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 ...