Farmer finds 140 UXOs in Siem Reap

[geovalin]

A farmer found more than 100 UXOs while driving a tractor to plough his rice field in Siem Reap province on Monday. Colonel Sun Eng, Svay Loeu district police chief, said 45-year-old farmer Ken Kay was driving a tractor to plough his rice field located in Khna Krao village in Kantuot commune when he found the 140 UXOs.

“After Mr Kay found them, he contacted police officers and they told CMAC officials in Siem Reap to collect them,” Col Eng said, noting that CMAC officials have destroyed the UXOs. Col Eng noted that the UXOs were remnants from the civil war between government troops and the Khmer Rouge.

“Please, we urge that people alert police officers or authorities when they find any UXOs or mines, and please do not touch them,” Col Eng said. Heng Ratana, director-general of Cambodian Mine Action Centre, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

 

read more https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50615776/farmer-finds-140-uxos-in-siem-reap/

[justin case]

uxo, uxo and not a word what it is

[MickGC]

8 minutes ago, justin case said:

uxo, uxo and not a word what it is

Unexploded ordinance

[PETERTHEEATER]

4 minutes ago, MickGC said:

Unexploded ordinance

Ordinance?

[fxe1200]

Unexploded ordnance

[neeray]

50 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Ordinance?

You need to either get out and about or learn to use Google.

[BobBKK]

Must be Thaksin  lol

[jobsworth]

Ordinance is anything that goes boom like bombs and land mines.

[MickGC]

6 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Ordinance?

A big yawn. Sorry about the extra i added by the spellchecker.

[Burma Bill]

It just goes to show how dangerous it can still be in Cambodia if you stray from established "safe" tourist areas, roads and paths. It is estimated there are still four to six million UXO (land mines) littering the countryside, especially in the border regions (ref: CMAC - Cambodia Mines Action Committee)

[monkeycu]

On 6/20/2019 at 4:57 PM, jobsworth said:

Ordinance is anything that goes boom like bombs and land mines.

My farts ?

After a good curry  

Edited June 22, 2019 by monkeycu

[neeray]

7 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

It is estimated there are still four to six million UXO

Small wonder that Cambo cozied up to China and not USA.

[marcusarelus]

7 minutes ago, neeray said:

Small wonder that Cambo cozied up to China and not USA.

Col Eng noted that the UXOs were remnants from the civil war between government troops and the Khmer Rouge.

 

I didn't know Americans were Khmer Rouge.  Must have been a good disguise.  

[neeray]

3 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

Col Eng noted that the UXOs were remnants from the civil war between government troops and the Khmer Rouge.

 

I didn't know Americans were Khmer Rouge.  Must have been a good disguise.  

You got me !!!!! I commented on a yesterday post without going back for a review.

It's okay, I'll kick my own ass now.