Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire holds
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ceasefire talks have started between Thai and Cambodian leaders in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day despite mounting international calls for peace.
A Cambodian government official has sung praise to U.S. President Donald Trump for "bringing about peace" after Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a cease-fire starting at midnight local time on Monday.
Negotiations are ongoing between the militaries of Thailand and Cambodia on Tuesday, a Thai army spokesman said, even as the Thai side accused Cambodian troops of multiple attacks in violation of a ceasefire that came into effect at midnight.
Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai warned Friday (July 25) that cross-border clashes with Cambodia that have uprooted more than 130,000 people "could develop into war", as the countries traded deadly strikes for a second day.
Thailand bombed Cambodia with F-16 fighter jets on Thursday, as relations between the two countries imploded following clashes on a disputed border near the Emerald Triangle.
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down.
The Chairman of ASEAN, Anwar Ibrahim, says Malaysia has contacted both leaders as tensions rise at the Thailand-Cambodia border.
The UK Foreign Office has issued updated advice for travelling to Cambodia and Thailand amid clashes on the border. This morning (July 24), skirmishes broke out at a disputed part of the Thailand-Cambodian border, with troops exchanging fire.