Miners pan for rubies and other gemstones in a mine in Mandalay Region’s Mogok Township on May 16, 2019. (AFP)

Conflict, uncertainty hang over Mogok’s gemstone industry

Following a chaotic boom period, conflict has left Myanmar’s ruby mines in limbo, due to displacement, road closures and the disappearance of Chinese buyers.

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