Inside Southeast Asia’s Most Notorious Crime Hub
Big Take Asia19 Aug 2024

Inside Southeast Asia’s Most Notorious Crime Hub

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners, human traffickers and scammers.

On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg Businessweek editor Matt Campbell about his investigation into the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone and how it became a criminal’s paradise.

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