Ceasefire but no demining in Myanmar’s Kayah State, UN IRIN, 25 July 2014 Article focuses on the lack of mine clearance resulting from ceasefire talks to date. The article quotes representatives of Union of Karenni State Youth, the Shalom Foundation and Maggin Development Consultancy Group stated that existing mine contamination Read more…
A villager from U Mu Ta village, Hlaingbwe Township in Kayin State, located about 2 km from the border with Thailand, found an object near his farm which he retrieved. Reportedly he hit it with a machete, at which time in exploded causing the death of a six year old Read more…
Landmines in Myanmar: Politically explosive The failure to clear landmines casts doubt on Myanmar’s peace processes, Jemima Kelly, 13 July 2013 Economist (Asia) print edition article Article asserts that progress on mine clearance and accession to the Mine Ban Treaty are not moving forward swiftly enough. Notes that the issue Read more…
Karen women loses leg in landmine incident, Karen News, 11 July 2013 For the last 5 years, Landmine Monitor has found that the activity which is most likely to cause a mine injury for civilians in mine affected areas is going to the forest. Villagers must enter the forest to Read more…
De-mining process in Karen, Karenni areas on hold, Hintarni, 10 July 2013, Mizzima Article quotes Karen National Union Secretary, Pado Mahn Mahn, as saying that though the KNU is willing to participate in mine clearance work, they can only undertake marking and fencing for now. He is reported to have Read more…
The Landmine Monitor report, the annual report of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997 Nobel Peace Co-Laureate) was released in Bangkok yesterday. Included was the annual updated report on Myanmar/Burma. Globally, Myanmar/Burma is one of four states whose formal armed forces use antipersonnel mines (the others are Israel, Syria Read more…