Malaysia and the United States will facilitate a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said on 14 October.
South Korea on Friday summoned Cambodia’s ambassador to lodge a protest over the death of a South Korean student in the country and raised its travel advisory for Phnom Penh amid a surge in online scam cases targeting Korean nationals.
Thailand and Cambodia should scale back their military presence along their shared border and work together to de-escalate tensions, Thailand's new foreign minister told reporters on Thursday.
Thai police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians in a disputed border area on Wednesday, authorities in both countries said. It's the most significant escalation since they declared a ceasefire to end a deadly five-day conflict in July.
A China-supported landmine elimination project has cleared more than 160 square kilometres of contaminated land in Cambodia since 2018, directly benefiting over 2.6 million people, officials said Saturday.
China has called on Cambodia and Thailand to step up efforts to bring about the swift restoration of peace along their shared border, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry released on Friday.
Cambodia and Thailand’s senior defence leaders are meeting in Malaysia on Thursday (7 August) again for talks aimed at securing a lasting end to hostilities following a violent and deadly five-day border conflict in late July. The two sides have agreed to ASEAN monitoring and open talks.
Preliminary discussions between Thai and Cambodian defence officials began on Monday in Malaysia, setting the stage for a high-level ministerial meeting scheduled for Thursday, as a fragile ceasefire continues to hold following last week's border clashes.
Cambodia will nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize following his role in ending a deadly five-day armed conflict with Thailand.
Thailand repatriated two Cambodian soldiers on Friday from a group of 20 detained last week, just days before crucial talks in Malaysia aimed at upholding a fragile ceasefire along the disputed Thai-Cambodian border.
Thailand has accused Cambodian forces of opening fire across the disputed frontier on Wednesday, the second reported violation since a Malaysia-brokered truce took effect at midnight on Monday.
The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an immediate ceasefire starting at midnight on Monday, aiming to end the deadliest confrontation between the two countries in over ten years following five days of intense fighting.
Cambodia and Thailand accused each other of cross-border attacks on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said their leaders agreed to pursue a ceasefire.
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to meet for ceasefire talks after days of deadly border fighting that has killed more than a dozen people and forced over 150,000 civilians to flee.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was speaking with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia to press for a ceasefire as border fighting entered its third day.
Cambodia has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with Thailand as border clashes between the two Southeast Asian neighbors escalated for a second consecutive day, AFP reports.
Malaysia has urged Thailand and Cambodia to agree to an immediate ceasefire after fresh border clashes. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as incoming ASEAN Chair, welcomed both sides' openness to dialogue and offered Malaysia's support for a diplomatic resolution.
At least 14 people have been killed on the Thai side — including a soldier and a child — after a day of airstrikes and rocket fire between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday, as border tensions over a disputed border area erupted into the worst fighting in years.
Cambodian and Thai forces clashed along their disputed border on Thursday, with Thailand deploying F-16 fighter jets and Cambodia firing rockets, killing at least 12 people and injuring 17, according to Thai authorities. The escalation was triggered by landmines laid along the border.
Thailand's health minister is calling for an end to the violence, after a Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia early on Thursday (24 July) as tensions over a disputed border escalated into clashes killing 11 civilians and one soldier, according to Thai authorities.
The Cambodian government will introduce a military conscription system starting next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Monday.
China has called on Thailand and Cambodia to resolve their ongoing border dispute through peaceful dialogue and offered to act as a neutral mediator, the Chinese foreign ministry announced.
Thailand has closed two tourist border crossings with Cambodia following a military skirmish that raised tensions between the two neighbors.
Tensions are rising along the Thailand–Cambodia border as both nations reinforce their military presence following a deadly skirmish and failed de-escalation talks.
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