Fragile Thailand-Cambodia Truce Faces Challenges on Day One

Cambodian migrant workers wait to cross the Ban Laem border checkpoint in Chanthaburi, Thailand on July 29.Photographer: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images

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By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Suttinee Yuvejwattana

July 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM EDT

Updated on

July 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM EDT

Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border came to a halt Tuesday after military commanders from both countries met to enforce a ceasefire agreement reached a day earlier.

The military officials agreed not to target civilians or deploy more troops along the border, said Thai army spokesman Winthai Suvaree. The meeting was delayed after the Thai army accused Cambodian troops of triggering clashes across their disputed border after the ceasefire officially went into force at midnight. Phnom Penh denied the charge.