Two senior government officials have been sacked in connection with unregulated jade mining operations in the country’s north.
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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.
The Great Jade Robbery
Burma’s military junta continues to rape the land of its most precious commodity, according to a stinging new report by Global Witness.
Six found alive, more missing in Hpakant landslide
A collapse at a jade mine in Kachin State has buried an unknown number of people, though six were found alive.
Two dead, many missing in Hpakant mine landslide
At least two people are dead and many more are still missing after a giant mound of soil collapsed in the Hpakant jade mines in Kachin State on Tuesday evening.
Burmese army captures KIA outpost near Hpakant
Burmese government forces have captured a Kachin rebel outpost in Kar Mine, near the jade mining town of Hpakant.