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    Dyanmite explosions injure miners in Hpakant
    October 2, 2018in Lead Story, News2804by DVB
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    Dyanmite explosions injure miners in Hpakant

    Locals from Kachin State say they are worried about their safety after a villager was injured by dynamite blasts in the Hpakant jade mines.

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    The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines
    September 26, 2018in Lead Story, News8589by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines

    Three years since the jade trade was revealed to be worth 31 billion dollars, questions still abound about what improvements have been made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to…

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    May 21, 2018in Lead Story, Natural resources, News749by PAING SOE / DVB
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    Jade mine landslide kills 1, injures others

    A villager in Hpakant told DVB the death toll has risen to two as one of the patients at the hospital died.

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    Govt adviser calls for ban on overland Chinese visitors
    March 26, 2018in Business, Lead Story, News12946by YE MON
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    Govt adviser calls for ban on overland Chinese visitors

    We need to control those coming to Myanmar, and make sure they follow the rules.”

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    Jade miner, 18, shot dead in Hpakant
    October 11, 2017in Lead Story, Natural resources, News418by DVB
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    Jade miner, 18, shot dead in Hpakant

    The fatal incident occurred after a crowd of freelance miners gathered at the site entrance to protest the temporary closure of the mine by its contractors.

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    Four miners shot dead at jade mine
    May 17, 2017in Lead Story, Natural resources, News781by DVB
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    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.”

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