Thailand
Lao Prime Minister Doesn’t Want Business as Usual for the Timber Industry
Lao Prime Minister Doesn’t Want Business as Usual for the Timber Industry
TUESDAY, 21 JUNE 2016 – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told local authorities in the southern province of Attapeu that the government is changing the way it handles the logging business.
Since Thongloun took over as prime minister in April, he has made cracking down on the illegal trade a priority for the Lao government as authorities attempt to reign in the exploitation of a natural resource.
During the June 16 meeting open to reporters, Thongloun outlined for local authorities some of the changes aimed at putting a crimp in the lumber-smuggling business.