Irrawaddy, A Porter’s Tale, 16 March 2011 Excerpt of the story of Aye Maung from the book “Nowhere to be Home: Narratives from Survivors of Burma’s Military Regime.” Aye Maung was a prisoner who was forced to porter in a Tat Ma Daw column and witnessed other porters become mine Read more…
Mizzima News, Land mine use in Burma Thursday, 10 March 2011 Q&A with Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines regarding the movement’s engagement with Myanmar/Burma and the status of the landmine crisis there. URL: http://www.mizzima.com/edop/interview/4993-land-mine-use-in-burma.html
FBR REPORT: Burma Army Kills Two Men and Submits Hundreds to Forced Labor as it Increases Activity in Toungoo District Toungoo District, Karen State, Burma, The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) have stated that the Burma Army ordered villagers to drive their own trucks on the road to check for landmines. Read more…
DVB: Heavy fire, landmines rock eastern Burma, Naw Noreen, 2 March 2011 Article states that casualties in Eastern Pegu have taken place during armed conflict between the Tat Ma Daw and the Karen National Liberation Army. Residents in the area stated to DVB that no warning of mines in the Read more…
DVB:Girl, 7, hit by landmine, Naw Noreen, 22 February 2011 A seven-year-old girl and her family were forced to flee after fighting broke out close to their home in Wawlay district of Karen State. The family spent weeks sleeping on the banks of the Moei River, which separates Thailand and Read more…
Narinjara: 4 People Killed in 10 Days by Landmines in Burma, 17 February 2011 Article quotes state sources that 4 people were injured in early February, atleast one of the incidents appears to be an anti-vehicle mine or IED. Also claims 24 other people were injured or killed in other Read more…