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Heavy Clashes Continue on Cambodia–Thailand Border as Malaysian-Hosted Talks Loom

International pressure for an immediate ceasefire has failed to halt artillery exchanges that have displaced over 150,000 people.

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Zahlreiche Menschen fliehen im Grenzkonflikt zwischen Thailand und Kambodscha – auch das kleine Mädchen ist mit seiner Familie geflohen.
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Overview

  • Artillery and heavy weapons fire have raged for four days along the Surin frontier, with neither side accepting full responsibility for igniting the exchanges.
  • Malaysia will host Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Interim Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Monday in an effort to negotiate a ceasefire.
  • President Trump has warned he will not finalize trade agreements with either country until the fighting ends, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres has offered to mediate.
  • At least 30 people have been killed and residential areas on both sides have been shelled, forcing more than 150,000 residents to flee their homes.
  • The stalemate is rooted in a colonial-era border map and disputes over the Preah Vihear temple, with nationalist rhetoric entrenching hardline positions on both sides.