YANGON - A large metal cylinder thought to be from a Chinese satellite or aircraft fell from the sky and slammed into a jade mining area in northern Myanmar, state media reported on Friday. Another smaller piece of metal bearing Chinese writing tore through the roof of a house in a nearby village at the same time, the paper said. The bizarre events came the same day Chinese state media reported Beijing had recently launched a satellite into space. "It could not be confirmed whether the launch of the satellite and the metal objects found in Kachin state were related," the Global New Light said. Hpakant is the centre of Myanmar's murky multi-billion dollar jade industry, which feeds a voracious demand for the stone in neighbouring China.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2016 02:49 UTC