Thailand said Saturday that four of its soldiers were killed in border clashes with Cambodia, as prime minister rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that a cease-fire had been reached to end days of deadly fighting.
Violence between the Southeast Asian neighbors, which stems from a long-running dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800-kilometre (500-mile) border, has displaced around half a million people on both sides.
At least 24 people have been killed this week, including four Thai soldiers the defence ministry said died in the border area on Saturday.
Each side blamed the other for reigniting the conflict, before Trump said a truce had been agreed.
But Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Trump "didn't mention whether we should make a ceasefire" during their Friday phone call.
