Rare gemstones and crystals are highly prized not only for their stunning beauty but also for their elusive qualities. While popular gems like amethysts, topaz, and diamonds capture the hearts of many ...

After the mineral sample was retrieved from the Chaung-gyi valley, it was cut into a 1.61-carat gemstone for study (you can see a photo of it here ). Investigations revealed that it likely formed deep ...

Nephrite is the second, and it’s more common and more widely used, probably because it’s the toughest. In fact, when it comes ...

Myanmar – Scattered across the lush, rolling hills of southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region, rebel fighters stationed at checkpoints inspect cars and trucks traveling towards a nearby town ...

But a new report out Wednesday shows that internet freedoms in China’s neighbor Myanmar are now just as lacking. The report from Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO, found that global ...

Myanmar was once an insider tip for travelers and a symbol of the global triumph of democracy. Now it is engulfed in yet another civil war. The story of the rise and fall of a nation. A decade ago ...

Global internet freedom has declined for the 14th year in a row, with Myanmar and China tied for the world’s worst record, a new study says. Freedom House, a pro-democracy research group based ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo released by Myanmar Military True News Information Team, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the ...

Myanmar’s worsening violence took center stage at this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Vientiane, Laos, as regional leaders grappled with the inability to implement ...

SYDNEY – Global efforts to stop Myanmar’s civil war are “clearly not working”, a UN expert warned on Oct 10 as he urged leaders to starve the ruling junta of “money, weapons and ...