"I know (about UXOs) but our livelihood is poor so we keep farming rice in UXO fields," Mao Saroeun said. Cambodia had aimed to be mine-free by 2025, but the government pushed the deadline back by ...

Last month, two Cambodian deminers were killed while trying to remove a decades-old anti-tank mine from a rice field.

featured on several Cambodian banknotes, such as the 2,000 riel note depicting rice farmers working fields around the temple, as well as the country’s flag. UNESCO calls it one of the most ...