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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.

Displaced Cambodians receive water at the Battkhao Resettlement Camp as border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered its third day. Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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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.