
Gold smuggling thrives across Myanmar’s borders
The thriving illegal business in gold across Myanmar’s porous borders is likely to continue unchecked until the government legalises trade of the raw material, traders and industry sources said.
Industry bodies have asked the Commerce Ministry to strike the precious metal from its list of restricted goods, saying this would boost government coffers and help to combat smuggling, the Myanmar Times reported on Wednesday.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/899888/gold-smuggling-thrives-across-myanmar-borders
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