<figure id="attachment_3117496" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3117496" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3117496 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/b28f436b-thai-and-cambodian-epa-images-pic-24725.webp" alt="Thai and Cambodian" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3117496" class="wp-caption-text">At least 16 people, most of them Thai civilians, have died so far in the border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in over a decade. (AP pic)</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire and a withdrawal of their troops from their common border, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.
He said the agreement was reached after a telephone conversation yesterday evening with Thailand&#8217;s acting prime minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, and Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet.
He said “I’m grateful because when I spoke with them, both responded respectfully,&#8221; and the two leaders asked for more time to pull back their troops already stationed at the border.
Malaysia is the current chairman of the Asean regional grouping, of which Thailand and Cambodia are members.
Reuters reported that Hun Manet said he had supported the Malaysian proposal for a ceasefire but the Thai foreign ministry said Thailand rejected mediation efforts by third countries and insisted that the situation be resolved only through bilateral talks.
&#8220;The key to resolving the current armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia is the genuine willingness of the Thai side to accept a ceasefire,&#8221; the Cambodian premier said in a Facebook post, Reuters reported.
At least 16 people, most of them Thai civilians, have died so far in the heaviest fighting between the two countries in over a decade.
Thai and Cambodian troops clashed on Thursday in the disputed border area, with both sides blaming each other for initiating the latest confrontation. Tensions have been escalating since May 28, following a deadly incident in the Preah Vihear area that claimed the life of a Cambodian soldier.
The two countries have been at odds for decades over their still-undemarcated 817km border, and the dispute continues to strain diplomatic relations.

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Thailand and Cambodia agree on ceasefire, says Anwar

The prime minister said he had spoken to his counterparts and they had asked for time to pull back their troops from the border.

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