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Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Immediate Ceasefire Talks as Border Clashes Persist

President Trump’s intervention produced an agreement to hold bilateral ceasefire talks; fresh shelling continues to fuel widespread displacement.

Overview

  • Both governments signaled in-principle agreement to hold bilateral ceasefire negotiations following direct phone calls by President Donald Trump.
  • Fresh shelling and airstrikes broke out near key temple sites, including Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom, despite promises of a truce.
  • The fighting, now in its fourth day, has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 168,000 civilians along the contested 800-kilometer border.
  • Thailand has declared martial law in eight border districts and closed all crossings, while Cambodia has imposed media bans and internet cuts in frontier provinces.
  • The United Nations, ASEAN and U.S. State Department have called for an immediate ceasefire and warned of a deepening humanitarian crisis.