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The Star
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Singapore welcomes outcomes of extraordinary Cambodia-Thailand GBC Meeting
Thai delegates led by Deputy Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit and Cambodian delegates led by Defence Minister General Tea Seiha, joined by Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, pose for a group photo ahead of the Extraordinary General Border Committee (GBC) to discuss their border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia in Kuala Lumpur August 7, 2025. - Reuters/Pool SINGAPORE: Singapore has congratulated all parties involved in the successful conclusion of the Extraordinary Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting, facilitated by Malaysia on Thursday (Aug 7), describing it as a positive step towards regional peace and stability. "Singapore welcomes the positive outcomes reached at the Extraordinary GBC Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 7,' said a spokesperson from Singapore's Foreign Ministry in a statement. The meeting was co-chaired by Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister General Tea Seiha, and Thailand's Acting Minister of Defence General Nattaphon Narkphanit. Agreed Minutes of the meeting, among other things, stated that both agreed to a ceasefire involving all types of weapons, including attacks on civilians and civilian objects and military objectives of either side. They also agreed to refrain from constructing or enhancing any military infrastructure or fortifications beyond their own side, also not to use any kind of forces against civilians and civilian objects in all circumstances. Cambodia and Thailand also agreed to schedule the next GBC Meeting within a month, with a venue to be decided later. Also present during the meeting as observers were Malaysia's Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Deputy Defence Minister Adly Zahari and Chief of Defence Forces General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar, as well as United States Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard D. Kagan and Ambassador of China to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing. - Bernama
The Star
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Thailand-Cambodia reach ceasefire consensus at secretariat talks, says Chief of Defence Force
Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, center, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (left), and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai pose for photos after talks on a possible ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Monday, July 28, 2025. -- Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP KUALA LUMPUR: Secretariat-level discussions between Thailand and Cambodia, which took place over three days starting Monday (Aug 4), have reached a consensus in principle on key issues relating to the implementation of the ceasefire along their shared border. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar said this included agreement on the terms of reference (TOR) for monitoring efforts by the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team and the Asean Defence Attache Observer Team (AOT). "Alhamdulillah, a basic consensus has been reached; however, there are still several matters being refined, which will be finalised during the Extraordinary General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting tomorrow,' he told Bernama when contacted here, on Wednesday (Aug 6). The secretariat-level meeting was held at Wisma Perwira of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), involving 40 representatives from Thailand and Cambodia ahead of the Extraordinary GBC Meeting. Apart from Malaysia, the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team also includes Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, which began their mission on Aug 3. On Tuesday (Aug 5), Nizam said Malaysia did not participate in the three-day secretariat meeting and only served as a facilitator prior to the Extraordinary GBC Meeting on Thursday. Thailand and Cambodia agreed to implement a ceasefire effective midnight on July 28 through a special meeting in Malaysia chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, that brought both Southeast Asian neighbours to the negotiating table following heightened tensions. Tensions between the two countries peaked on May 28 when fighting broke out in the disputed Preah Vihear area, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier.- Bernama
Borneo Post
7 days ago
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Thailand-Cambodia reach ceasefire consensus at secretariat talks, says M'sia chief of defence force
Mohd Nizam says this included agreement on the terms of reference for monitoring efforts by the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team and the Asean Defence Attache Observer Team. – Bernama photo KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 6): Secretariat-level discussions between Thailand and Cambodia, which took place over three days starting Monday, have reached a consensus in principle on key issues relating to the implementation of the ceasefire along their shared border. Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar said this included agreement on the terms of reference (TOR) for monitoring efforts by the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team and the Asean Defence Attache Observer Team (AOT). 'Alhamdulillah, a basic consensus has been reached; however, there are still several matters being refined, which will be finalised during the Extraordinary General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting tomorrow,' he told Bernama when contacted here, today. The secretariat-level meeting was held at Wisma Perwira of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), involving 40 representatives from Thailand and Cambodia ahead of the Extraordinary GBC Meeting. Apart from Malaysia, the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team also includes Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, which began their mission on Aug 3. Yesterday, Mohd Nizam said Malaysia did not participate in the three-day secretariat meeting and only served as a facilitator prior to the Extraordinary GBC Meeting tomorrow. Thailand and Cambodia agreed to implement a ceasefire effective midnight on July 28 through a special meeting in Malaysia chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, that brought both Southeast Asian neighbours to the negotiating table following heightened tensions. Tensions between the two countries peaked on May 28 when fighting broke out in the disputed Preah Vihear area, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier. – Bernama
