Archive · 28 Dec 2025
Thailand and Cambodia Sign Ceasefire to End Border Fighting
Thailand and Cambodia signed a new agreement to stop fighting at their border.
They agreed to stop military actions and not fly planes for military reasons.
Thailand will return 18 Cambodian soldiers it had captured.
Both countries blame each other for starting the fights.
They also agreed to clear land mines and not spread false information.
Many people have been hurt or killed, and thousands have left their homes.
A country called Malaysia helped make this agreement happen.
The U.N. and U.S. welcomed the ceasefire and urged both sides to honor it.
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement to end border fighting over territorial claims.
The agreement took effect at noon (0500 GMT) and calls for a halt in military movements and airspace violations.
Thailand will repatriate 18 Cambodian soldiers after the ceasefire has held for 72 hours.
Thailand has lost 26 soldiers and 1 civilian, while Cambodia reports 30 civilian deaths and 90 injuries.
The agreement includes provisions for joint humanitarian demining operations and cooperation in suppressing transnational crimes.
- Who
- Thailand and Cambodia
- What
- Signed a ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
- When
- Saturday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Border checkpoint between Thailand and Cambodia
- Why
- To halt military movements and airspace violations, and to address territorial claims
Thailand
Cambodia
Initiation of Fighting
Thailand
Thailand claims Cambodia initiated the fighting and acted in self-defense.
Cambodia
Cambodia claims Thailand initiated the fighting and acted in self-defense.
Land Mines
Thailand
Thailand accuses Cambodia of laying new anti-personnel land mines.
Cambodia
Cambodia denies planting new mines, stating they are leftovers from past civil wars.
- Date of Agreement
- Saturday (specific date not mentioned)
- Effective Time
- Noon (0500 GMT)
- Thai Military Casualties
- 26 soldiers and 1 civilian
- Cambodian Civilian Casualties
- 30 killed and 90 injured
- Thai Civilian Deaths
- 44
- Cambodian Soldiers Held
- 18
- Mediator
- Malaysia
- Key Provision
- Joint humanitarian demining operations
Sources
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