WORLD_ Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet in Malaysia for talks to end border dispute

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Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet in Malaysia for talks to end border dispute

Thai residents who fled homes following clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers rest at an evacuation center in Surin province, Thailand, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) more > 

By Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times - Sunday, July 27, 2025 


BANGKOK — Deadly cross-border artillery attacks continued for a fourth day on Sunday as Thailand’s powerful U.S.-trained military and Cambodia’s China-backed forces battled along their disputed 500-mile-long border one day ahed of ceasefire talks scheduled in Malaysia between the leaders of the Southeast Asian countries. 

The peace talks come after pressure from U.S. President Trump, who called in the rivals to end a deadly border dispute that has killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 218,000. 

Thailand’s Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet are expected to lead the talks.

Phnom Penh wants the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Netherlands, to adjudicate their border demarcation which Bangkok refuses to adhere to because the court previously awarded Cambodia the revered Preah Vihear temple ruins near the current fighting. 

“Thai forces have used artillery, drones and aircraft to launch heavy shells, bombs, and cluster munitions on Cambodian soil,” Cambodia’s Defense Ministry spokeswoman Mali Socheata said Sunday. 

“Strikes to roads and infrastructure caused significant damage,” she said. “Our forces continue to fight back actively and without retreat.” 

Beyond the battlefield, the fighting may be bolstering the hawkish, highly politized, Royal Thai Army’s influence which appears to be gaining some dominion over Bangkok’s fractured elected coalition government after officials indicated the military was being allowed to make decisions where and when to open fire, without effective civilian oversight. 

“The soldiers will continue to do their job at full steam — so Thais do not worry — until the government has reached a clear agreement that there is no danger for the people, and to ensure we maintain the country’s interests, in order to bring the peace we want to see,” Thailand’s Acting Prime Minister Phumtham said Sunday. 

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