Myanmar: Military Coup Clouds Control over Jade, Gems in Myanmar

Apr 22, 2021 | Emily Fishbein, Nu Nu Lusan, and Zau Myet Awng, Al Jazeera
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Life in Myanmar’s jade-producing regions was always difficult and precarious but since the military seized power from the civilian government on February 1, it has become even more dangerous. In Kachin State’s Hpakant township, which has the world’s largest and most lucrative jade mines, there are more soldiers and police, access to mining sites has become more difficult and local markets have stopped operating.