Thai-Cambodia fighting rages on despite Trump's truce claim

Fighting raged on Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after US President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from both countries for a ceasefire.

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Thai officials have said they did not agree to a ceasefire, and Cambodia has not commented on Trump's claim.

Its defence ministry instead said Thai jets carried out airstrikes on Saturday morning. Cambodian media reported Trump's claim without elaborating.

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Saturday that some of Trump's remarks didn’t “reflect an accurate understanding of the situation.”

“We regret and we're disappointed that some of the points made by President Trump have bearing upon the feeling of the Thai people, Thailand, because we consider ourselves - we are proud, in fact - to be the oldest treaty ally of the United States in the region,” he said.

Thailand has not reached a ceasefire agreement with Cambodia and the Thai military will continue fighting on the disputed border, caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters on Saturday.

Earlier, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who has been a mediator in peace talks between Thailand and Cambodia, had said that the two countries should cease hostilities starting on Saturday evening.