Overview
- Delegations convened at a Chanthaburi border checkpoint after Cambodia had sought a neutral venue in Kuala Lumpur, and Phnom Penh confirmed participation despite the dispute.
- Secretariat-level General Border Committee sessions began to shape verification and implementation of a truce, and Thailand signaled it will not proceed to a Dec. 27 signing without agreement on technical frameworks.
- Thailand reported BM-21 rocket fire in Sisaket and Surin and said it struck military targets in response, while Cambodia accused Thailand of air attacks in Battambang and shelling near Poipet, with both sides denying harm to civilians.
- Officials report dozens of deaths and large-scale displacement approaching about a million people on both sides, with Cambodia citing 21 civilian fatalities and Thailand reporting mass evacuations.
- ASEAN urged maximum restraint and a return to dialogue as China’s envoy conducted shuttle diplomacy and the United States joined calls for a verifiable ceasefire and de-mining and monitoring arrangements.