Rebecca Tan
@rebtanhs.bsky.social
Southeast Asia bureau chief at The Washington Post
Snaps from bikes and boats instagram.com/rebtanwp
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Illicit gold mining is surging across the globe. Across the operations in Ghana, Indonesia, French Guiana, there’s a connecting thread: Chinese syndicates.
New investigation in @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/41GgjHP
New investigation in @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/41GgjHP
August 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Illicit gold mining is surging across the globe. Across the operations in Ghana, Indonesia, French Guiana, there’s a connecting thread: Chinese syndicates.
New investigation in @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/41GgjHP
New investigation in @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/41GgjHP
Videos shared by Thai workers show them laboring under dire conditions: Plucking fruit with air raid sirens blaring; ducking under trucks as missiles streaked overhead. Nowhere near shelters or any other protection from exploding shrapnel.
December 7, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Videos shared by Thai workers show them laboring under dire conditions: Plucking fruit with air raid sirens blaring; ducking under trucks as missiles streaked overhead. Nowhere near shelters or any other protection from exploding shrapnel.