Myanmar: Kachin State Government, China Chasing Chinese Timber Smugglers

May 25, 2018 | Chan Thar, Myanmar Times
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The Kachin State government is cooperating with Chinese authorities to arrest Chinese timber smugglers who stole some 2000 tonnes of seized timber in Hsawlaw township, said U H La Aung, the state’s Environment and Natural Resources minister. The minister said the state government informed the China-Myanmar communication office at Baoshan district in Yunnan Province, which is near Chipwe township, and U H La Aung said that they would cooperate to arrest the smugglers, according to U La Mar Lay, an MP from Hsawlaw township.