During the period, the seized illegal timber include over 343.2 tonnes of teak, over 276.7 tonnes of hardwood and over 225.9 tonnes of other types of timber.
Category: Myanmar
Myanmar Public Overwhelmingly Backs Crackdown on Wildlife Markets to Prevent Pandemics: Survey
96 percent of respondents in Myanmar supported the closure of such markets, the highest level of any SE Again country surveyed.
Myanmar shorebirds get four-fold expansion in protected wetland
The extension of the Gulf of Mottama Ramsar site is a major step forward in wetland conservation in Myanmar and Southeast Asia as a whole at It protects a vast area of coastline from harmful development.
Myanmar to face power shortages as emergency plants miss deadlines
Several VPower-backed power plants designed to reduce Myanmar’s power blackouts this summer have missed the government’s deadline, implying that the country is still short of 1070MW of energy than originally planned.
NGO voices concern about Myanmar, regional migrants affected by COVID-19 scare
Migrants in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are among the most vulnerable to the present upheaval, given their limited access to healthcare, lack of job security and precarious immigration status.
Myanmar’s illegal trade in medical waste poses coronavirus risk
Dressed in orange uniforms issued by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) they plucked blood-stained intravenous drip tubes and used syringes from red trash bags and tossed them into yellow ones…
Winners and losers at the Thilawa SEZ
The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is one of the country’s most successful projects, but some relocated land users say they deserved better compensation.
No to dam building: Loud call to leave rivers in peace
Ethnic and indigenous people along the Salween River are ramping-up campaigns to halt dam building.
Pandemic adds to Chinese infrastructure delays in Myanmar: ICG
Uneasiness and lack of capacity within the Myanmar government, as well as political sensitivities around Chinese investment, mean that this trend is likely to continue through at least November 2020.
Myanmar govt considering renewables: energy minister
Proposals being considered include 61 solar power projects totaling 5746 MW, seven wind power projects (1163MW), and six biomass projects (200MW).