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China takes swipe at Trump's mediation bid in Thailand-Cambodia conflict

China promotes peace without imposing on others, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during talks with Thai counterpart in Yunnan, holding separate discussions the same day with Cambodia's Sokhonn

Cambodia reports Thai airstrikes prior to the 2 nations agreed to ceasefire

Cambodia reported that Thailand hit a site in the country's northwest with an airstrike on Saturday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to renewed combat that erupted in early December just months after a ceasefire ended a previous round of border fighting. Cambodia's Defence Ministry said Thailand deployed F-16 fighter jets to drop four bombs on Saturday morning on a target in Serei Saophoan in the northwestern province of Banteay Meanchey. On Friday, Cambodia said a similar airstrike dropped 40 bombs on a target in Chok Chey village in the same province. There were no reports of casualties from that raid, but the ministry said that houses and infrastructure in the Chok Chey target area were destroyed. Thailand's military confirmed the Friday attack, saying that a joint army-air force operation was conducted to protect Thailand's Sa Kaeo province, which borders Banteay Meanchey and where the two nations have overlapping territorial claims. Air Marshal Jackkr

Thailand, Cambodia sign truce to halt clashes after weeks of fighting

The agreement, signed by Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Nakrphanit and his Cambodian counterpart Tea Seiha, ended 20 days of fighting that has killed at least 101 people

Southeast Asian ministers meet in Malaysia over Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a special meeting to discuss an ongoing border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that escalated into deadly combat two weeks ago. The meeting marked the second time this year that the regional Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, served as a platform to promote de-escalation between its two member states. The new fighting derailed a ceasefire promoted by US President Donald Trump, which ended five days of combat in July. The agreement was brokered by Malaysia and pushed through under pressure from Trump, who threatened to withhold trade privileges unless Thailand and Cambodia agreed. The ceasefire was formalized with more detail at an October regional summit in Malaysia attended by Trump. The fighting has drawn international concern. The US Department of State on Sunday released a statement calling for Thailand and Cambodia to end hostilities, withdraw heavy weapons, cease

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Why politics keeps complicating the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia

This comes less than two months after the Thai prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, and his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Manet, signed a peace deal

Thai, Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew ceasefire after clashes: Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the US administration had helped broker earlier this year. Trump announced the agreement to restart the ceasefire in a social media posting following calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening, and go back to the original Peace Accord made with me, and them, with the help of the Great Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, Trump said in his Truth Social posting. The original ceasefire in July was brokered by Malaysia and pushed through by pressure from Trump, who threatened to withhold trade privileges unless Thailand and Cambodia agreed. It was formalised in more detail in October at a regional meeting in Malaysia that Trump attended. Despite the deal, the two countries carried on a bitter propaganda war and mi

Thai PM calls early election amid border clashes and parliamentary turmoil

The Thai premier said he had a call scheduled late on Friday with US President Donald Trump, who intervened in July to broker a fragile truce the last time fighting erupted

Thailand and Cambodia hold border talks as Trump's mediation looms

Hundreds of Cambodian workers also gathered on the Thai side of the crossing in a bid to leave, but the official said it was unlikely to reopen on Thursday

Thailand reports first civilian deaths in renewed conflict with Cambodia

Three Thai civilians were killed as heavy combat continued along the country's border with Cambodia, the Thai military said Thursday, marking the country's first civilian fatalities since the fighting resumed. The latest large-scale fighting was set off by a skirmish on Sunday that wounded two Thai soldiers and derailed a ceasefire pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump that ended five days of combat in July over longstanding territorial disputes. About two dozen people have been reported killed in the latest fighting, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced on both sides of the border and relocated to temporary shelters or moved to stay with relatives. A Thai Army statement said Cambodia on Wednesday night launched an attack with artillery and mortars against Thai positions, to which it replied with the same kinds of heavy weapons, causing damage including the destruction of enemy trucks. Cambodia's Fresh News online news site, which closely reflects government positions, s

Cambodia vows fierce fight against Thailand amid escalating border conflict

Cambodia's powerful Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed that his country would carry out a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the Southeast Asian neighbours drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas. Fighting broke out following a skirmish in which one Thai soldier was killed Sunday night, despite a ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July over competing territorial claims along their border, which resulted in dozens of civilian and military dead on both sides, and the evacuation of over 100,000 civilians. Both sides vow to keep fighting --------------------------------- In a statement posted to Facebook and Telegram, Hun Sen claimed that his country had refrained from firing back on Monday, but overnight began to shoot back at Thai forces. He wrote that a strategy of concentrating on where Thailand was advancing would allow Cambodia to "to weaken and destroy enemy forces through counterattacks. Thailand'

