Overview
- The ceasefire, signed by both defence ministers, takes effect at 12:00 local time on Dec. 27 and freezes all troop movements across the frontier.
- Both governments said displaced residents can return to border communities and pledged no attacks on civilians, civilian sites or military targets.
- Thailand agreed to return 18 Cambodian soldiers if the truce is fully maintained for 72 hours, with bilateral defence channels activated for direct coordination.
- ASEAN teams will observe implementation following multi‑day General Border Committee talks at a checkpoint in Chanthaburi that continued as fighting flared.
- Reports from officials and agencies describe recent Thai F‑16 strikes in Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey and weeks of clashes that left dozens to over 100 dead and displaced more than half a million, as the sides also commit to demining cooperation.