Enormous ruby discovered in conflict

A rare ruby of enormous size has been found by miners in Mynamar. But human rights organisations have long warned about gems in the conflict-torn country funding the ruling junta, which has been accused of genocide in the International Court of Justice. The ruby, measuring 11,000 carats (2.2 kilograms), was unearthed near the town of Mogok, in the upper Mandalay region, the heartland of the lucrative gem-mining industry that has recently experienced intense fighting in the country’s wide-ranging civil war. Gemstones major source of revenue According to a report from the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, the newly found…