Photo by Hkun Lat | Frontier
Photo by Hkun Lat | Frontier

The mystery man behind the Shwe Kokko project

The main investor in a controversial Kayin State mega project is an expatriate Chinese businessman who has a built a commercial empire in Southeast Asia by fudging connections with the Chinese state.

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