Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire holds
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Donald Trump claimed credit for brokering the Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire, but Southeast Asia told a different story. In Jakarta, Indonesian President Prabowo publicly praised Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim for securing the deal,
Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan welcome ceasefire, laud ASEAN chair Malaysia for its role - Anadolu Ajansı
Len Leng, Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan, Lex Harvey and Jonny Hallam, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Cambodia and Thailand will meet in Malaysia on Monday for peace talks after days of deadly clashes on their disputed border sent civilians scrambling for safety and relations between the two neighbors cratering.
The ceasefire comes days before the U.S. is expected to announce new trade tariff decisions. Cambodia and Thailand have both been two of the hardest-hit countries as a result of Trump’s trade war, with 36% tariff on goods from both countries taking effect this coming Friday.