21.   He would not disclose what the requirements were but they are widely believed to relate to the supervision of raw timber exports.

22.   A British environmental group accused the Cambodian government Monday of continuing to allow illegal tree felling and raw timber exports in breach of promises to the international community.

23.   Most Vietnamese timber exports are unprocessed logs and the country is losing a large amount of timber through smuggling.

24.   The Cambodian government has authorised the use of military force to support its ban on timber exports, officials said Tuesday.