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The Asian Reporter Pacific Northwest News q Volume 30 Number 11 q October 5, 2020 q www.asianreporter.com Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines MINE-SNIFFING MARVEL. A rat has for the first time won a British charity’s top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa (pictured), a giant Afri- can pouched rat, was awarded charity PDSA’s Gold Medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion” after discovering 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordinance in the past seven years, according to PDSA. Magawa was trained by a Belgian organization that has taught rats to find landmines for more than 20 years. See story on page 4. (PDSA via AP) The Asian Reporter 922 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 USA The Asian Reporter is published on the first Monday each month.