refugee who … more

 

In today’s program China puts more money into the military admit tensions over Taiwan and met Afghanistan’s youngest and bravest politician. Also we join Australia’s first Muslim lifesavers as they take to the surf….

In today’s program the Philippines under mounting pressure to stop a wave of political killings and Nepal’s Maoist rebels drop their weapons to become politicians. Also we join Vietnam’s most controversial monk as he returns home after years in exile.

A Chinese New Year Special. In today’s program Chinese illegal trade with the military regime in Burma. And the US lifts aid restrictions on Cambodia amid fears about China’s growing influence. Also Chinese political parties in Malaysia become love match-makers.

 

In today’s program can Malaysia end the violence in Southern Thailand? Also Indonesia shakes up the way the world prevents the spread of disease. Also we visit an Indigenous community in Cambodia who are fighting to save their land.

 

In today’s program the anger and frustration rises at the governments handling of the Jakarta Floods. Also we speak with a former Guantanmo Bay detainee who is now running for parliament. And we take on a journey through the colorful … more

 

In today’s program the Indonesian region of Poso on the edge, warnings that the conflict could widen. Also is the Philippine based Abu Sayyaf group weak and near its end? And we take a rare trip inside the Burmese … more

 

In today’s program the regional fight against Bird Flu; Indonesia finally gets tough as the death toll rises. A defamation case against two Malaysian bloggers puts online freedom of speech in jeopardy. Also China’s gender imbalance; in four years time … more

 

In today’s program extraordinary scenes in Nepal as Maoist rebels become politicians. Also how would you feel if your father took a second wife? Sisters in Islam in Malaysian is finding out. Also we continue our journey through the … more

 

A special energy crisis edition of Asia Calling. In today’s program is Bio-fuel the answer to rising petrol prices? Indonesia decides to go nuclear and we take a tour of an eco-friendly office in Australia .