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.

Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has announced that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump following the ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia, expressing his confidence that the situation will unfold positively. However, clashes intensified and explosions continued until midnight, when the ceasefire officially took effect.

A meeting between Thai and Cambodian delegations to discuss an end to the ongoing border clashes will take place on Monday (28 July) in Malaysia, said Jirayu Huangsap, spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister.

Thailand and Cambodia have entered into a second day of artillery exchanges, with casualties continuing to rise on both sides. The international community has called for a ceasefire, while the UN Security Council (UNSC) was scheduled to hold an urgent meeting behind closed doors on the border clashes on 25 July.

Tension between Thailand and Cambodia has reached breaking point after Thailand’s Acting Prime Minister announced the recall of the country’s ambassador to Cambodia following injuries to five more Thai military personnel by landmines along the Thai-Cambodian border.

The Thai military has accused Cambodia of laying new anti-personnel landmines along the undemarcated Thai-Cambodian border at Chang Bok Pass, after three Thai soldiers were injured last Wednesday when one of them stepped on a landmine.

The standoff emerging after the 28 May clash between Thailand and Cambodia, followed by punitive measures to close key border crossings, has brought almost all activities to a halt in several provinces. It is the grassroots communities who have been left behind, bearing the heaviest burden of a conflict far beyond their control.

Following the leaked call between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, Thai opposition parties have called on the PM to take responsibility by either resigning or dissolving the House of Representatives.