Teak is one of the most valuable hardwoods, used in yachts, home flooring, doors, window frames and furniture. Myanmar is the biggest producer of the wood, even though its natural forests are ...
Poland is facing mounting pressure to crack down on imports of Myanmar's highly coveted teak wood, which is entering the country despite European Union sanctions. The continued trade is raising ...
On the third anniversary of the Myanmar military seizing power ... to fund itself through illicit exports of valuable commodities, especially of precious teak which is much sought after for luxury ...
We seldom come across a place that has acted as the capital of not one, not two, but three crucial territories simultaneously. Yet, there was a time when the Himalayan hill station of ‘Simla ...