Myanmar: Five from China Charged over Illegal Banana Plantation in Myanmar Protected Forest

May 20, 2019 | Radio Free Asia
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The forestry department of northern Myanmar’s Kachin state has filed charges against five Chinese nationals and their company manager for allegedly expanding a banana plantation into protected forests, village administrative and police officials said Monday. The six people from Jinghphaw Nadi Company have been operating the plantations near Aung Myae Thar No. 1 and No. 2 villages in Waingmaw township since 2018 and now have expanded their growing areas by more than 300 acres in the two communities.