Myanmar: Jade Mining Permit Extensions Suspended

Jul 27, 2016 | Ye Mon and Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
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The government will not renew mining permits for jade and gems when they expire and will only consider issuing new permits once by-laws to the Myanmar Gemstones Law have been passed, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation said yesterday. The ministry wants to change the rules governing gemstone production, said U Thet Khaing, deputy director of the Licence and Registry Department under state-owned Myanmar Gems Enterprise.