Domestic Burmese companies can now afford to bid for raw timber since a ban on exporting wood came into force on 1 April, according to the Myanmar Timber Merchants Association (MTMA).
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Sculptors who work with wood may soon have easier access to raw material. The government’s Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE) is planning to start a tender bidding system to conveniently sell wood to sculptors, as there is currently no direct channel for business with artists.
Jan 21, 2008 (DVB), Villagers from Aung Lan township are angry that local Union Solidarity and Development Association and village Peace and Development Council officials are getting away with illegally[…]
