Last week Mine Free Myanmar was informed by the printing press in Yangon, which had already completed the layout on our 2021 report, that it would be impossible for them to complete the printing of it. The companies which prepare Read more…
On Thursday 9 December 2021 at 09:30 Myanmar time and 10:00 Thailand time, a press conference to launch the Myanmar/Burma country report in Landmine Monitor 2021 was held. The event was hybrid with remote participation for Burmese journalist who can Read more…
Map of suspected contamination by antipersonnel landmines The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 11th updated contamination map. The map is based on townships in which credible reports of antipersonnel Read more…
Use of landmines by the Tatmadaw near infrastructure has occurred for decades. In particular around the Lawpita electrical generating dam in Kayah State and around power pylons distributing the electricity from that dam. New allegations of use of antipersonnel landmines Read more…
In a disturbing development the Landmine Monitor is finding evidence of a battery-less antipersonnel mine being manufactured by atleast one ethnic armed organization. Since mid-2020 Landmine Monitor has received detailed photographs of a new type of locally made antipersonnel, fragmentation, Read more…
A photograph of weapons seized by Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Arakan National Council (ANC) on 7 May after they overran Oo Thu Hta Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) military base in Hpapun Township, Kayin State, near the Thai border. The Read more…