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Thailand Accuses Cambodia of Ceasefire Breach as Observers Move to Disputed Border

Thailand’s formal breach accusations have spurred a deployment of ASEAN observers alongside international teams onto the border to uphold an unconditional truce declared last week.

A soldier prays during a relief donation ceremony in Oddar Meanchey province on the day military negotiations are set after the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a truce effective midnight Monday, ending their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting, in Cambodia, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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Kritsada Jindasri, top, Sommai Jindasri, left, and Jirayu Jindasri who fled their home following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers lift a motorcycle off a vehicle as they return home in Surin province, Thailand, Tuesday, July 29, 2025 after the ceasefire was supposed to take effect at midnight on July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Overview

  • Thailand’s foreign ministry reported that Cambodian forces opened small arms fire and launched grenade assaults in Sisaket province overnight, calling it a flagrant violation of the ceasefire.
  • Cambodia’s government rejected the allegations as false and urged neutral observers to verify compliance with the unconditional truce.
  • Malaysian and ASEAN teams along with other international military attachés are being dispatched to the 800-kilometre frontier and a General Border Committee meeting is scheduled for August 4.
  • Cross-border crossings remain closed and many of the roughly 300,000 displaced civilians are reluctant to return despite the cessation of major hostilities.
  • The truce, brokered on July 28 under Malaysia’s mediation and U.S. pressure that threatened 36% trade tariffs, halted five days of clashes that killed over 40 people.