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Cambodian refugees near the Thailand-Cambodia border hope to return home after the ceasefire:: Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia“I heard that Prime Minister Hun Manet attended the meeting to reach the ceasefire yesterday in Malaysia,
Thailand accused Cambodian troops of violating the ceasefire early on July 29, which Cambodia denied. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia are scheduled to sit down in Malaysia for ceasefire talks on Monday, the Associated Press reported. Newsweek has reached out to the Cambodian and Thai foreign ministries for comment via email on Sunday.
Calm returns to the disputed border Tuesday as the deadliest conflict in over a decade between the two countries halted, killing at least 40 and displacing 300,000.
The Cambodian and Thai prime ministers announced on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that they had agreed to a ceasefire starting at midnight.
The successful ceasefire talks between Thailand and Cambosia highlighted Asean's role as an effective mechanism in resolving regional disputes.
The current conflict between Cambodia and Thailand is a deeply troubling development in Southeast Asia. The recent clashes along the shared border between the two countries have reignited an old territorial dispute that had previously remained contained to diplomatic disagreements and minor skirmishes.
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Free Malaysia Today on MSNAsean needs new strategies to manage crisesThe risk of external powers exploiting the Thailand-Cambodia conflict underlines the need for the regional grouping to rethink how it operates.
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia announced today that they have agreed to end the fighting that broke out on the countries’ border last week