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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the western Thai town of Kanchanaburi, Kimnigt Sirigpuksa opens a purse and rolls out red stones. With a ...

After appraising a diamond and ruby necklace in Boise, Idaho, for $80,000 to $100,000, jewelry appriaser Peter Shemonsky provides some background and guidance on U.S. regulations surrounding the ...

The gem merchants of Bangkok display their glistening wares proudly - diamonds from Africa, sapphires from Sri Lanka and rubies, of course, from Burma. The red stones are prized for their purity and ...

BANGKOK, Thailand — The rich red hue of Burma's prized rubies is a reminder to many gem dealers of the military government's bloody crackdown on democracy advocates, and talk of a boycott is ...