News regarding use of mines
The report focuses on recent use by Myanmar Armed Forces brigades and focuses on the time period 25 June to 8 July, during which its researchers interviewed 43 people in Kayah State’s Demoso, Hpruso, and Loikaw Townships, which were at the centre of fighting between the military and Karenni armed Read more…
The Landmine Monitor has seen photographic evidence of antipersonnel mines in the possession of frontline Myanmar Army units during every month of 2022 so far. Pictured here, among other ordinance, outlined in red, are five MM1 fragmentation antipersonnel landmines, three MM2 blast antipersonnel landmines, and four MM6 non-detectable antipersonnel landmines, Read more…
In the photograph to the right, lies a youth 17 year old in a poorly equipped hospital in Mongkaing Township, in central Shan State. His mother and another relative hold his hands as he fights for life. In November 2021, he was returning home with a buffalo when they triggered Read more…
On Thursday 9 December 2021 at 09:30 Myanmar time and 10:00 Thailand time, a press conference to launch the Myanmar/Burma country report in Landmine Monitor 2021 was held. The event was hybrid with remote participation for Burmese journalist who can no longer work openly and publish online or in exile. Read more…
Use of landmines by the Tatmadaw near infrastructure has occurred for decades. In particular around the Lawpita electrical generating dam in Kayah State and around power pylons distributing the electricity from that dam. New allegations of use of antipersonnel landmines around the base of telecommunications towers is highly troubling. Telecom Read more…
In a disturbing development the Landmine Monitor is finding evidence of a battery-less antipersonnel mine being manufactured by atleast one ethnic armed organization. Since mid-2020 Landmine Monitor has received detailed photographs of a new type of locally made antipersonnel, fragmentation, mine which does not rely on a battery and will Read more…