{
  "id": 6566739,
  "title": "‘Scars of War’ exhibition in Penang highlights the human cost of landmines and unexploded ordnance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/scars-of-war-exhibition-in-penang-highlights-the-human-cost-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2026/09/10/scars-of-war-exhibition-in-penang-highlights-the-human-cost-of-landmines-and-unexploded-ordnance/234703"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A striking photography and art exhibition, titled 'Scars of War,' opened today at the Ling Xiang Xiong Art Gallery in Penang, Malaysia. The event, which showcases 38 photographs and four paintings, aims to shed light on the devastating consequences of landmines and unexploded ordnance. The exhibition, curated by Alison Locke, Cory Wright, Giovanni Diffidenti, and Werner Anderson, alongside Professor Lin Xiang Xiong, presents images of real people who have suffered due to these dangers.\n\nTamar Gabelnick, the director of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines-Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC), discussed the ongoing threat posed by land mines. She revealed that more than 60 countries still face the dangers of landmines after conflicts ended. Gabelnick shared that over 270 million cluster munition bomblets were dropped on Laos during the Vietnam War era, with about 80 million still buried in the ground. She emphasized that people continue to be killed and injured each year by the lingering impacts of these conflicts.\n\nIn her speech, Gabelnick stated that the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war are felt by individuals, families, and communities. She highlighted the importance of the artists and photographers who documented these hardships, urging the audience to take action and not look away from the suffering.\n\nGobind Singh Deo, Malaysia's Digital Minister, also attended the launch. He noted that war is ultimately about people and not just borders, military strategy, or geopolitics. He emphasized that the artworks displayed at the exhibition serve as reminders of the human cost of war. Deo called on the media to help raise public awareness about this issue beyond the gallery exhibition and urged Malaysians, who are signatories to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, to do their part in preventing future suffering.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 — A 10-year-old boy holds up his injured hand with only three fingers.An injured elephant lie...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}