Since 2014, TDA has completed five projects funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), ASEAN and Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have returned 86,348,648 m² of safe land and removed 19,608 landmines and items of UXO.
How we work
1. Survey
Using our SIMA process, we interview key informants, check suspected areas and define the real minefield boundaries precisely.
2. Clearance
Trained deminers find and destroy mines to TMAS and IMAS, with quality assurance and control (QA/QC) at every stage.
3. Land release
Safe land is handed back to communities through TMAC for farming and border economic development.
Results at a glance
| Project | Type | Period | Donor | Safe land (m²) | Landmines / UXO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCO-Ukraine | SOP development and testing | Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 | Thai MFA | – | – |
| PATOM Phase 2 – VTMRAL | Clearance / vocational training | Jun 2023 – May 2024 | ASEAN / JAIF | 447,414 | 4,129 |
| PATOM | Survey / clearance | May 2019 – Apr 2021 | JAIF | 81,166,123 | 5,495 |
| ICEA | Full clearance | Sep 2016 – Sep 2018 | JAIF | 2,289,598 | 7,255 |
| MRCT | Full clearance | Apr 2014 – Sep 2015 | JAIF | 2,445,513 | 2,729 |
| Total | 86,348,648 | 19,608 |
Project details
PCO-Ukraine: preparing for clearance in Ukraine
1 August 2025 – 31 January 2026 · Donor: Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
TDA developed an appropriate SOP with a Ukrainian partner in Bangkok, then tested it from October 2025 to January 2026 at a simulated site in Bang Nam Priao, Chachoengsao, on flat rice-farming land similar to Ukraine,, so TDA is ready to work in Ukraine when the situation allows.
PATOM Phase 2 – VTMRAL: clearance and vocational training for Mekong communities
1 June 2023 – 31 May 2024 · Kantharalak and Phu Sing districts, Sri Saket · Donor: ASEAN, with JAIF support
Returned 447,414 m² of safe land, removed 4,129 landmines and ran 7 vocational trainings for communities in Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia. See the vocational training →
PATOM: helping Thailand meet its Mine Ban Treaty clearance obligation
May 2019 – April 2021 · Buriram, Sri Saket, Ubon Ratchathani and Trat · 38 staff · Donor: JAIF
Surveyed all 50 hazardous sites, a suspected area of 87,312,393 m². Real minefields were marked precisely at 6,864,804 m², and the remaining 81,166,123 m² was returned to communities. 5,495 items were removed.
ICEA: integrated clearance for the cross-border economy
7 September 2016 – 17 September 2018 · Surin · 25 staff · Donor: JAIF
Returned 2,289,598 m² of safe land and removed 7,255 items. The cleared land supports livelihoods and border economic development. TDA developed its SIMA survey process in this project.
MRCT: minefield release on the Thai–Cambodian border
1 April 2014 – 30 September 2015 · Surin · 19 staff · Donor: JAIF
Returned 2,445,513 m² of safe land and removed 2,729 items. Villagers got their land back, and there has been no landmine accident on the site since.
For safety reasons, this website does not publish hazardous-area coordinates or team field schedules. For official hazard information, please contact the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC).