Overview

• The truce commenced at midnight on July 28 after Malaysia-hosted talks in Putrajaya between Cambodia’s Hun Manet and Thailand’s Phumtham Wechayachai.
• Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim led the ceasefire negotiations with facilitation from U.S. and Chinese envoys.
• Since fighting erupted on July 24, at least 36 people have died and more than 300,000 residents have been uprooted in border provinces.
• Sporadic artillery and small-arms exchanges have been reported along contested sectors despite the ceasefire.
• Regional military commanders are set to meet on July 29 and defense and foreign ministers have been tasked with drafting detailed protocols for implementation, verification and reporting of the ceasefire.