Narinjara News
Border landmines have far reaching effects
The absence of joint-border forces of the two countries has
increased the occurrences of cross border arms smuggling, drug and human
trafficking, and cross border robberies, said a report in a weekend journal of
The demarcation of the border area under the joint forces of
the two countries began in 1984, but ended after only 14 years.
Between 1995 and 2000, the Burmese army planted a number of
landmines throughout the border areas to prevent the Arakanese
insurgent groups from entering into
Since then, the
Previously, the joint border forces had been able to
accomplish some important work in the border area, including the rebuilding of
pillars, the demarcation of the border line as well as facilitating the
exchange of information between the two forces, said another report.
The joint border force is not likely to resume, due to the
number of landmines still present in the area.
According to border sources, the Burmese Army is currently
having difficulty locating their own landmines, as there are no maps in the
army personnel regarding the locations of previously planted landmines.
Over two dozen innocent people have died in the last few
years from the landmines planted by the
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