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WoWasis book review: Martin Booth’s ‘The Dragon Syndicates’

By herbrunbridge Posted in Burma (Myanmar), Business, China, Crime Scams & Espionage, Culture & History, Literature, Macau, Philippines, Politics, Shopping & Fashion, Taiwan, Thailand , , , | 2 Comments »

If, like those of us here at WoWasis, you’re a veteran traveler in SE Asia, you’ve done business with the Triads, the underworld syndicates that have their hands in businesses ranging from noodle shops, to food carts, to politics. That goes for some Western cities too, including London, New York, and cities in the San […]

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