Myanmar seizes over 100 tonnes of illegal timber


YANGON: Myanmar authorities have seized over 100 tonnes of illegal timber across the country in a week, the state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Tuesday (Jan 7).

From Dec. 23 to 29, last year, they confiscated over 5.64 tonnes of teak, over 19.75 tonnes of hardwood and over 135.8 tonnes of other types of timber in the country's regions, states and Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, the report said.

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