The Thailand-Cambodia border, where fighting has raged since last week, was calm on Tuesday following a ceasefire deal and military commanders from both sides are set to meet for talks later in the day,

U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia.

Long-festering tensions over border territory have escalated into armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to dozens of deaths on both sides and displacing tens of thousands of people

People on both sides of the border share a cultural heritage much older than modern nation-states, dating back to the ancient Khmer civilization.

President Donald Trump is championing himself as an expert in conflict resolution after helping successfully negotiate peace between Thailand and Cambodia. The president boasted about his accomplishment Monday while speaking to reporters in Scotland alongside U.

The UN Security Council held an emergency closed-door meeting Friday in New York. Malaysia, which chairs the 10-nation regional bloc that includes both countries, called for an end to the hostilities and offered to mediate.

By bno - Taipei Office The outbreak of hostilities between Thailand and Cambodia earlier this month has raised alarm across Southeast Asia, not only for its humanitarian implications but also for the serious risk it poses to energy infrastructure and long-term power security in both nations.