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It was renamed the Myanma Gems Enterprise in 1989, after the 8888 Uprising. [ 5 ] Following the 2015 Myanmar general election , which was won by National League for Democracy , the military-owned Myanma Economic Holdings Limited quickly secured 58% of MGE's jade and gemstone mining licence, becoming the country's largest licence holder.
Myanmar is a country rich in jade and gems, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. In 2013, its GDP (nominal) stood at US$56.7 billion and its GDP ( PPP ) at US$221.5 billion. [ 1 ] The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the world, as a large proportion of the economy is controlled by supporters of the former military government.
Myanmar Gems Museum, in Yangon, Myanmar, is a museum dedicated to precious Burmese gem stones. The museum is located on the third floor of a four-story building, located near Kaba Aye Pagoda . [ 1 ]
This is a list of museums in Yangon, Myanmar. Bogyoke Aung San Museum; Myanmar Gems Museum; Myanmar Motion Picture Museum; National Museum of Myanmar; Planetarium (Burma) Yangon Drugs Elimination Museum; Shwedagon Pagoda Museum
The jade trade in Myanmar consists of the mining, distribution, and manufacture of jadeite—a variety of jade—in the nation of Myanmar (Burma). The jadeite deposits found in Myanmar's northern regions are the source of the highest quality jadeite in the world, noted by sources in China going as far back as the 10th century.
Thein Win Zaw was born on February 2, 1963, in Twante Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar. [4] He completed his high school studies in 1978–79, and later pursued higher education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry in 1984.
Myanmar, [d] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar [e] and also rendered as Burma (the official English form until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. [ 18 ]
The Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is a stupa and a focal point of Buddhism in Myanmar. At 99.4 metres (326 ft) high, [22] the stupa is covered with gold leaf and plate. [27] It is surrounded by smaller shrines, and is topped with a gem-encrusted seinbu (diamond bud) [27] and a seven-tiered hti [28] representing Burmese spirituality. Every four or ...