Narinjara News
Ban On
Private Timber Mills By MI At Sandoway
Sandoway, February 10: Recently, military intelligence (MI)
personnel cancelled the permits of 20 timber mills at Sandoway, in Arakan province.
The mills were under private ownership and their operations were ceased,
reports our correspondent.
The motive behind this ban was due to an initiative taken by MI-18, to take
over all the business in timber milling, in order to procure timber at a cheap
rate, which is urgently required for the construction of large bungalows at
Ngapali tourist centre.
Presently, Chan Myit, a non-commission captain of MI has installed 6 timber
mills at Zi Fru Goon and Lan Tha villages under
Among the owners who lost the permits are U Thin Tun, U Maung Ni, U Foe Thant. These permits were originally given to them by
the military government.
The timber mills run by MIS are selling a ton of timber to local people at Kyat
16,0000 as well as supplying timber for the construction of hotels and
guesthouses for the government tourist industries at Ngapali Beach at kyat
80,000.#
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