A court has fined a British luxury yacht builder for importing wood from Myanmar linked to the illegal timber trade, often referred to as blood teak. Sunseeker International, based in Poole ...
The 127-meter (416-foot) boat, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the second-richest person in the world, was built by Oceanco, which used teak from Myanmar for the decks, furniture, and ...
Myanmar authorities have seized over 88 tons of illegal timbers across the country in a week, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Thursday.