Following a meeting on 28 July hosted and chaired by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the current ASEAN Chair, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an unconditional and immediate ceasefire starting from midnight.

According to a joint press release from the governments of Malaysia, Cambodia, and Thailand, regional military commanders on both sides will convene an "informal" meeting on Tuesday (29 July) at 7.00, to be followed by a meeting with the Defence Attaches led by the ASEAN Chair if both sides agreed. 

Thailand and Cambodia also agreed to convene a meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) on 4 August, which is to be hosted by Cambodia.

Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet participated in the meeting. The press release said that both sides agree to "resume direct communications between both Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers, and Defence Ministers" and that the Foreign Ministers and Defence Ministers of the three countries participating in the meeting have been instructed to develop "a detailed mechanism for the implementation, verification, and reporting of the ceasefire" which will serve as "a foundation for sustained peace and accountability."

Malaysia as the current ASEAN Chair also stand ready to coordinate and observer team to verity and ensure the implementation of this mechanism, said the press release. Malaysia will also consult with other ASEAN member states to participate in the observation.

The press release noted that US President Donald Trump has been in contact with both Thai and Cambodian leaders to urge them to find a peaceful solution, and that China "has kept close contact with Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and relevant countries, to actively promote dialogue, ceasefire, and restoring peace."

The People's Party, Thailand's main opposition party, issued a statement on Monday evening (28 July) welcoming the ceasefire. It thanks the Malaysian government for hosting the meeting, and said that it hopes every party involved will respect the ceasefire agreement and will tolerate any provocation so the situation can return to normal and prevent further loss of lives.

The People's Party said, however, that a ceasefire is only the first step towards peace between the two countries. It urges both governments to return to bilateral negotiations.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the US "applauds the ceasefire declaration" and that Trump and Rubio are "committed to an immediate cessation of violence and expect the governments of Cambodia and Thailand to fully honor their commitments to end this conflict." 

"We are grateful to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for his leadership and for hosting the ceasefire talks.  We urge all parties to follow through on their commitments.  The United States will remain committed to and engaged in this U.S.-Malaysia-organized process to end this conflict," siad the statement.

The ceasefire agreement came after five days of battle along the Thai-Cambodian borders, which resulted in civilian casualties and displacement on both sides.

After both parties agreed on a ceasefire, it was reported that the artillery exchanges intensified, particularly at the Ta Kwai Temple. Reports of fighting continued until 10 minutes before midnight. By 1.00, local news outlets and several Facebook pages associated with the Armed Forces reported that all fighting have stopped.