Villager killed in Thai-Cambodia border shooting as ceasefire wobbles

The reported death occurred two days after a Thai soldier lost a foot to a landmine while patrolling another area of the border. Thailand blamed Cambodia for the blast and announced it was suspending

honouring the terms of the ceasefire, which was originally agreed to on July 28.

Trump had threatened to withhold trade privileges from the two countries unless they stopped fighting. The pact was reaffirmed in greater detail last month when Trump attended an Asean summit meeting in Malaysia.

Territorial disputes over exactly where the border lies between the Southeast Asian neighbours led to five days of armed conflict

in late July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Tuesday went to the border to visit frontline troops and told reporters that Thailand

had consistently sought to honour the ceasefire agreement, but that Cambodia had tried to delay progress, so Thailand would also not carry out its terms.

“Today, we consider that the deal that we made in order to bring peace is now over,” he said. Foreign ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura later clarified that Thailand has not officially withdrawn from the agreement but has only paused its implementation.