# Thailand and Cambodia: Clashes Continue Unabated Despite Trump’s Urge for Ceasefire Talks

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/asean/cambodia/236339-thailand-and-cambodia-clashes-continue-unabated-despite-trumps-urge-for-ceasefire-talks
- Published: 2025-07-28T05:28:00+07:00
- Author: Bahar Karaman

**Cambodia and Thailand continue border clashes, with casualties and displacement
amid US, UN, China calls for ceasefire; diplomatic talks in Malaysia aim to restore
peace.**

Cambodia and Thailand are engaged in their fourth day of border clashes, despite
a recent agreement for ceasefire talks announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The fighting has resulted in at least 32 deaths and displaced over 200,000 people
since Thursday, with both nations blaming each other for the escalation. Leaders
from both countries are set to meet in Malaysia to seek a peaceful resolution, with
Thailand’s acting Prime Minister and Cambodia’s Prime Minister attending the talks.

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Tensions intensified after Thailand accused Cambodia of firing heavy artillery into
its territories, damaging homes and causing civilian casualties. Cambodia responded
by condemning Thailand’s “deliberate acts of aggression,” with both sides refusing
to back down. International efforts from the U.N., U.S., and China have called for
an immediate ceasefire, but fighting continues amid accusations and blame.

Amid the conflict, regional politics play a role, with old ties and recent diplomatic
tensions shaping the situation. Ex-leaders, including Cambodia’s Hun Sen and Thailand’s
Thaksin Shinawatra, remain influential, while leaks and comments have further soured
relations. Trump has intervened diplomatically, urging negotiations, but clashes
persist on the ground in a long-standing territorial dispute rooted in colonial 
borders.

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