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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.

Activists urge govt to push for jade transparency

Burma's decision to shake up its multi-billion dollar jade business is a ground-breaking opportunity to stop human rights abuses and increase transparency, say activists.

Hopes fade for 100 missing at jade mine

Hopes fade on Monday that any of 100 people still missing would be found alive two days after a landslide hit near a jade mine in Kachin State.

Landslide kills 6, injures 4 in Kachin jade mine

A landslide in a jade mine in Burma’s northern Kachin State left six dead and four injured earlier this week.

Kachin Mining Minister says jade boulder “just an ordinary rock”

Kachin State authorities claim giant jade slab to be an "ordinary rock", meanwhile whereabouts of its discoverer remain unknown following his arrest.

Following Kachin retreat, looters ‘run amok’ in jade-rich area

Looting and robbery has broken out in territory previously controlled by Kachin rebels in Burma’s jade heartland, according to local sources

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