US EditionThais, Cambodians Fear Returning Home Despite Border Truce
The ceasefire halted weeks of fighting that killed 47 and displaced over 1 million people, but evacuees remain cautious without official safety confirmation.
- On Dec 28, officials on both sides said the day-old ceasefire along the Thailand–Cambodia border was holding, and some displaced people began returning home a day after the truce was announced.
- The truce followed three weeks of renewed fighting that killed at least 47 people and displaced more than a million, after earlier truces including the July five-day clash were broken.
- At a Surin university shelter, Kanlaya Somjettana said she was reluctant to go home, saying, `I really hope this ceasefire will last long and we can return home`, while Saichon Wongpitak planned to return to Sisaket on Dec 28 due to farm work.
- Under the truce, the two countries agreed to cease fire, freeze troop movements, allow civilians to return soon, and Thailand will return 18 Cambodian soldiers within 72 hours.
- China has been involved in mediation, with Wang Yi hosting Cambodian and Thai foreign ministers in Yunnan province, urging step-by-step peace efforts while Ms Kot Ngik said the truce may let children soon return to school.
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First residents displaced by the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia began to return home timidly on Sunday.
The first inhabitants displaced by the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia began timidly to return home on Sunday, the day after the announcement of a ceasefire that had been respected until now, while remaining wary.
The 2nd Army Region summarized the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border on December 28, 2025, following a ceasefire agreement and 72 hours of calm. Both sides have deployed their forces along their respective positions, with no firing and no provocative actions observed.
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Intensive diplomatic efforts by China to halt the resumed armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia and to address its underlying causes scored a significant success with a December 29, 2025, trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of China, Cambodia, and Thailand, held in Yuxi, Yunnan Province. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that since the … Continue reading China brokers peace between Thailand and Cambodia The post China broker…
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