Cambodia and Thailand have signed an immediate and unconditional ceasefire on July 28th following an eruption in military skirmishes along a disputed border.

Though tensions remain high and Thai authorities accused Cambodian forces of violating the ceasefire within hours of its initiation, the frontline remains quiet as July comes to an end.

With three major regional wars already stretching across multiple years without obvious conclusions to be seen in any case, it was vital that a prolonged conflict in Southeast Asia did not break out.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai met in Malaysia to organize a halt to the fighting, with a Malaysian foreign policy team acting as mediators of the deal. The agreement took effect at midnight and w

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