Aki_Ra Aki Ra is a former Khmer Rouge conscripted child soldier who worked as a deminer and museum curator in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He and his wife Hourt brought home nearly 20 children who have lived through a landmine accident. They provide these children with an education and family atmosphere. From 1993 to 2007, Aki Ra removed landmines and unexploded ordnance(UXO) by hand in Cambodia. He employs very unusual demining techniques, usually working only with a knife and a sharp stick.