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Govt targets landmine claims
Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2025
» The government is expected on Monday to finalise retaliatory responses to a recent landmine explosion in the Chong Bok border area of Ubon Ratchathani, near Cambodia, which left three Thai soldiers injured.
Landmines inside Thai territory newly laid, probe finds
News, Published on 20/07/2025
» Thailand is now pursuing retaliatory measures against Cambodia after a probe showed the landmines responsible for Wednesday's mine explosion in the Chok Bok border area in Ubon Ratchathani were newly planted, army commander Gen Pana Klaewplodthuk said on Saturday.
Cambodia denies involvement in landmine blast injuring Thai soldiers
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2025
» The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has firmly denied claims made in Thai media reports alleging that Cambodian forces were responsible for planting landmines that injured three Thai soldiers earlier this week.
MFA to lodge complaint
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/07/2025
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is preparing to lodge a formal protest against Cambodia after three Thai soldiers were injured by an anti-personnel landmine near the Thai-Cambodian border in what may be a breach of the Ottawa Convention.
Dig deep in mine case
News, Editorial, Published on 19/07/2025
» A landmine explosion that injured three soldiers, one of whom had his foot blown off, while patrolling the Thai-Cambodian border in Ubon Ratchathani province requires a thorough and transparent investigation.
Thai army probing landmine incident on border
Published on 17/07/2025
» The Thai army is trying to find out whether a landmine that injured three Thai soldiers — one of whom lost a foot — was old or a newly planted one at the border with Cambodia in Ubon Ratchathani.
Poland, Baltics signal plans to withdraw from landmines treaty
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» VILNIUS - Poland and the Baltic states on Tuesday took a first step towards quitting a treaty banning anti-personnel mines, citing an increased security risk from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.
Poland mulls mines treaty exit, plans military training for men
AFP, Published on 08/03/2025
» WARSAW - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday announced a slew of measures aimed at boosting his country's defence, including a possible exit from a landmark anti-mines treaty and large-scale military trainings for men.
Western allies drag Iran to UN court over downed jet
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» THE HAGUE - Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine have taken Iran to the UN's top court to seek damages for families of passengers on a jetliner downed by Tehran in 2020, they said Wednesday.
Reversing Trump, US reimposes near total ban on landmine use
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Tuesday it will return to a ban on landmines other than on the Korean peninsula, reversing course from former president Donald Trump as it drew a contrast with Russia's use of the explosives in Ukraine.