{"id":98985,"date":"2025-07-28T09:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/98985\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:16:09","slug":"thai-and-cambodian-leaders-hold-ceasefire-talks-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/98985\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai and Cambodian leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) \u2014 Ceasefire talks have started between Thai and Cambodian leaders in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes<\/a> that entered a fifth day despite mounting international calls for peace. <\/p>\n

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai gathered Monday for the meeting at the official residence of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who is hosting the negotiations as chair of the regional bloc, Association of Southeast Asian Nations. <\/p>\n

The fighting flared last Thursday after a land mine explosion along the border<\/a> wounded five Thai soldiers. Both sides blamed each other for starting the clashes, that have killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 260,000 people on both sides. Both countries recalled their ambassadors<\/a> and Thailand shut all border crossings with Cambodia, with an exception for migrant Cambodian workers returning home.<\/p>\n

Troops from both sides reported ongoing fighting Monday along border areas. Gunfire could be heard as dawn broke in Samrong in Cambodia\u2019s Oddar Meanchey province, Associated Press reporters covering the conflict said. <\/p>\n

Maly Socheata, a Cambodian defense ministry spokesperson, said the Thai assault was \u201congoing and strong\u201d on Monday.<\/p>\n

Anwar said late Sunday that both sides would present their conditions for peace but \u201cwhat is important is immediate ceasefire.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI hope this can work,\u201d Anwar was quoted as saying by Malaysian national news agency Bernama. \u201cAlthough it\u2019s not as bad as many other countries, we have to put a stop (to the violence).\u201d<\/p>\n

The meeting followed direct pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has warned that the United States may not proceed with trade deals with either country if hostilities continue. <\/p>\n

Before departing for Kuala Lumpur, Phumtham told reporters in Bangkok that representatives from China and the U.S. will also attend as observers. He said the key focus would be on an immediate ceasefire, but noted trust could be an issue as Cambodia has not stopped its strikes. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have informed that we don\u2019t have trust in Cambodia. All they have done reflect that they are not sincere in solving this problem. So they have to show the detail how they will do to prove their sincerity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Officials later said that the Chinese and American ambassadors to Malaysia are attending the meeting.<\/p>\n

The violence marks a rare instance of open military confrontation between ASEAN member states, a 10-nation regional bloc that has prided itself on non-aggression, peaceful dialogue and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n

In a statement Monday, ASEAN foreign ministers reiterated concern over the rising death toll, destruction of public properties and displacement of a large number of people along the disputed border areas. They urged the two countries to resolve their disputes through negotiations and expressed support for efforts to find a middle ground during Monday\u2019s talks.<\/p>\n

The conflict also drew the attention of Pope Leo XIV. At the Vatican on Sunday, the pontiff said he was praying for all those affected by war in the world, including \u201cfor those affected by the clashes on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, especially the children and displaced families.\u201d<\/p>\n

At an evacuation shelter in Cambodia\u2019s Siem Reap province far away from the border, Ron Mao, 56, prays for a ceasefire deal during the leaders\u2019 meeting Monday. She and her family fled their home a kilometer (0.6 mile) away from the front line when fighting broke out Thursday. They took refuge in a shelter but moved again to another camp further away after hearing artillery shelling. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to see this war happen. It\u2019s very difficult and I don\u2019t want to run around like this,\u201d she said, \u201cWhen I heard our Prime Minister go to negotiate for peace, I would be very happy if they reached the deal as soon as possible, so that I and my children can return home as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thai evacuees shared the sentiment. <\/p>\n

\u201cI beg the government. I want it to end quickly,\u201d said farmer Nakorn Jomkamsing at an evacuation camp in Surin hosting more than 6,000 people. \u201cI want to live peacefully. I miss my home, my pets, my pigs, dogs and chicken,\u201d the 63-year-old woman said. <\/p>\n

The 800-kilometer (500-mile) frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but past confrontations have been limited and brief. The latest tensions erupted in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation that created a diplomatic rift and roiled Thailand\u2019s domestic politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jintamas reported from Surin, Thailand, and Sopheng Cheang from Samrong, Cambodia. Associated Press writers Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul and Grant Peck in Bangkok contributed to this report. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) \u2014 Ceasefire talks have started between Thai and Cambodian leaders in Malaysia in an…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[39941,13214,39942,19446,13212,69,57,51746,409,3464,64802,8372,39944,28956,50,80,3417,64801,11843,17915,96,103,107],"class_list":{"0":"post-98985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-anwar-ibrahim","9":"tag-asia-pacific","10":"tag-association-of-southeast-asian-nations","11":"tag-cambodia","12":"tag-china-government","13":"tag-donald-trump","14":"tag-general-news","15":"tag-hun-manet","16":"tag-immigration","17":"tag-international-agreements","18":"tag-land-mines","19":"tag-malaysia","20":"tag-malaysia-government","21":"tag-migrant-workers","22":"tag-news","23":"tag-politics","24":"tag-pope-leo-xiv","25":"tag-ron-mao","26":"tag-thailand","27":"tag-thailand-government","28":"tag-war-and-unrest","29":"tag-world","30":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114930108730720985","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}