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Thailand and Cambodia Prepare for Ceasefire Talks Despite Ongoing Shelling

Kuala Lumpur talks on July 28 target an immediate ceasefire after artillery exchanges left over 35 dead, displacing more than 200,000 civilians.

Local villagers help unloading supplies donated by a charity for refugees from a truck, as they take refuge in Wat Phnom Kamboar, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Sunday, July 27, 2025, amid the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.
Thai residents who fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Thai residents select donated clothes as they fled homes following the clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers, at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Overview

  • Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will meet under Malaysian mediation and with US diplomatic support to negotiate a ceasefire.
  • President Trump secured the summit by warning he would block trade deals and impose steep US tariffs on both countries unless they halted the fighting.
  • US State Department officials are on the ground in Malaysia to assist negotiations and press for an immediate end to artillery exchanges.
  • Since July 24, heavy weapon clashes over the Preah Vihear border region have killed at least 35 people and forced over 200,000 civilians to flee their homes.
  • Both governments continue to accuse each other of initiating the strikes and undermining truce commitments even as delegates prepare to sit down.