{"id":1066,"date":"2025-07-28T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:12:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:12:05","slug":"thailand-and-cambodia-agree-to-ceasefire-after-days-of-deadly-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=1066","title":{"rendered":"Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-body md:col-[1_\/_4]\">\n<header class=\"mb-5 md:max-w-[750px] lg:mb-8\">\n<h1 class=\"mt-2 text-[1.625rem] font-bold leading-tight md:text-[2rem]\">Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes<\/h1>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between mt-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"text-sm font-semibold\">Kristie Lu Stout, Lauren Kent, Len Leng, Kocha Olarn, CNN<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-xs text-muted md:text-sm\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2025-07-28T11:53:05.000Z\">Mon, July 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM GMT+1<\/time><\/div>\n<div>4 min read<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-3 flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"relative inline-flex h-[32px] items-center\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ml-2 inline-flex h-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-[#f5f5f5] px-3 py-2 hover:bg-[#e3e3e3]\" aria-label=\"View comments\" data-ylk=\"elm:cmmt_open;elmt:cmnt;g:98890038-b673-32c5-91c2-9692a59ba1a5;itc:1;pos:0;sec:view-cmnts-cta;slk:comments;t4:ctrl;\" data-rapid_p=\"3\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden -mx-4 md:mx-0 md:rounded-lg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Zmv_3p.4FT03dAg.DypJxw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02OTk7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cnn_articles_875\/aaaca16849abff687918d5daf3e03756\" alt=\"A Cambodian soldier stands on a truck carrying a Russian-made BM-21 rocket launcher travelling along a street in Oddar Meanchey province on July 26, 2025. - Tang Chhin Sothy\/AFP\/Getty Images\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"4\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>A Cambodian soldier stands on a truck carrying a Russian-made BM-21 rocket launcher travelling along a street in Oddar Meanchey province on July 26, 2025. &#8211; Tang Chhin Sothy\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body\">\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to an \u201cimmediate and unconditional ceasefire\u201d beginning at midnight local time (12 p.m. ET Monday), following\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/25\/asia\/thailand-cambodia-conflict-military-comparison-intl-hnk-ml?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:days of clashes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"25\">days of clashes<\/a>\u00a0across the two countries\u2019\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/24\/asia\/thailand-cambodia-border-dispute-explainer-intl-hnk?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:disputed border;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"26\">disputed border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The nations will convene a meeting of regional commanders from the Cambodian and Thai sides on Tuesday, July 29, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who mediated peace talks as the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the regional bloc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai met at the Prime Minister\u2019s official residence in Putrajaya, just south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_r_2r_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_r_2q_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CO7S3rXK344DFa6JgwcdsZMZ1g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both sides have accused the other of starting the latest border flare-up and traded blame for the ongoing fighting, which has killed at least 35 people and injured more than 200, according to figures from Thai and Cambodian officials. The dispute over their border goes back decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The leaders indicated in a joint news conference that fighting will stop immediately, even as clashes continued on Monday morning in the hours before the peace talks. Cambodian authorities accused Thailand of striking at least two locations in the early hours, while the Thai army said clashes were taking place in three provinces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The United States and China also participated in the ceasefire negotiations. US State Department officials were on the ground Monday to assist with the negotiations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the Southeast Asian nations had agreed to ceasefire talks, but localized fighting continued throughout the weekend. Trump said he warned the Thai and Cambodian leaders that he would not make trade deals with either country if the deadly border conflict continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_r_2v_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_r_2u_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CO_S3rXK344DFa6JgwcdsZMZ1g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is an important step towards reducing tensions and restoring peace and security,\u201d Hun Manet said in a statement confirming the ceasefire, in which he thanked the Malaysian prime minister, the Chinese government and Donald Trump specifically for their support in the negotiation process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also announced that the two countries will establish a Cambodian-Thai General Boundary Committee, which will hold an initial meeting on August 4, hosted by Cambodia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cToday\u2019s outcome reflects Thailand\u2019s desire for a peaceful resolution, while continuing to protect our sovereignty and the lives of our people,\u201d Phumtham said in the news conference. \u201cWe agreed to a ceasefire that will be carried out in good faith by both sides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Malaysia is prepared to deploy a team to \u201censure implementation and observation\u201d of the ceasefire, Ibrahim said, adding that both Thailand and Cambodia will resume direct communication at the level of prime ministers, foreign ministers and defense ministers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Tensions rising since May<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In recent decades, Thailand and Cambodia have had a complicated relationship of both cooperation and rivalry. The two countries share a 500-mile (800-kilometer) land border \u2013 largely mapped by the French when they controlled Cambodia as a colony \u2013 that has periodically seen military clashes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"_r_33_\" class=\"flex ad-container\">\n<div id=\"_r_32_\" class=\"flex\" data-google-query-id=\"CPDS3rXK344DFa6JgwcdsZMZ1g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22888152279\/us\/ynews\/ros\/dt\/us_ynews_ros_dt_mid_center_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Recent tension had been simmering since an encounter in May, in which a Cambodian soldier was killed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes Kristie Lu Stout, Lauren Kent, Len Leng,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news","category-world"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1068,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066\/revisions\/1068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}