Multiple units are dispatched for landmine clearance in Surin, Si Sa Ket, and Buri Ram regions of Thailand, with approximately 800 potential mine sites identified.
Thailand's landmine clearance operations are currently underway in the provinces of Surin, Si Sa Ket, and Buri Ram. These operations are a collaborative effort involving multiple units, including the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC), Border Patrol Police bomb disposal units, and local leaders such as subdistrict heads and village chiefs.
A total of 15 operational teams are deployed across these provinces, working tirelessly to ensure the safety of all areas. The mission's goal is to clear more than 800 suspected landmine sites that have been identified in these regions. Reinforcements from other regions have been sent to support these frontline units, aiming for rapid and safe clearance completion.
TMAC, a central clearing agency, is demonstrating its technical prowess during operational press visits, highlighting the intricacies of the ongoing clearance work at the border. The clearance work will continue until all areas are declared safe in Surin, Si Sa Ket, and Buri Ram.
Despite these efforts, diplomatic challenges persist with neighbouring Cambodia. Thailand has presented evidence accusing Cambodia of planting landmines along the border and has criticized Cambodia's lack of transparency and refusal to cooperate in joint clearance efforts. The upcoming Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee meeting, scheduled around early September 2025, will focus on cooperation for landmine clearance in conflict zones. However, Cambodia has so far rejected joint clearance proposals from Thailand.
General Songwit Noonpakdee, the Chief of Defence Forces in Thailand, has emphasised that TMAC remains under active military deployment. The aim is to complete the clearance as quickly and safely as possible, making all areas safe for the people living and working in these provinces.
[1] Reinforcements from other regions have been sent to support these frontline units, aiming for rapid and safe clearance completion. [2] The upcoming Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee meeting planned around early September 2025 will focus on cooperation for landmine clearance in conflict zones. [3] Thailand has presented evidence accusing Cambodia of planting landmines along the border and has criticized Cambodia's lack of transparency and refusal to cooperate in joint clearance efforts. [4] TMAC remains a central clearing agency, demonstrated publicly during operational press visits, underscoring the technical procedures in ongoing clearance work at the border. [5] Cambodia has so far rejected joint clearance proposals from Thailand.
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