Jade Scavengers Keep Working in Myanmar’s Hpakant, Despite Deadly Hazards

Numerous migrant jade prospectors continue to search slag stacks for pieces of the valuable gems amidst unsafe conditions throughout the monsoon season in Myanmar’s Hpakant mining location, despite a deadly mudslide that eliminated approximately 200 scavengers in early July. Heavy rains set off the collapse of big stacks of muddy waste referred to as tailings […]

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Myanmar Leader Triggers Debate With ‘Illegal’ Reference to Dead Jade Scavengers

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi raised eyebrows when she referred to current victims of a jade mine landslide that eliminated a minimum of 172 people recently as “illegal” in an online chat in which she regreted the absence of appropriate tasks in the nation. Heavy rains triggered stacks of loose dirt and debris to […]

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