Asia Calling
The stories behind the story. A weekly flagship program that delves into current affairs in Asia. Produced on radio KBR.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2017
Asia Calling finale - looking back over 14 years of storytelling
A very special final episode of Asia Calling.
Some of our long standing reporters look back over particularly powerful moments of reporting in the region - revisiting stories that have shaped them, …
00:30:22 |
Sat 30 Dec 2017
Soldier's confession on Indonesia's dark night of 1965
A rarely heard eye witness account from the most controversial night in Indonesia’s history - and it’s far cry from what most Indonesians have come to know.
We also meet India’s toilet man, who’s on…
00:27:41 |
Fri 15 Dec 2017
Love wins in Australia
After a long time in the making, Australia has legalized same sex marriage. We take a look at the debate.
While in The Philippines, another long awaited law is in the making: The country’s first me…
00:25:25 |
Fri 08 Dec 2017
Turkish teachers trapped in Pakistan
A group of Turkish teachers in Pakistan have had their schools closed down, and are now being hunted by their own government.
The iconic single humped camels of India’s deserts are fast disappearin…
00:27:48 |
Fri 01 Dec 2017
Tibet's President-in-exile on water as a weapon
We hear from Tibet’s President in exile. On how the double threat of climate change and Chinese development are putting Tibet’s ecosystem in peril
Ending the shame and stigma around menstruation in …
00:23:21 |
Fri 24 Nov 2017
Stand-off: Manus Island refugee blockade
Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers are in a stand off with the Australian government, living without food, water and power in a detention centre in Papua New Guinea. We hear from those men.
W…
00:25:41 |
Fri 17 Nov 2017
South Korean crack down on corruption
South Korea is cracking down on corruption, but not everyone is happy about it.
In India, an incredible Indigenous man is regenerating water supplies in drought ridden country. He’s using ancient w…
00:25:00 |
Mon 13 Nov 2017
Abducted publisher released but not free in China
Links are being forged between The Philippines and Thailand, as campaigners look to learn from past experience and find ways to bring extrajudicial killings to an end.
In India, we get a taste of th…
00:25:24 |
Mon 06 Nov 2017
Asia Calling: Korea's Buddhist nun-turned celebrity chef
Indian villagers are sitting up to their shoulders in water, in a dangerous protest against a massive dam that’s been 60 years in the making.
In Timor Leste, the memory of 5 journalists murdered dur…
00:27:46 |
Fri 27 Oct 2017
Asia Calling: After the siege of Marawi
After a 5 month long siege, the southern Philippines city of Marawi was finally declared liberated. But with the city in ruins, massive challenges lie ahead.
And in India, a landmark court case has …
00:27:37 |
Fri 20 Oct 2017
India's mysterious hair attacks
Attackers cutting off women’s hair and disappearing. In the Indian controlled Kashmir Valley, the strange attacks have sparked more unrest.
Philippines President Duterte, has been called ‘The Punish…
00:27:47 |
Fri 13 Oct 2017
Asia Calling: Food sovereignty and water security
This week, a special edition, where we focus on food sovereignty and water security.
We meet fierce Indigenous women in India’s eastern state of Odisha, who are fighting against cash crops overtaki…
00:26:00 |
Mon 09 Oct 2017
Asia Calling: Thailand's political dilemma
On the show this week, we continue to follow the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. This week from India, where the Hindu nationalist government is promising to send Rohingya back to Myanmar, where they’r…
00:26:52 |
Fri 29 Sep 2017
Asia Calling: Rohingya crisis
From Bangladesh, we hear from the Rohingya who have fled their homes to save their lives, but are still struggling for survival in makeshift camps.
And inside Myanmar, we ask why it is the Rohingy…
00:27:29 |
Fri 22 Sep 2017
Asia Calling: Hidden pockets of urban life in Asia
Asia is home to some of the biggest and most vibrant cities in the world. This week, we hear from a few fascinating pockets of urban life.
We catch up with the Pakistani women who are fighting for th…
00:25:58 |
Fri 15 Sep 2017
Asia Calling: Who has the power to stop the Rohingya crisis?
More than 150 000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar into Bangladesh in the last 2 weeks. We ask if the international community’s focus on Aung San Suu Kyi’s silence is a useful response to the tragedy.
Whe…
00:27:00 |
Fri 08 Sep 2017
Australian Aboriginal people seek recognition
Australia’s First People are still searching for recognition in a country that has never come to terms with its violent past. We take a look at the latest push to acknowledge Indigenous Australians.
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00:27:42 |
Fri 01 Sep 2017
Asia Calling: Refugees in Sweden stage sit down strike
Young Afghan refugees in Sweden hold a 2-week long protest – a peaceful sit-in, as they plead not to be sent back to Afghanistan, where conflict continues to mount.
In Pakistan, ousted Prime Ministe…
00:27:47 |
Fri 25 Aug 2017
Asia Calling: Islamic school for repenting metal heads
India recently elected an ‘untouchable’ President, that is, someone from the lowest caste has the highest office in the country.
But at the same time, ‘untouchables’ are still forced to do the worst…
00:29:33 |
Fri 18 Aug 2017
Asia Calling: Whose Independence Day?
From Australia, plans to build the country’s biggest ever coal mine have ignited a fierce debate. At stake is the future of one of the country’s best known marine environments, The Great Barrier Reef…
00:26:26 |
Fri 11 Aug 2017
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