The UN children’s agency (UNICEF) and Burma’s government reiterated their goal of spending $5.9 million this year on landmine risk education, victims’ assistance, capacity-building and other related projects as a…
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Burma Army leaves wounded veterans to languish in poverty
An untold number of disabled veterans live in army-built communities, struggling to support their families on government allowances.
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.
Landmine kills Kachin villager
One person was killed and another injured when a landmine exploded near a village in Kachin State.
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.
Landmine in Shan State kills two, injures one
The incident occurred just days after two tourists and their guide were injured by a landmine in the same area.