BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing, according to a resident, rescuers and independent media ...

Than Zaw Oo makes his way on to Hintha Kyun island where he used to farm rice before it collapsed into the river in Mawlamyine YANGON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - From a boat on the Salween River in ...

Mass corruption and environmental wastage in Myanmar's multi-billion dollar jade industry are likely to worsen under the Burmese military junta, said a new report by human rights organization Global ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A landslide at a remote jade ...

YANGON, Myanmar – A court in Myanmar on Thursday formally closed a defamation lawsuit that a government agency filed against a magazine after the two sides reached a settlement. The Dagon Township ...

As the demand for rare earth elements increases world-wide, so too do the mining activities associated with rare earth element extraction. Rare earth elements are listed as 15 elements on the periodic ...

Following five decades of rule by socialist and military governments, under which the country became one of the least developed countries in the world, a new chapter of Myanmar’s engagement with the ...

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed a worker, in the fourth accident of its type in less than two months in the lucrative but dangerous industry. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BANGKOK (AP) — A landslide at a remote jade ...

BANGKOK – A landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin state killed one person and left at least 70 missing Wednesday and a search and rescue operation was underway, rescue officials ...