Thailand and Cambodia began discussing a ceasefire in their festering border dispute on Monday, July 28th, as the deadly skirmish dragged into a fifth day.
More than 200,000 people have fled the frontier as the two exchanged artillery, rockets, and gun fire in the long-disputed area, which is home to a collection of ancient temples.
A series of motorcades, including some sporting U.S. and Chinese flags, arrived at Seri Perdana, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s official residence, on Monday afternoon.
A helicopter buzzed over the administrative capital as Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet met shortly after 0700 GMT.
Monday’s meeting comes after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened, making a late-night weekend call to both Southeast Asian leaders, who he said agreed to “quickly work out” a truce.
