Burrowing deep underground, thousands of informal miners risk their lives to find gleaming red gems as a law change spurs opportunity in Myanmar's "land of rubies". The Mogok rubies are the most ...

For centuries emperors, kings and warlords have vied for control over the valley of Mogok, north of Mandalay, once known as the "land of rubies" for its extraordinary treasure trove of jewels. Its ...

Myanmar is also called Burma. But a successful boycott of what activists call "blood rubies" will prove difficult. More than 1,500 people from more than 20 countries registered for a gems auction that ...

A Myanmar junta air strike on a rebel-occupied ruby mining hub killed 13 people on Saturday, according to a resident and a spokesperson for an armed opposition group.

The crown jewel was a 10.33 Burmese ruby and diamond ring from Sotheby’s, which hammered for $5.5 million. Burmese rubies come from the Mogok Valley in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and are prized for ...

One of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed opposition factions has agreed to a China-brokered withdrawal from a lucrative ruby mining hub, the group said on Oct 29. Myanmar has been mired in a civil ...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- The rich red hue of Myanmar's prized rubies is a reminder to many gem dealers of the military government's bloody crackdown on democracy advocates, and talk of a boycott is ...

One of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed opposition factions has agreed to a China-brokered withdrawal from a lucrative ruby mining hub, the group said on Wednesday.