Myanmar unearthed massive 4.2-pound ruby considered more valuable than the country’s largest-ever gemstone

Myanmar ruby discovery: Myanmar has found a massive 11,000-carat ruby in the Mogok region. This gem is considered ...

Myanmar gems industry targeted in push for sanctions

BANGKOK--Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Myanmar as a way to exert pressure ...
Forbes

Rare 10-Carat Burmese Pigeon's Blood Ruby Could Fetch $12.5 Million

A rare 10.05-carat ruby will be the lead item at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on November 29. Known as the “Ratnaraj” (“King of Precious Stones” in Sanskrit), the auction house says it ...
WBEZ

Consequences of Burma’s ‘blood rubies’ shown in Field Museum exhibit

Burmese rubies generate about $500 million annually. They account for over 90 percent of the global ruby trade. The U.S. bans the rubies because profits benefit Burma’s military junta. But as the ...
Forbes

Burmese 'Pigeon's Blood' Ruby Necklace Leads Christie's Hong Kong Auction

It’s a rare jewelry auction these days where diamonds are not the most prestigious items for sale. This auction will break the trend as leading the sale is a Burmese no heat “pigeon’s blood” ruby and ...
The New York Times

Burmese Rubies: Costly and Controversial

The gems are second only to colored diamonds in value, but their troubled provenance has made them an anathema to many. By Nazanin Lankarani Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been a producer ...