Overview

• Thailand’s interim premier Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodia’s Hun Manet reached the accord in Kuala Lumpur under Malaysian mediation to halt hostilities from midnight July 28
• The cease-fire pauses five days of intense artillery exchanges, air strikes and armored engagements along multiple contested temple and border fronts
• Military clashes have killed at least 35 people and forced nearly 200,000 residents in border provinces to flee their homes
• Commanders from both armies are set to confer on July 29 and a joint border committee will meet in Cambodia on August 4 to oversee truce implementation
• International observers have been invited to monitor compliance amid lingering distrust and the risk of renewed skirmishes