Inside the dangerous mission to find and clear landmines in Cambodia 02:47. Siem Reap, Cambodia — On a dirt road about one hour's drive outside Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia is a makeshift ...

PHNOM PENH, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Tuesday launched a mine action project with financial support from the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund. The LMC Special Fund, initiated by ...

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said Friday.. Ronin, a giant African pouched rat, has ...

In Cambodia alone, they have caused more than 65,000 deaths and injuries since the fall of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in 1979, according to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor.

Ravaged by 30 years of civil war, Cambodia is littered with anti-personnel mines. Every year, they kill and injure civilians, despite the government destroying 4 million landmines since the 1990s.

It’s estimated Cambodia has four to six million landmines and explosive remnants scattered throughout the country due to ...

Aki Ra laid hundreds of landmines for the Khmer Rouge, but began clearing them in 1992. Homepage. ... A display of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines in Cambodia. Credit: Getty Images/Peter ...

Meet a 'Very Diligent' Rat Named Ronin Who Has Sniffed Out a Record-Breaking 109 Landmines in Cambodia. Ronin wakes up before sunrise and, after having sunscreen applied to his ears and tail, ...

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said Friday.

A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said April 4, 2025. - AFP.