Thailand insists Cambodia must be the first to declare a ceasefire to halt deadly border fighting, as clashes continue despite mediation efforts and claims of an agreed truce.
Cambodia closed its border with Thailand after Bangkok rejected Donald Trump’s ceasefire claim. Violence over a long-standing territorial dispute has killed at least 25 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
Fighting persists along the Thailand–Cambodia border despite Donald Trump’s ceasefire claim, exposing deep mistrust, unresolved colonial-era disputes, domestic political pressures, and why repeated truce efforts have failed.
Thailand reported four soldiers killed by Cambodian forces amid border clashes. Prime Minister Anutin denied Trump’s ceasefire claim, as violence over an 800-kilometre border dispute continues, displacing hundreds of thousands.
At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have been killed in the reignited border conflict, officials said.
Fresh fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has erupted along their disputed border, exposing how unresolved territorial claims, failed ceasefire commitments, nationalist rhetoric and broader diplomatic and economic tensions continue to fuel the conflict.
At least four Cambodian civilians were killed after Thai air strikes hit disputed border provinces, reigniting a long-running territorial conflict and forcing thousands to flee despite recent ceasefire efforts.
Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodia after renewed border fighting killed a Thai soldier, with both sides blaming each other. Thousands of villagers were evacuated amid escalating tensions over disputed temples.
Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on October 26 during a tour of Asia, touting it as one of several peace deals around the world that he believes should win him the Nobel Prize.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet signed the agreement at a ceasefire ceremony in front of a sign that read 'Delivering Peace', building on a truce signed three months ago
The signing ceremony is expected to be a key feature of Trump’s attendance at the Asean summit
The ceasefire, which came after five days of border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, was reached at a meeting in Malaysia last Monday, with help from the United States and China also observing
The fighting began last week after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers.
The announcement came as the two countries discussed a ceasefire in their festering border dispute today, with the deadly skirmish dragging into a fifth day.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai are expected in Malaysia on Monday evening
Jaiswal also shared helpline numbers for Indians in both countries.
As deadly clashes erupt along the Cambodia-Thailand border, India has issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid affected regions. The UN Security Council has convened an emergency session to address the crisis.
Thailand imposed martial law on Friday in eight districts along its border with Cambodia, following a second consecutive day of deadly clashes between the two nations.
Thailand scrambled an F-16 fighter jet to bomb targets in Cambodia on Thursday after artillery volleys from both sides killed at least 11 civilians, as border tension boiled over into rare armed conflict between the Southeast Asian countries. Both blamed each other for starting a morning clash at a disputed area of the border, which quickly escalated from small arms fire to heavy shelling. Hostilities flared in at least six locations 209 km (130 miles) apart along a frontier where sovereignty has been disputed for more than a century.
Indian Embassy in Thailand issues travel advisory as deadly border clashes erupt between Thai and Cambodian forces near conflict zones.
Sen has also been a key player in the recent hostilities, with some analysts describing him as the driving force behind the conflict.
Fighter jets, drones, artillery fire and evacuations have turned a long-standing territorial dispute into a military confrontation, placing sacred sites at the heart of a dangerous standoff.
India’s vision of linking its northeastern region to Southeast Asia hinges on cross-border cooperation and open trade routes, not war or heightened military posturing.
Sentiment was boosted earlier after Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Tuesday the nation is close to an agreement with the US to lower a threatened 36% tariff on its goods ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline, and expects a rate closer in line with regional neighbors.
Built as a Hindu shrine, Ta Moan temple, also known as Prasat Ta Moan Thom, was dedicated to Shiva as the supreme deity. It is believed to have been constructed around the 12th century.