1,183 gem merchants arrive

YANGON, 6 Oct — The 2005 Mid-Year Myanma Gems Emporium continued at Myanma Gems Mart on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, here, today.

A total of 1,183 gem merchants — 525 gem merchants of 87 companies from 10 countries and 658 local gem merchants of 277 local companies — arrived at the Gems Emporium.

This morning, they checked jade, gems and pearl lots. More gem merchants will arrive till 9 October. Today and tomorrow, the merchants may put bidding forms into the tender boxes.

Pearl lots will be sold on 8 October, gem lots on 9 and 10 October and jade lots on 11, 12, 13, and 14 October through tender and competitive bidding systems.