Myanmar is the world’s largest exporter of teak, which is a valuable kind of hardwood used in building floors, furniture and bridges.
Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says
The prized tropical hardwood used in building luxury yachts helps fund Myanmar’s military dictatorship and has long ties to crime syndicates.
Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says
The prized tropical hardwood used in building luxury yachts helps fund Myanmar’s military dictatorship and has long ties to crime syndicates.
Myanmar teak exports to US bypassing coup sanctions: activists
Nearly 1,600 tonnes of teak from Myanmar were exported to American companies last year, circumventing US sanctions imposed to deny the junta millions of dollars in profits, an activist group said …
Myanmar teak exports to US bypassing coup sanctions: activists
Nearly 1,600 tonnes of teak from Myanmar were exported to American companies last year, circumventing US sanctions imposed to deny the junta millions of dollars in profits, an activist group said …
Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule
American companies are still importing teak from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed after the military seized power last year, a report based on trade data said Tuesday. Teak is one of the most …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: prisoner of generals
After years on the front lines of Myanmar’s battle for democracy, 76-year-old Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is once again a prisoner of the military, facing the bleak possibility of decades in …
Telenor warns of price hike in Myanmar as junta imposes new taxes
Myanmar’s telecoms industry is the target of new taxes to be implemented by the country’s ruling military junta, with Telenor’s local unit reportedly telling customers that it will be required to …
Myanmar’s Path From Junta Rule to Democracy and Back
Having reclaimed power in Myanmar after a brief period of limited democracy, the military continued to clamp down on civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.
Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
Cambodia’s foreign minister has defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first by a foreign leader since the military takeover plunged the country into turmoil, though there was little …