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Cambodia Landmine Museum
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Vuthy
June 15, 2019
A sobering, but important initiative, the Landmine museum was opened by an extraordinary Cambodian trying to help those affected by landmines.
Richard
October 31, 2019
Cambodia Landmine Museum The Landmine Museum, a very popular tourist attraction in Cambodia, was set up to raise awareness of the devastating effects of anti-personnel devices. The museum is housed in a simple corrugated iron building and showcases various kinds of deactivated arms such as mines, mortars, booby traps, guns and other weapons. All objects on display are actual remnants from the war that ravaged Cambodia. Along with the display of arms, the museum also displays information on the dangers of landmines and how they affected the people of Cambodia. Funded purely by donations, the Landmine Museum is run by Aki Ra, a former child soldier and landmine layer in the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese armies. While in the army, Aki Ra, along with other young fellow soldiers, was forced to lay the anti-personnel devices that covered Cambodia. As an adult, Aki Ra worked with the United Nations in the early 1990’s to detect and clear the mines. He became skilled at clearing landmines and this became his business. Aki Ra has made it his personal mission to clear Cambodia of all the landmines. It is an ambitious project considering that an estimated six million mines still remain planted primarily around the Thai-Cambodia border. To find and defuse the landmines, Aki Ra does not have any sophisticated detection or safety equipment. A knife, leatherman and stick are all he uses on his missions. Besides being a museum, the building is also a home to a handful of child amputee victims, who are part of a programme which helps them go to a local school and earn an income. The museum also runs English and Japanese classes taught by international volunteers.
Cambodia Landmine Museum The Landmine Museum, a very popular tourist attraction in Cambodia, was set up to raise awareness of the devastating effects of anti-personnel devices. The museum is housed in a simple corrugated iron building and showcases various kinds of deactivated arms such as mines, mo…
Sophea
January 20, 2020
The long years of war during the late 20th century continue to scar Cambodia with the horrifying toll of landmines. There are thought to be around five million landmines still sitting buried in the countryside left by Khmer Rouge forces, Vietnamese forces, and the Cambodian government. Cambodians are still paying the price today with 15 people on average injured by landmines each month.
The long years of war during the late 20th century continue to scar Cambodia with the horrifying toll of landmines. There are thought to be around five million landmines still sitting buried in the countryside left by Khmer Rouge forces, Vietnamese forces, and the Cambodian government. Cambodians ar…
Theara
March 4, 2020
It is situated on the way to Banteay Srei Temple, Siem Reap. It was founded by a veteran using most of his saving. He used to do the landmine removal work, so he has collected around 5000 removal landmines and wartime weapons displayed in the museum. There are also pictures and stories of victims and introduction about landmine removal work in the museum. Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 9:00 to 15:00, there are English, Japanese tour guides to let everyone understand more about the history of that period.
It is situated on the way to Banteay Srei Temple, Siem Reap. It was founded by a veteran using most of his saving. He used to do the landmine removal work, so he has collected around 5000 removal landmines and wartime weapons displayed in the museum. There are also pictures and stories of victims an…
Marianne
April 25, 2018
Wonderful museum created by a wonderful man. Truly interesting and inspiring.
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