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Myanmar illegal jade
![Coup Brings ‘Bad New Days’ to Myanmar’s Mining Communities Coup Brings ‘Bad New Days’ to Myanmar’s Mining Communities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-30-3.jpg)
Coup Brings ‘Bad New Days’ to Myanmar’s Mining Communities
By Daniel Combs
Myanmar’s military and ethnic armies are waging a war for control over the country’s natural resources – and the enormous profits that come with them.
![Smuggling Away Myanmar’s Chance for Peace Smuggling Away Myanmar’s Chance for Peace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx1yvf2.jpg)
Smuggling Away Myanmar’s Chance for Peace
By Tom Fawthrop
Jade smuggling is fueling ethnic conflict in resource-rich Kachin state.
![Is Modern History's Biggest Natural Resource Heist in Myanmar? Is Modern History's Biggest Natural Resource Heist in Myanmar?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-06_20-45-11.jpg)
Is Modern History's Biggest Natural Resource Heist in Myanmar?
By Luke Hunt
An important report by an environmental watchdog sheds new light on the country's massive illegal gem industry.
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