The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on July 28 to an “immediate and unconditional cease-fire” starting at midnight, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai agreed to the truce after talks at the official residence of the Malaysian prime minister, who currently chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Hun Manet and Phuntam welcomed the agreement and shook hands at the end of a brief press conference. The announcement was made about six hours before midnight in Thailand and Cambodia.
Tensions rose between the Southeast Asian neighbors at the end of May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief exchange of gunfire at a disputed area on their 510-mile border….
Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Immediate, Unconditional Cease-Fire: Malaysian PM
