Mailee Osten-Tan

1 week ago | theexamination.org | Jason McLure |Maria Perez |María Pérez |Mailee Osten-Tan

This story was supported in part by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and is co-published in partnership with The Diplomat. A confidential contract between tobacco giant Imperial Brands and Laos has delivered millions of dollars to a relative of the impoverished Southeast Asian country’s former leader, documents obtained by The Examination show.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Jason McLure |Maria Perez |María Pérez |Mailee Osten-Tan

The 2001 deal delivered millions to an in-law of the former president, Bounnhang Vorachit, while blocking tobacco tax hikes for 25 years. By Jason McLure, Maria Pérez, and Mailee Osten-Tan Subscribe for ads-free reading This investigation is a co-publication of reporting by The Examination,  a nonprofit newsroom that investigates global health threats.