This handout photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on December 27, 2025 shows Cambodia's defence minister Tea Seiha (L) and Thailand's defence minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (R) posing with documents during the special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint in Thailand's Chanthaburi province. AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE (AKP) / AFP
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, December 27, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. At least 47 people were killed and more than a million displaced in three weeks of fighting with artillery, tanks, drones and jets, according to official tallies. The conflict spread to nearly every border province on both sides, shattering an earlier truce for which US President Donald Trump took credit.
"Both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire after the time of signature of this Joint Statement with effect from 12:00 hours noon (local time) on 27 December 2025," said the statement signed by the two countries' defense ministers. The truce applies to "all types of weapons, including attacks on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and military objectives of either side, in all cases and all areas," it said.
