Cambodia: Japan set to fund $41M of mine clearance and water supply systems

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and Japanese ambassador Masahiro Mikami are set to sign an exchange of letters and related documents on Japanese aid for two projects with a total budget of $41 million on March Read More …

UKRAINE: URGENT SAFETY WARNING – ТЕРМІНОВЕ ПОПЕРЕДЖЕННЯ ПРО НЕБЕЗПЕКУ – СРОЧНОЕ ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ ОБ ОПАСНОСТИ

DANGER! ТЕРМІНОВЕ ПОПЕРЕДЖЕННЯ ПРО НЕБЕЗПЕКУ | ВАЖНО! ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ! ОПАСНОСТЬ! НЕ ПРИБЛИЖАЙТЕСЬ! НЕ ТОРКАЙТЕСЯ! НЕ НАБЛИЖАЙТЕСЯ, ЩОБ ЗРОБИТИ ФОТОГРАФІЇ. Не чіпайте їх та не піднімайте. | Не касайтесь и не поднимайте их. ——- СРОЧНОЕ ПРЕДУПРЕЖДЕНИЕ ОБ ОПАСНОСТИ ОПАСНОСТЬ! НЕ ПРИБЛИЖАЙТЕСЬ | Read More …

Ukrainian forces attempt to remove unexploded missile in Kharkiv street

Ukrainian forces worked to remove an unexploded missile on Friday from a residential area in the country’s northeast following a Russian attack. The images, from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent Maryan Kushnir, show an unexploded piece of ordinance in Read More …

Cambodia: Residents find explosive remnants of war in a plot of land in Pailin province

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 …

Russia Condemned for Alleged Use of Cluster Bombs in Ukraine

Allegations on Friday that Russian forces have used cluster munitions in its ongoing assault on Ukraine elicited sharp condemnation Friday from critics of the indiscriminate weapons. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC) expressed alarm in Read More …

Cambodia: Government set to achieve mine-free status in three years.

Under a National Mine Action Strategy 2018-2025, the government is all set to achieve a mine-free Cambodia to the fullest extent possible in another three years. CMAC director-general Heng Ratana said the Kingdom has another 794 square kilometres of landmines Read More …

Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority launches information dissemination campaign in Preah Vihear

The Mine authority erected billboards to raise awareness of the dangers of mine and UXOs, which is part of the information campaign and part of efforts to keep injury and deaths caused by the war relics down. The installation took Read More …

India: Over 200 artillery shells found near Ambala

Over 200 artillery shells were found stuffed in several unattended sacks in Manglore’s forest area in Ambala on Friday. Superintendent of police Jashandeep Singh Randhawa informed that they got information of some suspicious bomb-like objects in the Manglore forest area Read More …

Cambodia: Deminers remove 50-year-old bomb in K Chhnang

CMAC deminers today removed an unexploded bomb, dropped by American warplanes during the civil war era, weighing more than 200 kilogrammes and which was buried underground for nearly 50 years in Kampong Chhnang province’s Kampong Tralach district. District police Deputy Read More …

759th Ordnance Company (EOD) technicians clear more than 700 rounds from Air Force range

FORT IRWIN, California – A team of U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians cleared 723 rounds from a U.S. Air Force training range in California’s Mojave Desert. Three EOD Soldiers from the Fort Irwin, California-based 759th Ordnance Company (EOD) disposed Read More …

Slovakia will send mine clearance systems and healthcare material to Ukraine

Slovakia will offer Ukraine two mine clearance systems and healthcare material worth €1.7 million. The government decided on the aforementioned at its February 16 session, answering the Ukrainian call for help. In foreseeable time, Slovakia will take all necessary steps Read More …

Cambodia: CMAC to train 34 new dogs to assist in demining efforts

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) welcomed the birth of 34 new puppies, who are the new generation of canines that will be used to assist the CMAC in its mission to make Cambodia mine-free. CMAC’s Director Heng Ratana announced Read More …

Cambodia: Kep to become first Mine-free province this year

Kep will become the first Cambodian province without mine by this year, according to the provincial administration. A meeting on the preparation of an official ceremony to declare the province’s mine-free status was organised this week. Prum Sopheakmongkul, Secretary General Read More …