News regarding use of mines
Irrawaddy: Landmines: A Dangerous Way to Feel Secure, Sai Zom Hseng, 12 August 2011 Article focuses on the experience of Sotay Lo, a former rebel with the Karenni National Progressive Party who was blinded by his own mine in 1996, and now lives in a refugee camp in Thailand. In the Read more…
Deadly Soil: Burma’s Enduring Landmine Tragedy: Burma News International, Blacktown, 11 June 2011 Karen National Union Vice President Saw David Thakabaw was quoted as saying that the KNLA, unlike the Burmese army, does not target civilian populations, but “If the Burma army stopped attacking our people and tried to reach Read more…
Deadly Soil: Burma’s Enduring Landmine Tragedy, Blacktown, 11 June 2011 Article written by a member of the Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People which iInterviews a member of the CIDKP Mine Risk Education program, who says, “We teach villagers how to identify mines, tell them not to touch them or Read more…
The Independent, The savage toll from Burma’s dirty war, Liane Wimhurst, 1 May 2011 Article summarises the current situation of mine warfare within the country, a current casualty of mines near the Thai/Burma border and available services to landmine victims. URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-savage-toll-from-burmas-dirty-war-2277366.html
Irrawaddy, Life’s a Blast in the Karen Jungle, Saw Yan Naing, 18 March 2011 Interview with Kay Poe, a landmine engineer with the Karen National Liberation Army. URL: http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=20963
Burma News International, Burmese soldiers continue to suffer landmine injuries, Republished from Karen Information Center, Saw Khar Sunyar, 16 March 2011 Soldiers of the Burma Army were injured by mines laid by the KNLA in Hlaing Bwe Township. URL: http://www.bnionline.net/news/kic/10286-burmese-soldiers-continue-to-suffer-landmine-injuries.html