Burma’s Black Markets bigger than foreign aid from Japan

According to Havocscope’s calculations, on the conservative side the illicit market in Burma generates around $470 million dollars a year. The breakdown is as follows:
$350 Million in Illegal Logging.  Timber from the Burma’s famed teak forests are cut down and smuggled and sold in China.
$120 Million in Opium Production.  The Opium industry is a fast [...]