The days are getting longer, and the flowers are starting to bloom—the signs of spring are here, and warmer days are just around the corner. That means it’s time to start packing up your dark winter ...

Yesterday I was proud to introduce timely, bipartisan legislation to increase the pressure on the military junta currently ruling Burma. The Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act (H ...

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 ...

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, hereby order: Section 1. (a) The importation into the United States of any jadeite or rubies mined or extracted from Burma and any articles ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - 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 ...

The Estrela de FURA was mined in July 2022. Courtesy of Sotheby's. Sotheby's will offer the “Estrela de FURA,” the world’s largest ruby, at an upcoming auction this summer, said the auction house in a ...