Tiffany & Co. never resumed using Burmese gems after U.S. sanctions against Myanmar were lifted in 2016 when the country was in the midst of political and economic reforms following decades of ...

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise, in a bid to deprive the military government of funds. The Treasury described Myanmar Gems Enterprise (MGE ...

YANGON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar will hold its mid-year gems emporium for 2024 in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw this month, Myanmar Gems Emporium Central Committee said on Thursday.

YANGON: Myanmar's 2024 mid-year gems emporium concluded on Wednesday (Nov 27) in the capital city of Naypyidaw, state-run Myanmar Radio and Television reported on Thursday. During the 10-day event ...

YANGON, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar launched its mid-year gems emporium for 2024 in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw on Monday, the state-run daily The Mirror reported on Tuesday. Myanmar's State ...

Azerbaijan--GEMS supported a country-wide community-driven development project and helped establish a digital citizen engagement platform for thousands of project sites. Myanmar--GEMS helped to manage ...

A rare glowing amethyst gem was found in a remote valley in Myanmar. Kyaw Min Hlaing and his friend discovered the purple precious stone in Mogok Valley, Thabeikkyin, on October 31.

In 2003 the US imposed its first round of sanctions barring imports of gems from Myanmar in a bid to starve the military government of funds. Today the Mogok valley is marked with mines ...

gems and metals. In 2018 a UN mission investigating atrocities against the Rohingya people in Myanmar said that doing business with MEH posed "a high risk of contributing" to human rights violations.