BANGKOK -- Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Burma as a way to exert pressure on Burma's military leaders by limiting profits from the country's ...

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 ...

At 23.1 carats, the gem is one of the largest Burmese rubies in the world. Chip Clark/National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution We don't need Wagner or Tolkien to tell us how ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Myanmar’s military coup has not only drawn international condemnation from human rights groups and governments ...

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 ...

Last weekend, Rihanna brought the house down at the 2023 Super Bowl with her epic half-time performance that was topped with her pregnancy announcement. The 'Diamonds' hitmaker rocked more than a ...