BANGKOK--American companies are still importing teak from Myanmar despite sanctions imposed ... but an armed resistance to the crackdown has been building, to the point that U.N. experts have ...

According to Justice for Myanmar, U.S. companies imported nearly 1,600 metric tons of teak between February and December of last year. China’s One Belt, One Road project is already having very ...

“We have been reducing timber extraction, and now we have decided to stop logging completely,” said U Saw John Shwe Ba, managing director at Myanmar’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental ...

Italian companies are flouting European Union Trade Regulations (EUTRs) by continuing to buy illicit timber from Myanmar, and are on-selling it to EU countries that have adhered to sanctions ...

I don’t want to mix business with religion,” the teak trader told Mongabay about his work in Myanmar’s second largest city ... “Every wood is used for everything,” said Maung Maung U, citing timber’s ...

I wanted to explore the romance of Myanmar's Irrawaddy River ... prompting Allied Forces to bomb the entire island. Two buildings survived the damage completely unscathed: the main temple and ...

Trained and guided by ethnic armed groups, Myanmar’s volunteer fighting forces are challenging the generals’ grip.

Agriculture is known to be one of Myanmar's most valued sectors, having contributed greatly to the country's economy. This report presents graphs and tables on the agriculture sector in Myanmar ...

YANGON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A fire engulfed a two-storey building of over 100 years at a monastery in Myanmar's archaeological site Bagan, located in central Myanmar's Mandalay region ...

Five people jumped from an apartment building in Myanmar’s main city of Yangon, killing at least two of them, in a bid to escape a raid by security forces, media reports said, sparking ...

Reflecting on Myanmar's nation-building, Myanmar's vibrant tapestry hides a deep fissure – a lack of unity among its diverse ethnic groups. The military, keenly aware of these fault lines ...

The BBC visits the border with Myanmar, where a war is raging on China’s doorstep. The storm has killed more than 500 people in northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar. The storm is Asia's ...