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    Lead Story Natural resources News

    Four miners shot dead at jade mine

    Sagaing MP says: “The security guards did not attempt to stop the miners from walking in, but then fired on them as soon as they had done so.”

    Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    210-ton slab of jade unearthed in Hpakant

    “Its weight was calculated at 210 tons upon discovery; however the top broke off during the excavation … that was about 40 tons worth.”

    Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News

    Restructure jade industry in post-sanctions Burma, says Global Witness

    Burma’s billion-dollar jade industry needs a reformed legal framework to release it from the grip of the military elites, drug lords and crony companies, says British transparency watchdog.

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    Senior govt officials sacked after jade investigation

    Two senior government officials have been sacked in connection with unregulated jade mining operations in the country’s north.

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    Mining ministry shrugs off safety concerns

    The Burmese government has vowed greater oversight of mining practices following a slew of on-site disasters in the country’s north.

    Kachin Lead Story News Politics

    Deadly jade rush hastens in Hpakant

    Miners have been tearing into Burma’s northern hills in recent months, in a rush to excavate more jade from the world’s richest deposits of the gemstone before a new government takes office next year.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Death toll climbs in Hpakant mining disaster

    91 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Kachin State and an estimated 100 people are still missing, an official told DVB on Sunday.

    A Coca-Cola truck makes deliveries around Rangoon. (PHOTO: Coca-Cola).

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    Coca-Cola hits back at military link claims

    Coca-Cola has defended its business practices in Burma after a NGO revealed connections with blacklisted company Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited.

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