By Anthony Marcus for Eurasia Business News, December 27, 2025. Article n°1952
The defense ministers of Cambodia and Thailand, in an image released Saturday by Cambodian state media. Agence Kampuchea Press/Handout/Reuters
Thailand and Cambodia have just agreed to an immediate cease-fire intended to halt several weeks of intense border fighting, including artillery duels and airstrikes along disputed frontier areas such as near Preah Vihear and in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo and Si Sa Ket provinces.
What was agreed
Defense ministers from both countries announced that the cease-fire would take effect immediately (around noon local time / 0500 GMT), with both sides ordered to stop firing and hold their current positions along the border.
The truce includes commitments to avoid troop movements that could be seen as provocative and to create direct military communication channels, with regional observers from ASEAN expected to help monitor compliance.
Background to the clashes
Fighting flared repeatedly through December after earlier cease-fire efforts collapsed, involving cross‑border shelling, rocket fire, and Thai airstrikes against Cambodian positions in disputed zones.
The violence has killed at least around 100 people (civilians and military) on both sides and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in border provinces of northeastern Thailand and northern Cambodia.
The most sensitive points are ancient Khmer temple complexes such as Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom, whose ownership and surrounding land have been contested for decades and tied to national pride in both countries.
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Large sections of the 800‑km border remain poorly demarcated, and both sides interpret colonial‑era French maps differently, especially around high‑ground areas.
What happens next
The cease-fire is described as fragile but largely holding so far, with no major new clashes reported after it took effect, though both governments are trading accusations over who started earlier incidents.
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Further talks are planned to address the underlying territorial dispute and to turn the stop‑fire arrangement into a more durable agreement, but officials and analysts warn that any serious violation could quickly reignite hostilities.
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