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    The jade scramble: Life at the bottom of the mines

    Three years since the jade trade was revealed to be worth 31 billion dollars, questions still abound about what improvements have been made by Aung San Suu Kyi’s government to share these revenues.

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    Restructure jade industry in post-sanctions Burma, says Global Witness

    Burma’s billion-dollar jade industry needs a reformed legal framework to release it from the grip of the military elites, drug lords and crony companies, says British transparency watchdog.

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    Shan coal mine linked to army offensive, abuses: report

    A new report alleges that a recent Burmese army offensive in Shan State was linked to coal-mining operations opposed by local people.

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    Activists urge govt to push for jade transparency

    Burma’s decision to shake up its multi-billion dollar jade business is a ground-breaking opportunity to stop human rights abuses and increase transparency, say activists.

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    Australian company buys majority stake in Sagaing mine

    Brisbane-based Metro Mining is one of the first Western mining companies to invest in Burma since a revised mining law was introduced late last year.

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    Concerns grow over Hpakant's scarred landscape

    Villagers in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township feel threatened as whole mountains are turned into dangerous, unstable waste heaps.

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