71.   Some environmentalists wanted an immediate end to the timber sales.

72.   The junta had sent soldiers into Kayah state to check on illegal timber sales to Thai merchants, Khin Nyunt said.

73.   The timber sale she apparently was protesting had been canceled three days before her death, and the protesters expected to leave the area within a week.

74.   The U.S. Forest Service has yet to calculate the amount of timber awaiting sale subject to the injunction, said spokesman Pete Pierce.

75.   Environmentalists and others criticized the secrecy of the deals and have expressed concern that revenue from the timber sales may not find its way into the national budget.