Thailand has announced it is suspending the implementation of a peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border.

The deal which was overseen by US President Donald Trump , was meant to secure a lasting end to hostilities following border clashes in July that killed at least 43 people and displaced more than 300,000 civilians on both sides.

The Royal Thai Army said in a statement that the mine explosion in Sisaket province left one soldier with a severe leg injury, while pressure from the blast caused another to withstand chest pains.

Thailand government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said Bangkok would cease "the follow-up to the joint declaration", meaning the accord with Cambodia inked in Kuala Lumpur in late October,

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