Thailand airstrikes strain Trump-brokered peace deal with Cambodia: Details

Thailand's latest airstrikes on Cambodia have strained the Trump-brokered peace pact as fresh border clashes and conflicting claims push tensions back to crisis levels

Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia after shelling kills Thai soldier

Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of attacking first. Tensions have simmered since the Southeast Asian neighbours signed a truce agreement in October pushed by US President Donald Trump after their territorial disputes led to five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. Thai army spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree said the Cambodian troops fired first into Thai territory in multiple areas. He said one Thai soldier was killed and four other soldiers were wounded, and civilians were being evacuated from the affected areas. Thailand used aircraft to strike military targets in several areas to suppress Cambodian supporting fire attacks," he said. Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata said the Thai military attacked the Cambodian troops first. She said Cambodia did not retaliate during the initial attacks Monday. Cambodia urges that Thailand immediately stop all

Stopped war by preserving ceasefire between Cambodia, Thailand: Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that he had successfully eased hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand, saying that he'd been able to preserve a previous, US-brokered ceasefire that had appeared to be breaking down. I stopped a war just today, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida for the weekend. He said his actions were made possible by his willingness to impose steep tariffs on countries around the world, which he has argued gives the US great leverage on trade and diplomatic leverage. The president said he'd spoken to the prime ministers of both countries by phone and now, They're doing great. They were not doing great. He said the conversations left him believing, I think they're going to be fine. Territorial disputes over exactly where the border lies between the Southeast Asian neighbors led to five days of armed conflict in late July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. Trump threatened to withhold trade ...

Thailand halts Trump-brokered deal with Cambodia after landmine blast

According to the Royal Thai Army, one of the injured soldiers lost his right foot after stepping on a mine during patrol, while another suffered chest pain from the impact

Xi refutes Trump's claim that China had no role in Thai-Cambodia peace deal

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday refuted his US counterpart Donald Trump's claims at their summit meeting in Busan that China was not involved in establishing peace between Cambodia and Thailand. At the much-publicised summit, Xi said that he appreciated Trump's "great contribution to the recent conclusion of the Gaza ceasefire agreement". However, Xi rebutted Trump's assertion that China was not involved in establishing peace between Cambodia and Thailand. Xi told Trump that Beijing had been helping the two Southeast Asian neighbours to settle their border dispute in our own way, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. Xi's assertion outlines Beijing's redlines as China too seeks to play a dominant role in Southeast Asia, where it has established strong security and trade links with countries of the region, including Thailand and Cambodia. During the height of the Thailand-Cambodia confrontation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held closed consultations to

Trump's 'historic' trade deals give US major edge over Southeast Asia

The pacts give Trump some clear wins, like the removal of many tariff and non-tariff barriers on US exports into those countries and pledges to spend billions of dollars on American goods

Thailand-Cambodia sign peace deal, pledge stability in presence of Trump

The agreement dubbed 'KL PEACE Accord' was signed by Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Manet

Thailand, Cambodia sign expansion of ceasefire that ended border conflict

Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that US President Donald Trump helped broker this summer to end their border conflict. Trump used the threat of higher tariffs against both countries to help get them to agree to end the fighting that resulted in dozens of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands. The US leader watched as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the expanded ceasefire at the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which both nations are members. The agreement included Thailand releasing 18 Cambodian soldiers held prisoner and for both sides to begin removing heavy weapons from the border area. Territory along the 800-kilometre frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but previous confrontations were limited and brief.

Dozens of South Koreans arrested after repatriation from Cambodia for scams

About 50 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia have been formally arrested on accusations that they worked for online scam organisations in the Southeast Asian country. They are among the 64 South Koreans who were detained in Cambodia over the past several months and were flown to South Korea on a charter flight Saturday. Upon arrival, they were detained while police investigated whether they voluntarily joined scam organisations in Cambodia or were forced to work there. Online scams, many based in Southeast Asian nations, have risen sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic and produced two sets of victims: the tens of thousands of people who have been forced to work as scammers under the threat of violence, and the targets of their fraud. Monitoring groups say online scams earn international criminal gangs billions of dollars annually. The Korean National Police Agency said Tuesday that local courts have so far issued warrants to arrest 49 of the 64 returnees. It said a court will ...