Thai-Cambodian Truce

After a protracted, bloody conflict in which over 100 people were killed and about half a million civilians in both countries living in the border areas displaced, Thailand and Cambodia finally agreed to hold a ceasefire on December 29 and expressed a desire to rebuild mutual trust.

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However, the ceasefire has already suffered initial jolts with the Thai military accusing its Cambodian counterparts of violating the truce with drone flights. Cambodia of course downplayed the violation glossing it over as a minor incident, but Thailand is not convinced with the explanation.

Stretching across over 817km, the shared land border between Thailand and Cambodia has been the scene of continual conflicts for more than a century. Sovereignty has been contested since France, which occupied Cambodia until 1953, first mapped the border in 1907. US President Donald Trump had brokered a ceasefire deal in July, but it did not last long and fighting continued. Bangkok reluctantly agreed to the deal because the US wielded tariffs as leverage. Phnom Penh, in the weaker position, was happier for it to intercede. Thailand then accused Cambodia of laying new landmines in border areas, injuring several Thai soldiers. The conflict reignited in early December with each side blaming the other.