盛況空前新都尼必都珠寶翡翠公盤開幕
Gems Emporium Opens in Naypyidaw
By WAI MOE Thursday, March 10, 2011
By WAI MOE Thursday, March 10, 2011
緬甸軍政府第48屆珠寶翡翠公盤拍賣會星期四在新都尼必都隆重開幕
緬甸國家1－6號最高領導人全體到場主持開幕式
上周躍升四星上將的第7號三軍總參謀長敏昂萊上將華麗亮相
丹瑞愛將首都軍區司令孟孟誒準將也到場
軍政府名走狗－緬甸珠寶產業聯合會名譽主席昂顧溫、主席迪紮陪同
去年上一屆第47屆翡翠公盤拍賣軍政府狂掃17億美元
主要買家來自中國
第48屆翡翠公盤拍賣會邀請20國家5000人，實際到會來自10國家約4000人
10－22日舉行，27日為緬甸建軍節
主要買家來自中國
第48屆翡翠公盤拍賣會邀請20國家5000人，實際到會來自10國家約4000人
10－22日舉行，27日為緬甸建軍節
第48屆翡翠珠寶公盤拍賣會拍賣翡翠16,939 件，寶石206件，珍珠255件
得益於中國經濟飛躍發展，儘管西方制裁，
2005年公盤拍賣會收入1.98億美元
2010年19億美元
得益於中國經濟飛躍發展，儘管西方制裁，
2005年公盤拍賣會收入1.98億美元
2010年19億美元
緬甸翡翠珠寶公盤拍賣會以歐元為結算貨幣
緬甸國防部經濟控股集團，迪紮的－圖集團，卓卓的－緬甸之最集團，乃溫通紅寶石龍珠寶集團都涉及翡翠和其他寶石採礦產業
最近，緬甸之最集團在克欽邦帕敢礦區挖掘獲得115噸的巨無霸翡翠一件
儘管緬甸去年在翡翠出口獲利17億，普通人民獲益甚微，當地克欽民眾一無所獲
緬甸在國際反對貪污組織'透明國際'排列178國家中名列貪污腐敗第二
緬甸在國際反對貪污組織'透明國際'排列178國家中名列貪污腐敗第二
現場圖片
The Burmese military regime launched the 48th Gems Emporium in its administration capital Naypyidaw on Thursday, selling and exporting precious stones to international customers, mostly from China, despite Western sanctions.
The gems emporium follows the success of last year's fair when the junta netted an estimated US $1.7 billion in jade sales.
On Tuesday, ahead of the opening ceremony, junta chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe arrived at the venue along with five top generals: Maung Aye, Shwe Mann, Thein Sein, Tin Aung Myint Oo and Tin Aye, some of whom appeared in military uniform while others wore civilian dress. Their pictures appeared in a state-run-newspaper, The New Light of Myanmar, which highlighted the significant of the Gems Emporium.
Also attending were Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the current Joint-Chief of Staff (Army, Navy, Air Force) who was promoted to a four-star general last week, and another of Than Shwe's favorite generals, Brig-Gen Maung Maung Aye, the commander of the Naypyidaw regional military command.
Two top military cronies, Aung Ko Win who is a patron of the Myanmar Gems Entrepreneurs Association, and Tay Za who chairs the association, were also at the venue during the generals' visit.
According to state media, the emporium is scheduled to be held on March 10-22 ahead of the 66th anniversary of Armed Forces Day on March 27. The organizers said they expected 4,000 gems merchants from 10 countries to visit the emporium while over 5,000 merchants from 20 countries were invited.
"Altogether 16,939 jade lots, 206 gems lots and 255 pearl lots will be on sale at the 48th Myanma Gems Emporium," The New Light of Myanmar reported.
Thanks to China's giant economy, the Burmese regime has enjoyed increased earnings from exporting gems, even though Western countries' sanctions target Burmese gems.
Burma earned $1.7 billion from selling jade to neighboring countries in 2010, an increase from $198 million in 2005, officials said.
According to data and photographic evidence gleaned from gems emporiums in Naypyidaw over the past two years, the regime sells gems in Euros, not US dollars. One jade lot sold to a Chinese businessman at the emporium in late 2010 was valued at more than Euro 5 million.
Military-run Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd and companies run by cronies, such as Tay Za's Htoo Group of Companies, Zaw Zaw's Max Myanmar Group of Companies, and Ne Win Tun's Ruby Dragon Jade & Gems Co Ltd, are involved in jade and other gem mining in Burma.
In recent years, Max Myanmar unearthed an enormous slab of jade weighing 115,000 kg from one of its sites in Hpakant Township, Kachin State.
Although Burma earned $1.7 billion from jade exports last year, few if any benefits are passed on to ordinary citizens, including local Kachin people who say they see nothing from the mining profits. Burma ranked second from bottom of Transparency International's 2010 corruption index out of 178 countries .
New Light of Myanmar
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