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The Star
15 hours ago
- General
- The Star
China-aided landmine clearance project benefits over 2.6 million Cambodians: official
FILE PHOTO This photo taken on February 11, 2025 shows a deminer from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) examining an unexploded ordnance (UXO) that was unearthed by a worker during irrigation work in Svay Rieng province. - AFP PHNOM PENH: An ongoing China-aided landmine elimination project has cleared over 160 square kilometres of land contaminated with mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Cambodia, benefiting more than 2.6 million people, a mine clearance chief said on Saturday (Aug 16). In a post on his Facebook page, Heng Ratana, director general of the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), expressed high gratitude to the people and government of China for having provided grant assistance to the CMAC for implementing the China-Aided Cambodia Landmine Elimination Project from 2018 to February 2026. From 2018 to July 2025, the CMAC released landmine/UXO contamination areas of over 160 square kilometres, and found and destroyed over 95,700 landmines/UXOs, benefitting over 2.6 million inhabitants, he said. Cambodia is one of the countries worst affected by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). An estimated four to six million landmines and other munitions had been left over from three decades of war and internal conflicts that ended in 1998. According to Yale University, from October 1965 to August 1973, the United States had dropped over 2.75 million tonnes of ordnance in 230,516 sorties on 113,716 sites in Cambodia. A Cambodian official report indicated that from 1979 to June 2025, landmine and ERW explosions had claimed 19,843 lives and maimed 45,267 others. The South-East Asian country is committed to clearing all types of landmines and ERWs by 2030. - Xinhua
Barnama
2 days ago
- Business
- Barnama
Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 17, 2025
About 2.6 million people have benefited from the China-aided Cambodia Landmine Elimination Project over the past seven years. Over 160 square kilometres of land contaminated with landmines and unexploded ordnance were cleared. The National Bank of Cambodia's Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum of Economy and Money is hosting the 'Cambodia: 1972 – 1975' exhibition. It aims to create public awareness about the economic history and the evolution of money in the Kingdom. MYANMAR TEAM ENTERS ASEAN WOMEN'S FOOTBALL FINAL -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Myanmar's women's football team will appear in the ASEAN Women's Championship final after 10 years, following the victory over Thailand. The national team beat Thailand 2-1 during the semifinal match held in Vietnam. TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE FARMING -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR The government plans to transfer farm machinery produced by the Agricultural Mechanisation Department in Nay Pyi Taw to small farming businesses at affordable prices. Machinery such as the rice planter can help farmers improve their productivity. PHILIPPINES DEFENCE, SECURITY FIRMS EXPLORING BUSINESS PROSPECTS IN PH -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (PNA) A number of United States defense and security firms are seeing opportunities in co-production, joint development, and technology transfers in the Philippines, the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Business Council (USABC) said Saturday. OF 2026 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS TO BOOST TRANSPARENCY: DBM -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY (PNA) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Saturday backed the proposal to livestream all congressional budget deliberations to promote transparency and public engagement. SINGAPORE 280 VAPES SEIZED, MORE THAN 640 PEOPLE CHECKED BY POLICE, HSA IN ANTI-VAPE RAIDS AT NIGHTSPOTS -- THE STRAITS TIMES More than 280 e-vaporisers have been seized after the authorities raided pubs, bars and KTV lounges islandwide on Aug 15. SENGKANG-PUNGGOL LRT DISRUPTION: LTA, SBS TRANSIT WORKING TO AVOID REPEAT OF RARE 'DOUBLE FAULT' SCENARIO -- CNA The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SBS Transit are working on eliminating a recurrence of the "double fault" scenario that affected the North-East Line (NEL) and Sengkang-Punggol LRT. THAILAND 1. HOUSE APPROVES 2026 BUDGET BILL IN THIRD READING WITH 257 VOTES IN FAVOUR -- THE NATION Thailand's House of Representatives passed the 2026 annual budget bill in its third reading with 257 votes, paving the way for government policy implementation. 2. PT REJECTS 'SECRET DEAL' RUMOURS -- BANGKOK POST The Pheu Thai Party (PT) denies claims that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra struck a secret deal with Constitutional Court judges to influence the upcoming ruling in suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's case over a leaked audio clip of her conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen. VIETNAM INDUSTRY ON GROWTH TRAJECTORY -- VIETNAMPLUS The cement industry is recovering this year after a glut in the market due to oversupply and poor domestic demand. Rising investment in public infrastructure projects, combined with lower product costs, is helping to drive the sector's recovery. HOSTS PROUD TO BE VIETNAMESE EVENT -- VIETNAM NEWS Authorities in Hanoi will divert traffic flow in the city during the art and political programme 'Proud to be Vietnamese' to be held today at the square of My Dinh National Stadium. It is to ensure the programme runs smoothly. -- BERNAMA BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies. Follow us on social media : Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio Twitter : @ @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial TikTok : @bernamaofficial
