World Dec 29 Diplomats from China, Cambodia and Thailand meet as Beijing seeks a stronger mediating role Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand have convened with their Chinese counterpart to discuss the border dispute between the two Southeast Asian countries. By Kanis Leung, Associated Press
World Dec 27 Thailand and Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end fighting over border disputes The agreement was signed by the countries’ defense ministers, Cambodia’s Tea Seiha and Thailand’s Nattaphon Narkphanit, at a border checkpoint. It declares that the sides are committed to an earlier ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July and… By Wasamon Audjarint, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press
World Dec 26 Thailand bombs Cambodian village even as both nations hold talks to end armed clashes Thailand and Cambodia were engaged in combat along their border on Friday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to armed clashes that erupted in early December, breaking a ceasefire that had been reached five months earlier. By Wasamon Audjarint, Associated Press
World Dec 13 Fighting rages on Thailand-Cambodia border despite Trump's claimed ceasefire Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a new ceasefire. By Jintamas Saksornchai, Grant Peck, Associated Press
Sep 29 U.S. renews foreign aid funding to clear land mines in Cambodia By Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press The United States has announced a grant of $675,000 to support demining programs in Cambodia. Continue reading
Aug 09 Thailand accuses Cambodia of planting land mines after blast hurts 3 soldiers near border By Associated Press Three Thai soldiers on patrol were wounded Saturday when one stepped on a land mine in territory along the border with Cambodia, Thailand’s army announced. The incident came just two days after the two countries reaffirmed their adherence to a… Continue reading
Aug 04 Cambodian and Thai leaders meet in Malaysia to iron out ceasefire after deadly border clashes By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Thai and Cambodian officials have met in Malaysia for the first round of cross-border talks since a tense ceasefire was brokered last week. Continue reading
Aug 01 Thailand returns 2 wounded soldiers to Cambodia keeps holding 18 others prisoner By Sopheng Cheang, Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press The rest of a 20-member group of Cambodian soldiers captured on Tuesday in one of the disputed pockets of land over which the two sides were fighting remain in Thai hands, and Cambodian officials are demanding their release. Continue reading
Jul 28 Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'unconditional' ceasefire to end border fighting, Malaysian PM says By Eileen Ng, Jintamas Saksornchai, Sopheng Cheang, Associated Press As part of the ceasefire deal, military commanders from both sides will hold talks Tuesday to defuse tensions while Cambodia will host a border committee meeting on Aug. 4., said Malaysia's prime minister. Continue reading