1.0Myanmar News Gazettehttps://myanmarnewsgazette.comadminhttps://myanmarnewsgazette.com/author/admin/US timber companies potentially flouting Myanmar sanctions - Myanmar News Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tab0aerPGT"><a href="https://myanmarnewsgazette.com/us-timber-companies-potentially-flouting-myanmar-sanctions/">US timber companies potentially flouting Myanmar sanctions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://myanmarnewsgazette.com/us-timber-companies-potentially-flouting-myanmar-sanctions/embed/#?secret=tab0aerPGT" width="600" height="338" title="“US timber companies potentially flouting Myanmar sanctions” — Myanmar News Gazette" data-secret="tab0aerPGT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Burmese teak, a tropical hardwood favored by luxury yacht builders, is continuing to find its way to U.S. timber yards despite sanctions that civil society groups say should make its import illegal.In April last year, U.S. officials sanctioned Myanma T...