Overview
- The ceasefire brokered by Malaysia’s prime minister takes effect at midnight local time after five days of fighting along the Cambodia–Thailand frontier.
- Both armies have reported sporadic artillery exchanges and mutual accusations of targeting civilian areas despite the formal truce.
- The confrontations have killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 290,000 residents in border provinces of both countries.
- US President Donald Trump and the UN Security Council held emergency calls and sessions to press for a halt to hostilities before Malaysia’s intervention.
- Division-level commanders are slated to meet in Kuala Lumpur on July 29 and the Cambodia–Thailand General Border Committee will convene on August 4 to oversee implementation.