Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:04am on 27 Dec 2025,Saturday International
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire to halt weeks of intense border clashes rooted in longstanding territorial disputes, taking effect at 12:00 noon on 27 December 2025. The joint statement from both defence ministers calls for a halt to hostilities across all weapons and fronts, freezing troop movements and allowing displaced civilians to return home. The fighting, marked by artillery exchanges and airstrikes, killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands. Both sides also pledged cooperation on demining and combating cybercrime. ASEAN observers and international pressure helped bring about the truce after multiple failed truces.
