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Timber talks: Burma and China discuss logging

Talks held to support both countries' interest in responsible, cross-border timber trade, say officials.

Chinese authorities to investigate illegal logging arrests

The Chinese Government has announced that it will look into recent arrests for illegal logging near the Burma-China border.

DVB Debate: Logging out

DVB Debate discusses the effects the ban on raw timber exports will have on the timber industry and how effective it will be in tackling deforestation.

Will Burma’s timber ban curb or entrench corruption?

While the raw timber export ban is a step towards avoiding a regrettable transformation in one of Burma’s major industries, it may only work in tandem with more reforms that tackle the country’s deep-seated corruption.

Timber merchants, China must cooperate if export ban is to succeed

Burma’s Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry announced six months ago that a ban on the export of raw timber will go into effect on 1 April 2014. The Myanmar Timber Merchants Association has requested that foreign timber merchants cooperate with the government to stop illegal exports.

Internet cafes ban CDs, USB drives

New regulation adds to long list of laws that keep Burmese internet usage amongst the most restricted in the world

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