Malaysian Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, sixth left, and delegates led by Thai Deputy Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit, seventh left, and Cambodian Defense Minister General Tea Seiha, fifth left, pose for a group photo at the Extraordinary General Border Committee, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, August 7, 2025. HASNOOR HUSSAIN / AP
Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday, August 7, to extend a shaky ceasefire deal that followed five days of deadly hostilities along their border last month. At least 43 people were killed in the conflict that ended on Tuesday last week, after a long-standing dispute over border temples erupted into violence.
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Clashes between Thailand and Cambodia take old dispute to new level
A truce was brokered by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim – chair of the ASEAN regional bloc – after cajoling by US President Donald Trump and a team of Chinese mediators. Both Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of breaching the terms of the deal during the first days of the truce, with limited skirmishes along their shared 800-kilometer border, although clashes quickly dropped off.
