Three days after she had sex with a Russian male in the last week of October, a Shan prostitute died under bizarre circumstances, in Phakant jade mining area in Kachin State, northern Burma, said local sources.

The Shan woman was called for a night at a Russian mineral exploration camp in Tarmakhan, northwest of Phakant city by a Russian male, according to Tarmakhan jade miners. She was paid 80,000 Kyat (est. US $66).

The next day, the Shan prostitute was admitted to Phakant Hospital where she died, said sources close to the prostitute.

The doctors, who examined the body of the Shan prostitute, said she died from severe injuries to her vagina, cervix and uterus.

No action has been taken against the Russian male by the Phakant military authorities of Burma's ruling junta, local sources added.

According to the junta-run New Light of Myanmar, the regime and the Russian Victorious Glory International Private Ltd signed an agreement for exploring gold and associated minerals along the Uru River (Uru Hka) between Phakant in Kachin State and Homalin in Sagaing Division on February 15 this year.

Two years before this agreement was reached, a team of Russian geologists had set up camp in Tarmakhan and the areas have been restricted to civilians except Russians, said residents of Tarmakhan.

Phakant residents believe that Russians are arriving in Phakant for exploring Uranium in Tarmakhan and Hongpa areas rather than mining gold and jade.

A jade businessman in Phakant told KNG that he has been seeing an increasing number of Russians, Chinese and Thais in Phakant jade mining areas.