The Intelligence: Asia’s transnational crime gangs
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
A high-profile money-laundering case in Singapore with links to Chinese gamblers has shed light on a broader web of organised crime across the region. As governments wake up to the problem, what are the odds of them getting it under control? Muhammad Dahlan, often tipped to be next leader of the Palestinians, sets out his post-war vision (09:32). And how to stop turmeric from killing people (18:00).
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| 0:57.0 | Muhammad Dachlan is a former security chief for the Palestinian Authority, whose name is often mentioned as a possible future Palestinian leader. an And turmeric stains everything. I used it in a DIY face mask once and it turned the tips of my nails bright yellow. |
| 1:20.0 | I've put it in curries and stews and it's given my Tupperware and new hue as well. |
| 1:25.0 | Now it turns out that it's extra vivid colour isn't just annoying, it can be deadly too. |
| 1:34.0 | First up though. |
| 1:53.0 | China's summer blockbuster this year was not Barbie or Oppenheimer, but a movie called No More Betts. It's a propaganda film that warns of the |
| 1:55.0 | war. |
| 1:58.0 | It's a propaganda film that warns of the risks of being trafficked to Southeast Asia to work in cyber scamming, |
| 2:06.0 | and it shows criminal gangs flaunting huge piles of cash. |
| 2:11.0 | The film claims to be based on true events and today cybercrime gangs are |
| 2:17.2 | indeed causing problems off the silver screen. |
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