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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.
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.
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.
Jade sales fall flat amid fighting in Kachin
The annual gems emporium in Naypyidaw has ended on a low, with jade sales down 63 percent, a decrease blamed on ongoing armed conflict in Kachin State.
