MALAYSIA – The “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” is set to take effect at midnight (1700 GMT), Anwar said. It was agreed upon at a special meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai interim Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai in the Malaysian administrative capital Putrajaya.
Representatives from the United Sates and China also participated in the talks.

In a joint statement, the ceasefire was described as “a vital first step towards de-escalation and the restoration of peace and security.”

Military leaders from both countries are expected to meet for talks tomorrow (Tuesday).
A meeting of the General Border Committee, a bilateral body for cooperation on border issues, is planned for 4 August 2025.

Both sides also expressed their willingness to resume direct communication between their governments.
Heavy fighting erupted between the two neighbouring countries along their more than 800-kilometre border. The conflict has been simmering for decades.

Both sides have reported casualties and injuries, and more than 200,000 people have fled the region. Overnight, heavy fighting was reported again.
What exactly triggered the escalation remains unclear.

International pressure on Bangkok and Phnom Penh to end the fighting had been growing ahead of the meeting, with US President Donald Trump holding phone calls with both premiers to push for an end to the conflict.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar had already spoken with his counterparts from Thailand and Cambodia shortly after the fighting began and offered himself as a mediator.

Malaysia holds the chair of Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year (2025).
Since the beginning of the clashes, both sides have accused each other of triggering the violence.
Civilian buildings, including a hospital and a supermarket, were also hit in the attacks. Thailand used fighter jets to target military positions, while Cambodia fired rockets across the border.

The dispute further escalated after a shootout between soldiers from both countries at the end of May, in which a Cambodian soldier was killed.

Recently, Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence accused Thailand of also using chemical weapons. The Foreign Ministry in Bangkok denied this, calling them “baseless accusations” and “disinformation” aimed at deliberately undermining Thailand’s reputation in the international community.

Meanwhile, the number of Cambodians living in Thailand who want to return home is increasing. According to the Ministry of Defence in Phnom Penh, more than 400,000 migrant workers have already crossed the border because they no longer feel safe in Thailand. Many more are likely to follow.