Landslide kills more than 100 jade miners
According to an article in the Associated Press, a landslide buried more than 100 jade minders in the Township of Hpakant, Kachin State, the center of an industry notorious for the death and suffering of its workers. On the morning of July 2nd, heavyIllicit trade valued at over USD 6.4 billion per year
Myanmar’s illicit trade stands at USD 6.4 billion. During the first-ever Illicit Trade Forum held on February 3rd and 4th in Geneva, U Than Myint, the country’s minister of commerce, said that this figure is still “just the tip of the i
Hpakant jade mine landslide casualty
A landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar’s Hpakant, Kachin State, has left at least 14 people dead, according to a Reuters report. The article said that the landslide occurred in the early hours of 28th July in Hpakant. This is an area that is rich in
