GENEVA (AP) — A rare Burmese ruby in a platinum ring with diamonds sold for $30.3 million at auction, setting a world auction record for any ruby and for any stone by Cartier, according to Sotheby’s.

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 ...

Thanks to the film Blood Diamond, audiences recently had a Hollywood glimpse of how gems called conflict stones can be used to fund oppressive military regimes. However, diamonds are not the only ...

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The rich red hue of Myanmar’s prized rubies is a reminder to many gem dealers of the military government’s bloody crackdown on democracy advocates, and talk of a boycott is increasing. “There is a ...

A rare 10.05-carat ruby will be the lead item at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on November 29. Known as the “Ratnaraj” (“King of Precious Stones” in Sanskrit), the auction house says it ...

Difficult-to-impress gem dealers attending the week-long Baselworld watch and jewelry show that ended on Thursday were lining up to see a $35-million necklace set with 60 carats of rare Burmese rubies ...