Despite both the US and China urging a ceasefire, Thailand’s acting prime minister says he’s wary of Cambodia’s ‘acting in good faith’
Thai, Cambodian leaders set to discuss ceasefire in Malaysia as UN urges Asean mediation
More than 200,000 people in both countries have been forced from their homes by the relentless gunfights, artillery barrages and Thai air strikes, while tens of thousands of Cambodian migrant labourers have fled Thailand, fearing reprisals as nationalist sentiment intensifies on both sides.
Fresh clashes were reported on Monday, even as Thailand’s acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, prepared to meet Cambodia’s leader, Hun Manet, in Kuala Lumpur.
Phumtham sought to temper hopes of a swift ceasefire, telling reporters as he departed for the Malaysian capital: “We do not believe Cambodia is acting in good faith, based on their actions.”
