Matthew Campbell

Senior Reporter

Matthew Campbell is a reporter and an editor for Bloomberg Businessweek in Singapore covering topics including crime, corruption and geopolitics.

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Iran War Hobbles Myanmar Economy as Gasoline Supplies Disappear

Iran War Hobbles Myanmar Economy as Gasoline Supplies Disappear

Countries across Asia are limiting consumers’ fuel purchases. Run by a junta and facing civil war, Myanmar is among the hardest hit.

April 1, 2026

April 1, 2026

Iran War Hobbles Myanmar Economy as Gasoline Supplies Disappear

Countries across Asia are limiting consumers’ fuel purchases. Run by a junta and facing civil war, Myanmar is among the hardest hit.

Iran War Hobbles Myanmar Economy as Gasoline Supplies Disappear

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

Fake Police Stations and Prisonlike Cells: Inside a Cambodian Scam Complex

Elaborate sets appeared to be designed to convince victims over video chat that they were talking to law enforcement.

Fake Police Stations and Prisonlike Cells: Inside a Cambodian Scam Complex

February 13, 2026

February 13, 2026

Epstein Files Contain a Big Clue About Cambodia’s Missing Masterpieces

The documents indicate that billionaire Leon Black had a significant collection of Khmer Empire artwork.

Epstein Files Contain a Big Clue About Cambodia’s Missing Masterpieces

January 26, 2026

January 26, 2026

Why Myanmar’s Sham Election Still Matters

For the country’s military rulers, the vote was intended to signal a return to normalcy.

Myanmar Holds Final Phase Of General Elections

November 5, 2025

November 5, 2025

The Attacks on Sikh Separatists That Rocked India’s Relations With the West

The inside story of how two alleged murder plots brought India, the US and Canada to a diplomatic crisis.

The Attacks on Sikh Separatists That Rocked India’s Relations With the West

August 19, 2024

August 19, 2024

How One Man Rules in Asia’s Golden Triangle

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers.

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June 17, 2024

June 17, 2024

The Deadly Mining Complex Powering the EV Revolution

Nickel is pouring into the supply chain from an Indonesian industrial park with a history of fatal accidents.

The Deadly Mining Complex Powering the EV Revolution

December 16, 2023

December 16, 2023

New York’s Met Museum to Return Looted Antiquities to Cambodia

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated in Royal Ease.

October 9, 2023

October 9, 2023

Celebrity Hotspot Cipriani Seeks €500 Million for Global Push

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October 5, 2023

October 5, 2023

The Canadian Murder Upending World Politics

Plus: It’s the Equality Issue with stories about US child care and righting injustices for the Chagossian people

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October 5, 2023

October 5, 2023

Aftermath of an Assassination: Inside the India-Canada Crisis

How the killing of a Sikh activist exploded into a stunning confrontation—and turned into a test for a rising superpower.

Aftermath of an Assassination: Inside the India-Canada Crisis

September 14, 2023

September 14, 2023

Family of Florida Billionaire Agrees to Return Statues to Cambodia

Plus: Worry less about China, more about Fed rates.

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August 3, 2023

August 3, 2023

A Wealthy Couple’s Murder Isn’t the End of a Family Drama

Plus, Gary Gensler takes on AI, and the seaweed you should try right now

A Wealthy Couple’s Murder Isn’t the End of a Family Drama

August 3, 2023

August 3, 2023

Murder, Money and the Battle for a Pharmaceutical Empire

Almost six years after Barry and Honey Sherman became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered, police have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a bare-knuckle family drama.

Murder, Money and the Battle for a Pharmaceutical Empire

June 22, 2023

June 22, 2023

US Seizes $12 Million From Estate of Accused Statue Trafficker

Federal prosecutors say the funds are the proceeds of years of sales of looted Cambodian artifacts by late dealer Douglas Latchford.

US Seizes $12 Million From Estate of Accused Statue Trafficker

March 20, 2023

March 20, 2023

How to Bring Back a Statue (and Also, Maybe a Bank)

Cambodia’s treasures, returned. Plus: Credit Suisse is no more.

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March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets

Inside the US government’s effort to unravel a giant financial fraud, with some help from the celebrities who got paintings and bags of cash via a friendly future fugitive named Jho Low.

FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets

March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

How One of the Fugees Got Sucked Into US-China Intrigue

The Fugees’ Pras Michél got entangled in one of the century’s great financial scandals, mediated a high-stakes negotiation between global superpowers and may now face the consequences.

How One of the Fugees Got Sucked Into US-China Intrigue

December 20, 2022

December 20, 2022

Inside Big Plastic’s Faltering $1.5 Billion Global Cleanup Effort

Almost four years since the Alliance to End Plastic Waste launched, its on-the-ground recycling is negligible compared to the new plastic produced by its core members, petrochemical companies.

Inside Big Plastic’s Faltering $1.5 Billion Global Cleanup Effort