Thailand and Cambodia agree to immediate, unconditional ceasefire
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, after their deadliest border clashes in more than 10 years. The ceasefire is set to take effect at 11.59pm local time. Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian leader Hun Manet gathered at Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official residence in Putrajaya for peace talks this afternoon, with delegations from the US and China present. Melissa Goh reports from Putrajaya, Jack Board reports from Thailand's Buriram province and Leong Wai Kit reports from Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia.
Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, after their deadliest border clashes in more than 10 years. The ceasefire is set to take effect at 11.59pm local time. Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian leader Hun Manet gathered at Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official residence in Putrajaya for peace talks this afternoon, with delegations from the US and China present. Melissa Goh reports from Putrajaya, Jack Board reports from Thailand's Buriram province and Leong Wai Kit reports from Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia.