AKP Siem Reap, April 03, 2026 —

H.E. Dr. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, unveils the statue of Magawa, the hero mine-detection rat of APOPO, at the inauguration ceremony held in Siem Reap provincial city this afternoon.

Magawa was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal (People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) for bravery in saving lives by the United Kingdom in September 2020. From 2016 to 2020, the heroic rat detected more than 100 landmines and unexploded ordnance across an area of 141,000 square metres.

Photo: Khuth Sao