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KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Myanmar’s military coup and a potential ramp up in trade boycotts by foreign governments and business could fuel the risk of deforestation in the Asian nation, which is likely to turn to investors lacking environmental standards, green groups warned.
Myanmar’s army toppled the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi this month, ending a decade-long democratic transition during which international companies entered the market after earlier sanctions were lifted.
But since the coup, the United States, Britain and Canada have re-imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s ruling generals. The European Union is expected to discuss following suit on Monday.
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