Phillips, meanwhile, will host its jewelry sale tomorrow. The crown jewel was a 10.33 Burmese ruby and diamond ring from Sotheby's, which hammered for $5.5 million. Burmese rubies come from the ...
Locals believe Mandalay’s Mogoke, a frequent target of air raids, was hit again because the TNLA has seized ruby mines there and allowed small-scale operations to resume.