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Cambodia is nearing the completion of its most extensive minefield survey, which aims to uncover the full extent of explosive contamination along its borders with Thailand, areas heavily affected by decades of conflict. According to Tep Kallyan, the Deputy Secretary-General Read More …
A farmer was killed in Sala Krao district, Pailin province, yesterday when a landmine exploded while he was ploughing a field with his tractor. Heng Ratana, Director General of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre, confirmed that the explosion took place Read More …
Villagers in Pailin were shocked with the discovery of a UXO in forest that they frequent. The report of the dangerous discovery was given to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) Office of Weapons, Explosives and Toxicity Management early in Read More …
A man was injured and rushed to hospital after his tractor detonated an anti-tank mine on May 15 in Sala Krao commune’s Stung Koy village of Pailin province’s Sala Krao district. District police chief Meak Saran identified the driver as Read More …
Following a recent spate of torrential rains and landslides, residents in O’Snguot village, Bor Yakha commune in Pailin city were surprised when they stumbled onto unexploded ordnances sticking out from the ground in a plot of land on Wednesday. Sam Read More …
In a bizarre case, it appears that an unidentified person who attempted to send a ‘homemade bomb’ from Pailin to Battambang via a Cambodian transport company has had his plot foiled by quick thinking staff. Staff at the Pailin branch Read More …
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA), called on government officials at all levels to continue spreading awareness about the dangers of mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) whenever Read More …