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Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Anwar credits Asean teamwork for swift Thailand-Cambodia border ceasefire
KOTA BHARU, Aug 9 — The success of peace talks and a ceasefire in the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict is the result of the collective efforts of various parties, including Asean leadership, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. He said the achievement was also due to the commitment and excellent work of Malaysia's Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan and the active role of Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) Chief Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar. 'The MAF Chief carried out his duties excellently, flying straight to Bangkok, Phnom Penh and the border to discuss with the responsible generals. That's the way, it's not just me alone. 'I did my part, the Foreign Minister dealt with the foreign ministers of the countries involved, and the generals spoke to their counterparts. That's how we achieved this unprecedented peace negotiation so quickly, Alhamdulillah,' he said at the Rancakkan Madani Kelantan programme at Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kubang Kerian, here today. Anwar said the peace talks' success also caught the attention of United States President Donald Trump, who called to thank him for the effort. 'Trump called to express his thanks, but I told him (the peace deal) was not my effort alone, it was also the result of cooperation from other Asean leaders, as well as the governments of Thailand and Cambodia, who were equally responsible,' he said. Last Wednesday, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to strictly adhere to the ceasefire reached on July 28 along their shared border, with both sides maintaining current troop positions and refraining from increasing military strength. The agreement was reached during the Extraordinary Meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) at Wisma Perwira in Kuala Lumpur, co-chaired by Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen Tea Seiha and Thailand's Acting Defence Minister Gen Nattaphon Narphanit. On July 28, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a ceasefire effective midnight the same day following a special meeting chaired by Anwar at the Seri Perdana Complex, Putrajaya. Tensions between the nieighbours had been escalating since May 28 after a clash in the disputed Preah Vihear area that killed a Cambodian soldier. — Bernama
Al Jazeera
04-08-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Thailand, Cambodia officials meet in Malaysia to cement ceasefire details
Officials from Thailand and Cambodia have met in Malaysia for the start of border talks, a week after a fragile ceasefire brought an end to an eruption of five days of deadly clashes between the two countries. The meeting on Monday came ahead of a key meeting on Thursday, which is expected to be led by the Thai and Cambodian defence ministers. This week's talks, which will be observed by representatives from China, Malaysia and the United States, aim to iron out plans to maintain the current truce and avoid future border confrontations. They will include finalising details for a monitoring team from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces General Mohd Nizam Jaffar said on Monday. The sessions in Malaysia follow the worst fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in more than a decade. Clashes along the long-disputed border last month killed at least 43 people, including civilians, and left more than 300,000 others displaced, according to the Reuters news agency. Relations between the neighbours deteriorated in May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a border skirmish, before worsening when Thai soldiers were injured by landmines in contested territory last month. The Southeast Asian countries downgraded diplomatic relations and violence broke out, which both sides blamed the other for starting. The recent fighting involved infantry clashes, artillery exchanges, air strikes and rocket fire. A ceasefire was announced on July 28, in part following economic pressure from US President Donald Trump, who warned both countries that they could not make trade deals with Washington without a ceasefire. Despite the fragile truce, tensions remain high and mistrust between the two sides lingers. Cambodia's defence ministry has accused Thailand of violating the terms of the ceasefire by installing barbed wire in a disputed border area, while the Thai military has suggested that the Cambodian army has reinforced troops in key areas. Both countries have given foreign observers tours of last month's battle sites, while seeking to show the damage allegedly inflicted by the other nation. Thailand and Cambodia also accuse each other of violating international humanitarian laws by targeting citizens. Phnom Penh continues to demand the release of 18 of its captured troops, whom Bangkok says it will only release following 'a complete cessation of the armed conflict, not just a ceasefire'. On Friday, Thailand returned two wounded Cambodian soldiers through a border checkpoint connecting Thailand's Surin province and Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey. The neighbours dispute how the troops came to be captured, with Thailand rejecting Cambodia's claims that the troops approached Thai positions to offer post-conflict greetings.
