Jade traders at losing end of political crisis

Stuck in the middle: Women working in a jade workshop in Sagaing region. Jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the lucrative industry loses its shine months on from the coup. — AFP

jade traders are running from junta troops and dodging rebel attacks to sell dwindling volumes of the green gemstone, as the billion-dollar industry loses its shine months on from the coup.

The South-East Asian country has been mired in chaos since the February putsch, with the military trying to crush widespread democracy protests and the economy in crisis.