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Thailand and Cambodia agree immediate ceasefire following months of tension

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai — Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (AFP/Getty)

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to resolve deadly border clashes, effective from midnight on 28 July.
The agreement was reached during talks in Kuala Lumpur, chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who leads the ASEAN regional bloc.
The conflict, which had entered its fifth day, resulted in at least 35 fatalities and displaced over 260,000 people on both sides of the frontier.
Fighting escalated after a land mine explosion wounded Thai soldiers, with both nations blaming each other for initiating the hostilities.
The peace talks followed international pressure, including from US President Donald Trump, and concerns expressed by ASEAN foreign ministers.

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