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in a bid to find the precious giant royal ruby "Nga Mauk" which is said to be the size of a duck egg that was reportedly stolen by a
British colonel over 130 years ago. That giant ruby alleged to have been stolen from the Burmese royal family by a British officer Edward Bosc Sladen who took it back
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as "unwatchable" and "distasteful" for insult the
Burmese royal family and asked government for the series to be taken off the air. The producer, Chitralada Disayanon, argued that the plot was "unrelated to Burma and is completely fictional, with the costumes and setting not meant to evoke any
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for safekeeping but they were never returned. His descendant believes that recovering the long lost royal treasure would restore pride in his nation. Soe Win has been investigating the royal ruby's disappearance with
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