Bomb disposal teams sent to border

The Royal Thai Armed Forces is deploying 15 bomb disposal teams along the border in Surin, Si Sa Ket and Buri Ram provinces as part of heightened security measures ordered in the wake of recent landmine explosions along the Thai-Cambodian frontier.

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Chief of the defence forces, Gen Songwit Noonpakdee, said the teams — along with officers from Border Patrol Police and local community leaders — will support the demining efforts by the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC).

To date, they have surveyed and cleared over 800 locations across the three provinces, Gen Songwit said, adding the explosive ordnance disposal operation will continue until the areas along the border are cleared of landmines.