3rd Annual Nationwide Art Competition in Myanmar on the theme of: The Impact of Antipersonnel Landmines on My Community The 3rd annual, all medium, art competition was launched on International Day of Mine Action, 4 April 2025, and closed on International Peace Day, 21 September 2025. Awards were announced 7th Read more…
A photograph of weapons seized by Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and Arakan National Council (ANC) on 7 May after they overran Oo Thu Hta Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) military base in Hpapun Township, Kayin State, near the Thai border. The photograph show at least 18 MM2 antipersonnel landmines, manufactured at Read more…
Contamination Map The United Nations Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), in collaboration with the Landmine Monitor, has produced its 10th updated contamination map . The map is based on townships in which credible reports of antipersonnel landmine contamination have been recorded by the Landmine Monitor from 1999 – 2020. The Read more…
In late May 2019, the Irrawaddy reported that one police sergeant was seriously injured during mine clearance training, and ten other police officers received minor injuries. The news quoted Brig-Gen Zaw Min Tun, secretary and spokesperson of the military’s Tatmadaw True News Information Team, who said the training was conducted Read more…