Myanmar’s jade mines may yield great wealth—but they leave a long trail of death. An exclusive report By Hannah Beech/Hpakant | Photographs by adam dean When the earth collapsed, as it does ...

Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred. But hunting for it is one of the ...

More than 160 people have died after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar. A wave of mud triggered by heavy rain engulfed those collecting stones in the Hpakant area of Kachin state.

Myanmar’s military and ethnic armies are waging a war for control over the country’s natural resources – and the enormous profits that come with them. History may seem to be repeating, but ...

It is mined in Central America and Myanmar, the source of the world’s most valuable specimens, including the prized variety known as “imperial jade” because, in China, only the emperor could ...

Myanmar was a key global site for criminal activity well before the 2021 military coup. Today, illicit industry, especially ...

BANGKOK--The military takeover in Myanmar has given the junta full control of the country’s lucrative and conflict-ridden jade mining, providing it with profits and leverage for consolidating ...

PHNOM PENH--Caterpillar Inc., Komatsu Ltd. and Volvo AB--leading providers of machinery to Myanmar’s jade mines--have done little to address warnings about rampant abuses in the multibillion ...

We could not believe it.' Kachin State, located in northern Myanmar, is rich in natural resources, including gold and jade. It has numerous rivers and streams where alluvial gold deposits are ...

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