Landmine casualties increase by 100 percent
A 100 percent increase in landmine casualties in the first six months of the year.
Tag: unexploded ordnance
CMAA to utilise drones for mine clearance
The aim of utilising drone technology to help clear the Kingdom of UXOs.
India to support CMAA through artificial limb initiative
India to provide equipment to produce artificial limbs for victims of mines.
Mines casualties on the rise this year
Cambodian Mine Action Centre reports 44 people were killed or injured in explosions in the last 3 months – a 100% increase.
Two more UXO victims
Nem Thout, 17, and his wife Phea Phan, 20, were seriously injured after mishandling a piece of unexploded ordnance (UXO) on Friday (March 29) morning in Banteay Meanchey province’s Svay Chek district.
CMAC’s 2018 report
In 2018 45,500 items of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), i.e. landmines and such, were extracted from nearly 90 square kilometres of Cambodian land, and ultimately destroyed. This made the land perilously farmable again.
Prime Minister drives home explosives risk
PM prepares a message reminding the public to avoid landmines.
PM drives home explosives risk
To mark the upcoming National Mine Awareness Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Hun Sen has prepared a message reminding the public to avoid landmines and unexploded ordnance for any reason.
Hundreds of mortar fins fished out of canal
Nearly 200 mortar tail fins were handed over to Battambang city police on Friday after residents of O’Kcheay village found them in a canal.
Britain funds US$4.5m for UXO clearance in Laos
Laos is granted US$4.5 million for its unexploded ordnance clearance operations.
North Korea mulls learning from Cambodians
A North Korean delegation is interested in having CMAC tutor it on how to clear UXOs.
UK pledges $9 million for demining
The UK will provide more than $9 million in aid from this year to 2020 for demining operations to clear unexploded ordnance.
Unexploded ordnance handed to CMAC
Siem Reap police hand over +100 pieces of unexploded ordnance to the CMAC.
United Kingdom to aid demining until 2020
The United Kingdom will provide aid until 2020 for demining operations.
CMAC reminds villagers to not excavate bombs
Mine Action Centre official reminds the public to steer clear of any explosives.
Scores of explosive war remnants unearthed
More than 100 pieces of unexploded ordnance are discovered in Preah Sihanouk.
UN accepts demining on SDG agenda
The UN has recognised landmines and unexploded ordnance clearance as the nineteenth Sustainable Development Goals.
Excavators unearth wartime shells
Police in Chikreng hand more than 20 pieces of unexploded ordnance over for destruction after they were found underground.
Farmer injured in UXO explosion
Police say a farmer was injured on Sunday when a live unexploded ordnance (UXO) exploded as he was clearing wild grass.
Mine casualties continue to decline
Casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance decreased last year in comparison to 2016.
Landmine casualties on the decline
From January to November, 36 incidents were reported, a decrease of 48 percent if compared with the 69 cases reported during the same period in 2016.
CMAA denies US embassy statement on chemical bombs
The Cambodian Mine Action Authority replies to US embassy claims it knew about bombs.
