The ruby trade puts money in the junta's pocket, since it controls mining concessions, but the scale of the profit is hard to assess. Secrecy shrouds both the gem trade and the country as a whole ...

The raging demand for gemstone supply exceeds its number, thereby rocketing its prices sky-high. Here we have curated a list of top-five gemstones for profitable investment results.

The previous record belonged to a 25.59-carat Burmese ruby, which was sold for a total price of US$30.33 million by Sotheby’s in Geneva, in 2015.

In other words, luxury retailers putting up $100,000 Burmese ruby rings may be reselling a gem sourced from a military-linked mine, and customers would never know. Myanmar accused of genocide ...

The sale is led by the Jubilee Ruby, which is the most important Burmese ruby to appear at auction in the United States in over 25 years; the last time being when a 16.20 carat gem Burmese ruby ...

Mogok, an 800-year-old historic city in northern Myanmar (Burma), is renowned for its world's finest gems, including ruby, sapphire, spinel, peridot, and moonstone. For centuries, the artisans of ...