Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
IDP injured by landmine in Hpakant
According to an international watchdog, Burma is the third-worst country in the world for landmine casualties.
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Karen State govt hosts landmine workshop
A workshop on the dangers of landmines is being held in the Karen State capital Hpa-an for the first time under arrangement by the regional government.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story News
KIA, Burmese army clash near Hpakant
A KIA spokesman says the Kachin militia engaged Burmese troops along the road between Kamaing and Hpakant on Monday morning after government forces had advanced on a position where the KIA’s 6th Battalion had dug in.
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Car blasted by controlled landmine in Kachin
Witnesses at the scene said that a red wire trailing from a ditch at the side of the road.
Landmine kills 1, injures 7 in Shan State
A landmine blast in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme District killed one person and injured seven others, local sources said on Thursday.
Shan monks injured by landmine
A Buddhist monk and a young novice were injured in a mine explosion in Mongnawng, Shan State, on Monday evening.
Conflict Kokang Lead Story News
Kokang boy, 10, dies from landmine blast
A 10-year-old child has reportedly died after stepping on a landmine in Laogai where fighting continues between government forces and Kokang rebels.
Four injured by landmine in southern Shan state
Four women including a four-year-old child were injured by a landmine blast in Loilen district in southern Shan state where both Shan army and government forces have engaged in clashes over the past month.
Reforms cloud future for Burma’s landmine victims
In tandem with political reforms in Burma, donors that for years have supported one of the few long-stay refuges for landmine victims in Thailand are beginning to channel their money elsewhere
Govt vehicle hits landmine, one dies
Industrial ministry vehicle carrying workers due to repair electricity pylon hits landmine in Shan state, killing one and injuring three
‘No progress since 2010 elections’: report
Karen group says rosy assessments of Burma done without hearing the painful stories of civilians in rural areas whose suffering continues
Landmine scourge
[scrollGallery id=6] A UN report released this week says that Burma has one of the world’s highest casualty rates from landmines. The region bordering Thailand, which has hosted one of[…]
Girl, 7, hit by landmine blast
Young girl who fled to Thailand had been travelling on a bike with her father back to their Karen village when it struck a mine
Landmine explosion kills three DKBA soldiers
Jan 25, 2008 (DVB), Three Democratic Karen Buddhist Army personnel were killed and eight others injured in a mine explosion near the border town of Myawaddy in Karen state, according[…]
Landmine death toll rises in Karen state
July 05, 2007 (DVB)
