As the Myanmar junta seized key townships from rebel groups ahead of elections in December, old photos from a munitions bust ...

Myanmar says it has commissioned new Russian helicopters and Chinese airplanes into its air force as the two nations continue ...

The ruling junta in Myanmar hopes to secure international recognition by holding elections — but its critics slam election ...

One of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic armed opposition factions has agreed to a China-brokered withdrawal from a lucrative ruby mining hub, the group said on Wednesday. Myanmar has been mired in a ...

The military regime has taken back control of all territories it had lost to the resistance in Madaya and Patheingyi townships in northern Mandalay. They include the Phayaung Taung gold mine and ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

BANGKOK--Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to exert pressure on Myanmar’s military leaders by limiting profits from the country’s ...

"The classic drop design features a vivid ruby at the center, encircled by a delicate halo of diamonds, with a single diamond ...

TIRUPPUR: Indian textile businessman R.K. Siva Subramaniam is used to what he calls cycles of tension. But he is at a loss ...