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Informarion Sheet A.0068(I)



                                Informarion Sheet
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     A.0068(I) 								21-7-97

                        New Gemlands of  Myanmar 

	Geographically, Myanmar, is endowed with plains and hilly regions. Just as
crops are in abundance in plains, hilly regions are rich in natural resources
such as forest and precious gems. In the past, only the Mogok area was
designated as Gemland. Today, in the time of the State Law and Order
Restoration Council, there emerge new Gemlands in the hilly regions in
northern and eastern parts of the country. The new Gemlands are called
Pyinlon Nawarat Gemland, Mongshu Gemland, while there are also new gemlands
in Namsarkha and Lonkhin region. In Mongshu Gemland  feasibility surveys were
carried out with effect from 3rd April 1992 and it has now become a reliable
gemland of the country. It is learnt that from (2-12-94 ) to  (11-5-97) a
joint venture enterprise has produced special gem stones weighing 8012.56
carats and standard gem stones weighing 1062833.18 carats. Likewise, another
joint venture enterprise has from (18-1-93) to (31-5-97) has produced 8231.48
carats of special stones and 1737179.8 carats of standard gem stones. Their
gem production are increasing year after year. 

	The world?s biggest ruby and other fabulously precious gems are found in
Myanmar and in fact the world?s biggest flawless  ruby weighs  21045 carats
and the world biggest star sapphire weighs 63,000 carats which are both found
in Myanmar.
 
                            Drug-related cases exposed in June.

	The Myanmar Armed Forces, Police Force and Customs Department exposed 360
cases related to narcotic drugs and took action against (481) persons in June
1997.

	The anti-drug squads seized 163.2998 kilos of opium in 35 cases, 19.13318
kilos of heroin in 130 cases, 26.7841 kilos of marijuana in 37 cases, 0.5816
kilos of low-grade opium and 130.7988 kilos of opium liquid in eight cases,
0.0744 kilo of opium oil in four cases, 200 kilos of amphedrine in two cases,
57.033 litres of phensedyl in five cases, 101 gallons of acetic anhydride,
1.5 gallon of ethyl alcohol, 62 gallons of ether, 4.2163 gallons of acid, 26
gallons of sulphuric acid, 109 gallons of spirits, 21 gallons of lysol,
35,000 amphetamine tablets in three cases and exposed 125 cases for failure
to register and 11 other drug related cases.
 
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