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Hsai Numkong — It is interesting to consider whether the autonomy claim of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA), also known as the Mong La group, has anything to do with the Shan unity. Long before the 2010 transition to democracy in Myanmar, the Mong La group demanded autonomy from the central government. It seems, however, that the demand for autonomy brought out by

A deadline for the Shan State Progress Party to remove three bases in Mong Hsu has expired and regime reinforcements are arriving.

Tensions are mounting in Mong Hsu after the Shan State Progress Party has ignored regime demands to close three bases. 

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2021/04/09 17:42 FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018, file photo, a merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In its latest targete... FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2018, file photo, a merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In its latest targeted sanctions against Myanmars military, the U.S. has focused on an army controlled gems business rife with corruption and abuses that is part of one o...

Apr 9, 2021 In this 2018, file photo, a merchant examines a jade stone displayed at the Gems Emporium in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. In its latest targeted sanctions against Myanmars military, the U.S. has focused on an army controlled gems business rife with corruption and abuses that is part of one of the juntas most important sources of revenue. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo, File) BANGKOK (AP) — The latest U.S. sanctions on Myanmar target an army-controlled gems business rife with corruption and abuses...

Diamonds vs coloured gemstones Rough&Polished correspondent Sergey Goryainov sat down for a talk with Professor Andrey Ametistov, a Russian gemologist to discuss similarities and differences between the diamond market and coloured gemstones market. Over the past five years, the technologies for the synthesis of gem-quality diamonds have been developed by leaps and bound and there has been a corresponding industrial and commercial boom, as a result, the supply of high-quality large-sized synth...