Five Yay Ma Hsay — or ‘unwashed’ as the jade miners of northern Myanmar are known — arrived early Thursday at the pit to scrape out a living on a scraggy hillside, lured by the prospect of finding a …
More bodies buried in mass grave after Myanmar jade mine landslide
Dozens of jade miners killed in a landslide in northern Myanmar were buried on Saturday, a local official said, after 77 were interred in a mass grave on Friday in one of the worst mining accidents in …
Myanmar Pushes Ahead With Capital-Market Projects Despite Virus
Foreign investment in Myanmar’s fledging capital markets should increase quickly after the pandemic subsides, as the country pushes ahead with new trading platforms for stocks and bonds, according a …
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 162
At least 162 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say. Rescue work has continued all day for people still missing at the site in the Hpakant …
More bodies to be buried in mass grave after Myanmar jade mine landslide
Dozens more jade miners killed in a landslide in northern Myanmar will be buried on Saturday, a local official said, after 77 others were interred in a mass grave on Friday following one of the worst …
More bodies found at Myanmar mine disaster
Rescuers yesterday pulled several bodies from the scene of a landslide which killed over 170 jade miners in northern Myanmar, many of them migrant workers seeking their fortune in treacherous …
Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine Kills More Than 160 People
More than 160 people have been found dead after heavy rains triggered a landslide at a Myanmar jade mine. WSJ’s Feliz Solomon reports on a lucrative industry that has long faced human-rights …
Mass burial for scores killed in Myanmar jade mine disaster
Dozens of jade miners were buried Friday in a mass grave after a landslide in northern Myanmar killed over 170, most of them …
‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade
A survivor was swept away by a wave of mud and water after the wall of a mine collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 200 people.
More bodies found at Myanmar jade mine disaster
Rescuers Friday pulled several bodies from the scene of a landslide which killed over 160 jade miners in northern Myanmar, many of them migrant workers seeking their fortune in treacherous open-cast …