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Khmer Rouge-era land mines have a big role in Thailand-Cambodia conflict
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A member of the Thailand Mine Action Centre demonstrates a PMN-2 mine detonation.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Wee Sui-lee
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BURIRAM – In recent months, Thais living near the border with Cambodia have been reminded of a human-made danger that many thought had long receded.
Both sides of the boundary – large parts of which are undefined – were once dotted with land mines, a legacy of the Cambodian civil war. Both countries ran demining operations for decades.
