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In the south of Myanmar, major teak forests existed in the Pegu and Tenasserim Hills. Other notable areas of teak growth include the Arakan Mountains in the west of the country and the Shan Hills in the East. [4] While teak is still abundant in many of these locations, native forests have been significantly threatened in the late twentieth century.
Yuzana Company also owns palm oil, sugarcane, teak, physic nut (Jatropha curcas), and rubber plantations. [2] [3] Yuzana is one of Burma's largest producers of lahpet (pickled tea leaves), a national dish. [4] Yuzana is also one of four indigenous Burmese companies that harvests marine shrimps, in a 50 acres (20 ha) farm. [5]
The Governor's Residence is a Victorian-style hotel located in Dagon Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), located in a teak mansion from the 1920s. It is located in the Embassy Quarter near the Shwedagon Pagoda, the National Museum, the former Foreign Ministry office compound and India House - now the official residence of the ambassador of India.
An insatiable demand for teak coupled with endemic corruption in the Burmese timber sector led to rapacious logging in Myanmar’s forests — among the last remaining jungles of old-growth teak.
Hardwood logs near Mandalay.. After independence in 1948, ethnic uprisings and civil unrest pushed aside both conservation and logging efforts. Insurgent groups holding control of the majority of Burma's forested regions made it increasingly dangerous for the Forest Department and the State Timber Board (the government's organisation in charge of teak extraction) to carry out operations.
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 ...
Bagaya Monastery. The Bagaya Monastery which consists of the seven-tiered spire has Dhanu hall and Bhawga hall. It also has eight stairways made up of bricks. [6] The monastery, which was built with 267 gigantic teak wood posts, has a structure of great dimensions: 188 feet (57 m) high in length and 103 feet (31 m) in width. [7]
The hotel featured 10 bungalows made of teak. They were eventually replaced in 1993 by a larger lakeside building resembling traditional Southeast Asian architecture. [ 1 ] The hotel was bought out by the Htoo Group of Companies , which was founded by Tay Za , a controversial Burmese tycoon who was closely linked to the country's former head of ...