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Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire

Timor-Leste’s opposition Fretilin party has raised questions in parliament about the proposed AB Digital Technology Resort, asking how it secured prime beachfront land in Dili and demanding President José Ramos-Horta explain issuing a diplomatic passport to Chinese entrepreneur Lin Xiaofan, the project’s public face. The resort has alleged ties to Cambodia’s Prince Group, a conglomerate indicted by US authorities in October 2025 for industrial-scale cyber fraud and money laundering, though Lin and current resort shareholders deny involvement in organized crime.