Teak, tectona grandis, is a hardwood tree native to much of South and Southeast Asia, including Myanmar. Due to its natural water resistance, teak is sought...

Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, but is naturalised and cultivated in many countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Myanmar's teak forests account...

Asia, primarily Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Thailand, the cultivation of plantation teak is economically viable in other tropical regions such...

Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland...

controlled by the monarch. Burma was vitally involved in the Indian Ocean trade. Logged teak was a prized export that was used in European shipbuilding because...

Gmelina arborea, (in English beechwood, gmelina, goomar teak, Kashmir tree, Malay beechwood, white teak, yamane ), locally known as gamhar, is a fast-growing...

also known as flame of the forest, Bengal kino, dhak, palash, and bastard teak. Revered as sacred by Hindus, it is prized for producing an abundance of...

Tectona: Tectona grandis (common teak) is by far the most important, with a wide distribution in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, China, India, and...

countries and Europe. The marble was brought from Italy, chandeliers and teak from Burma, crockery from Indonesia, crystals from Europe and wall-to-wall mirrors...

producer of teak in Burma and Siam, as well as having interests in cotton, oil exploration and shipping. British motivations for the third Anglo-Burmese War were...

Teak wood is used for making boats, furniture, and other things which require resistance to the elements. Teak is used for outdoor furniture but is not...

2022. For the history of all major religious groups in Burma and modern Myanmar, see Religion in Myanmar. Encyclopædia Britannica World Book Encyclopedia...

Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the northwesternmost country of mainland Southeast Asia located on the Indochinese peninsula. With an area of 261,228...

a minority religion in Myanmar, practised by about 2.1% of the population, according to the 2014 Myanmar official statistics. In the early Bagan era (AD...

forest degradation (REDD) Timber mafia United Nations Forum on Forests Teak in Myanmar Jonathan Watts (24 August 2015). "Dawn timber-laundering raids cast...

contains Burmese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Burma (Myanmar) was...

Deforestation in Myanmar (otherwise known as Burma) led to a reduction in forest cover from 70% of the country in 1948 to 48% by 2014. Myanmar possesses the...

Agriculture in Myanmar (also known as Burma) is the main industry in the country, accounting for 60 percent of the GDP and employing some 65 percent of...

building were sourced from abroad, including floor tiles from Italy, teak from Burma (used to construct the main staircase), window panes, decorated with...

Irrawaddy River (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီမြစ်, pronounced [ʔèjàwədì mjɪʔ], official romanisation: Ayeyarwady) is the largest river in Myanmar. Originating from...

intermediaries to acquire Burmese teak, importing a total of $37 million in teak between February and November 2021. Deforestation in Myanmar "Countries that sanctioned...

forestry. Since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, illegal logging of teak and tamalan trees has surged in Sagaing Region, predominantly in key contested battlegrounds...

pronunciation: [mo̤t məlɜ̤m]), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), 300 kilometres (190 mi) south east of Yangon and 70 kilometres (43 mi)...

especially shipments of teak from Myanmar (Burma), are still stated in hoppus tons. The English surveyor Edward Hoppus introduced the unit in his 1736 manual...

University Press. ISBN 0-300-08475-7. "Myanmar historical research journal". Myanmar Historical Research Journal (in Burmese) (19). တက္ကသိုလ်များသမိုင်းသုတေသနဌာန...

raised in Myanmar (Burma). Burmese Chinese are a well established middle class ethnic group and are well represented in all upper levels of Burmese society...

[mɛ̂ː sɔ̀ːt]; Burmese: မဲဆောက်, [mɛ́ sʰaʊʔ]; Shan: မႄႈသွတ်ႇ, [ɛ sʰaaj]) is a city in western Thailand that shares a border with Myanmar to the west. It...

USD) bribe from teak businessmen from China's Yunnan province, in exchange for allowing illicit teak trade on the China–Myanmar border. In March 2010, he...

U Bein Bridge (Burmese: ဦးပိန် တံတား) is a crossing that spans the Taungthaman Lake near Amarapura in Myanmar. The 1.2-kilometre (0.75 mi) bridge was built...

bijuga, commonly known as Borneo teak, ipil, Johnstone River teak, and kwila, amongst many other names, is a species of tree in the flowering plant family Fabaceae...