When the earth collapsed, as it does nearly every day in the jade hills of Myanmar, Ye Min Naing was poised on a steep slope of rubble and scree. It was a rainy night six months ago, at the tail end ...
For centuries Asian rulers and the wider society has had a devoted attachment to the luxurious green stone that is jade. Jadeite, a kind of pyroxene with a degree of hardness, found mainly in Burma ...
Burma jade trade: Former junta members making huge profits while locals suffer environmental effects
A damning new report into the jade trade warns the precious stones are bringing misery and death to the people of Burma where it is mined. The multibillion-dollar industry is dominated by firms ...
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