Border clashes resume despite Trump's efforts

THAILAND has launched air strikes along its disputed border with Cambodia, as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year.

- ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTERS

Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. United States President Donald Trump pushed the southeast Asian neighbours to sign a truce agreement in October, but tensions have continued to simmer.

The Thai ministry of defence said more than 35,000 people have left areas near the border for shelters and more are believed to have fled to stay with relatives elsewhere, while Cambodia's information minister Neth Pheaktra said that residents of several villages near the border have been evacuated.