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Thai and Cambodian regional commanders finally met this morning and agreed to enforce the ceasefire and halt all troop mobilisation and movements.
United States President Donald Trump's nominee for US ambassador to Thailand said on Tuesday (Jul 29) he would tell Bangkok, if confirmed in the post, that conflicts like Thailand's recent border skirmish with Cambodia do nothing to help the Thai people or the country's alliance with Washington.
The Thai army has accused Cambodia of violating a conditional ceasefire, saying clashes continued despite a deal agreed in Malaysia yesterday meant to end the bloody fighting between the two countries.
The Si Sa Ket provincial administration has declared Kantharalak, Phu Singh and Khun Han districts to be public disaster zones, as a direct result of the ongoing armed dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an unconditional ceasefire today, effective from midnight, and will hold bilateral talks at multiple levels to end the bloody border conflict and return to normality, said Malaysia’s prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, who currently chairs ASEAN and was acting a mediator.
Hundreds of Thais gathered today to offer moral support and deliver encouraging messages to the armed forces, especially to frontline soldiers involved in the recent clashes with Cambodian troops.
The Thai army condemned Cambodia today for deliberately violating the recent ceasefire agreement, when its troops launched attacks against Thai troops at Phu Makua and Sam Tae in Si Sa Ket province.
New York, United States - At least four people including a police officer were killed Monday after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight, officials said.
The US President held a telephone conversation with acting Thai PM Phumtham Wechayachai after Thailand and Cambodia reached an unconditional ceasefire in their border conflict, saying that negotiations on US tariffs will start and be advantageous to Thailand.
Thailand has firmly rejected allegations, made by Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence, that Thai forces have used chemical weapons in attacks on Cambodian territory, calling them baseless and lacking credible evidence.
The historic truce talks between Thailand and Cambodia, aimed at securing an immediate ceasefire and halting hostilities along the disputed border, began in Putrajaya on Monday.
The Sai River, swollen due to heavy rain in the Shan state of Myanmar, has breached its banks in Mae Sai district in Chiang Rai province, causing widespread flooding in the district’s commercial area and several communities.
The operations centre of the Second Army Region has issued a warning of cyberattacks by hackers based in Cambodia, with an intention to disrupt both government and private sector information systems in Thailand.
ASEAN foreign ministers have called for an immediate ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, expressing deep concern over the rising death toll and humanitarian impact in the border areas of the two countries.
Six people were shot dead, including the gunman, at the ‘Or Tor Kor’ market in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district today. The motive for the shooting is still being investigated.