According to the government owned Global New Light of Myanmar, the Myanmar Army and Ethnic Armed Groups in Kayin (Karen) State have agreed to set up a pilot programme for clearance of antipersonnel mines. It was discussed that this should occur in areas designated for resettlement by people displaced during previous years of […]
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) has reported that the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) has been using antipersonnel landmines each year in armed conflict within the country, since the organization began producing its annual Landmine Monitor report in 1999. This is however the first known instance of the Myanmar military publicly acknowledging that use. Previously, […]
In the Amyotha Hluttaw on Monday 26 August, the Deputy Defence Minister Maj-Gen Myint Nwe responded to a parliamentary question posed by MP U Pe Chit, who inquired about the possibility of the government signing the Mine Ban Treaty and launching mine clearance.
According to the Myanmar News Agency the Deputy Defence Minister said, […]
Prior to today, there has never been an official figure provided by a government of Myanmar regarding how many people are injured or killed by landmines during a year.
The figure provided by the Ministry of Health today is for deaths due to encounters with landmines, and covers the period from January 2015 to June […]
Since 2012, when Myanmar authorities launched peace talks with ethnic armed groups over 600 people have been killed or injured by antipersonnel mines within the country.
Since the October 2015 agreement between some armed groups, the government and the military which, states, in part “both parties agree to cooperate on the process of clearing all […]
Myanmar authorities are blaming unlicensed guides for the mine injuries to two foreign tourists but have yet to implement a programme to clear the mines.
Since 2012, when Myanmar authorities launched peace talks with ethnic armed groups over 600 people have been killed or injured by antipersonnel mines within the country. However the authorities still […]
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