Excited miners celebrated finding a rich vein of gold at a mining pit in Myanmar. Footage shows the workers shovelling dirt from the abundant spot of precious metal in Kachin State on January 1.

Myanmar's Vice President Sai Mauk Hkam visited ... 48 government offices and four schools in the town of Thabeikyin. The gold-mining town is near the epicenter and had three dead and 35 injured.

Myanmar's Vice President Sai Mauk Hkam visited ... 48 government offices and four schools in the town of Thabeikyin. The gold-mining town is near the epicenter and had three dead and 35 injured.

Gold sellers agreed that the illegal business is damaging to Myanmar, though warned that if the government tried to tax the commodity, smuggling would likely continue as sellers seek to maximise ...

A lengthy investigation published by Radio Free Asia is putting the spotlight on the disastrous effects of the poorly regulated gold mining industry in Myanmar. From unprecedented environmental ...

In Myanmar, gold is so sacred that it can be found in anything from traditional medicine to face creams, and it’s sometimes even added to drinks or food. In surrounding countries, Myanmar is ...

YANGON: Three people were killed in the collapse of an abandoned gold mine in central Myanmar's Pyinmana township on Friday evening, the country's fire services department reported. The fire ...

YANGON, Myanmar - The Shwedagon Pagoda ... bell-shaped tower at the center of the temple complex is covered with gold. No one knows how much, but estimates vary from 6 to 60 tons.

YANGON — The thriving illegal business in gold across Myanmar’s porous borders is likely to continue unchecked until the government legalises trade of the raw material, traders and industry ...