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A fisherman has found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake on the western outskirts of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a mine clearance chief said on Friday. Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)’s director-general Heng Ratana said Read More …
In a move to aid humanitarian mine action in Cambodia, the Irish ambassador to Cambodia Deirdre Ni Fhalluin, along with Niall Tierney, director of Global Programmes at Irish Aid, visited the HALO Cambodia team in Siem Reap province on June Read More …
An explosion occurred at a primary school in southern Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region, killing one child and injuring 23 people, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported on late Tuesday. The explosion occurred at around 12:40 p.m. local time Read More …
Cambodia will examine the possibility of cooperating with Japan to provide more training for Ukrainian deminers. The pledge was made by Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate, in a video conference meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Ruslan Stefanchuk yesterday Read More …
The military command of the central province of Quang Binh coordinated with the PeaceTrees Vietnam project to safely detonated a 334kg bomb left from the war on May 28. The bomb was discovered on May 27 by soldiers of infantry Read More …
The ceremony was co-organized by Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under the support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Attending the launching ceremony were Deputy Defense Minister, Senior Lieutenant Read More …
A Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) expert team has discovered another war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Svay Rieng province, a mine clearance chief said on Tuesday. According to the official, since the start of the year, the EOD Read More …
Eight defence volunteers were injured in two improvised explosive device (IED) explosions in Sukhirin and Cho-airong districts of the southern province of Narathiwat this morning. In the first incident, volunteers were on a routine foot patrol along a village road Read More …
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two commanders of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and recovered a huge amount of local and foreign arms, including grenades and rocket cells during a raid on the hideout in the Ukhiya Hills Read More …
A man died on Sunday after an unexploded ordnance (UXO), identified as a DK75 mortar shell, exploded while he attempted to dismantle it with an axe to sell as scrap metal. The incident occurred in Trang village, Phnom Dei commune Read More …
In the first three months of this year, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) cleared more than 51 square kilometres of mines-contaminated land. According to the centre’s report published recently, CMAC found and destroyed 4,092 mines, including 4,058 anti-personnel mines, Read More …
Two Malaysian women were among four individuals injured in a bomb blast in the city of Narathiwat last night (May 6). The Consul General of Malaysia in Songkhla Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi said both the women from Tumpat, Kelantan suffered Read More …
His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, visited and donated royal gifts to CMAC staff throughout the country. The Royal Ceremony was held at the Technical Institute for Mine Action, located in Kampong Chhnang City, Kampong Read More …
A Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s expert team has found another war-left US-made MK-82 aerial bomb in southeast Kampong Cham province, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC’s director-general Heng Ratana said the MK-82 aerial bomb, weighing around 230kg, had been Read More …
A bridge on the old Yangon-Mandalay highway and a section of railway linking the two cities were both significantly damaged by mine attacks carried out by resistance forces on Wednesday, according to state media reports. The incidents occurred in Bago Read More …
In the first four months of 2024, mine casualties increased by 92% compared to the same period in 2023, when there were 12 victims. According to Long Kosal, officials at the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) noted Read More …
Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Mines Authority, presided over the handing-over ceremony of the charity fund of the Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI), provided by Mr. Robert Hwang, Vice President of the Textile, Apparel, Footwear, Read More …
Many Vietnamese soldiers, with unwavering determination, contributed to the Điện Biên Phủ Battle Victory that “resounded throughout five continents and shattered the world’s colonialism” in 1954. One is veteran Cao Xuân Thọ, who is hailed as one of the Vietnamese Read More …
At least 20 military personnel were killed and several others sustained injuries when a series of explosions occurred at a military base in Chbar Mon City of Kampong Speu province on Saturday. Scores of military buildings and homes near an Read More …
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