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The Cambodian and Thai prime ministers announced on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that they had agreed to a ceasefire starting at midnight.
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Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to halt five days of fighting along their disputed border that’s killed at least 36 people, after President Donald Trump’s tariff threats accelerated a regional push for a diplomatic solution.
While long-standing border disputes explain some of the current violence between Thailand and Cambodia, the conflict’s escalation is primarily driven by Thai elites’ drive to consolidate military
"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.
On Thursday, violence broke out on the border between Thailand and Cambodia as long-simmering tensions between the two nations imploded.
Both leaders made comments ahead of negotiations in Kuala Lumpur on July 28 to end the fighting. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Thailand's military force is ranked 25th in the world and third in the ASEAN region after Indonesia and Vietnam. Thailand has 360,000 active troops, including 115,000 enlisted soldiers. In addition, there are 240,000 reserve troops and paramilitary forces, bringing the total number of military personnel to over 600,000.
As the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict enters its fourth day, monks, dancers, and civilians offer shelter, food, and aid to those over 168,000 people displaced.