AKP Phnom Penh, July 29, 2025 --

Following the enforcement of the ceasefire at midnight on July 28, local communities and authorities submitted multiple emergency explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) requests to the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC), according to H.E. Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC.

CMAC has already planned to conduct surveys, marking, and clearance of cluster munitions and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in order to support affected communities and local authorities, he affirmed.

H.E. Heng Ratana also shared the contact numbers of key CMAC officers in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces for emergency requests: Mr. Ean Sothea: 097 222 2735 (Preah Vihear) and Mr. Neth Rotha: 097 200 1141 (Oddar Meanchey).

Another officer, Mr. Keo Sarath, can be reached at 097 200 1406 for any other landmine or UXO-related issues, he added.

The five-day border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand also caused damage to numerous civilian infrastructures, with many UXOs—particularly cluster munitions—scattered across the conflict-affected areas.

By Heng Panha