{"asset":"news","key":"2905","locale":"en","id":"news:2905:en","entityId":"news:2905","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/2905","state":"ready","title":"Mines and war remnants remain a challenge requiring joint action","summary":"Cambodia's mine action authority urged continued Mekong-Lancang cooperation against landmines and explosive remnants of war despite progress in clearance.","body":"The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority said Cambodia and countries in the Mekong-Lancang region had made progress in mine clearance, but landmines and explosive remnants of war remained a threat requiring continued cooperation.\nLy Panharith, Secretary-General of the authority, made the remarks while closing a regional workshop in Siem Reap on the afternoon of October 29, 2025. The workshop brought together experts from international organisations and national agencies from China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia.\nHe thanked countries in the region and development partners for their cooperation and contributions towards a future free of landmines and explosive remnants of war.\nCambodia has become an example in global mine action, including through the Siem Reap-Angkor Declaration and Action Plan 2025–2029. The workshop formed part of the Mekong-Lancang mine action cooperation project supported by China's Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund.\nPreah Sihanouk Provincial Television. By Pai Sokhim.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"17357","languageVersionId":"15668","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.VO4yqmo0a_s35eVnjq1rT7BGhkjjCXxsSIPp-Pb_Gbc"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-10-30T09:27:52Z"}