Thailand and Cambodia say ready for peace after Trump mediation
發佈日期: 2025-07-27 21:18
TVB News
Thailand and Cambodia on Sunday signalled their readiness to negotiate an end to a deadly border dispute following mediation efforts by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Reports say the two countries have also agreed to allow Malaysia to act as a mediator.
Both sides blame each other for starting the conflict, which has so far killed at least 34 people since Thursday and displaced more than 168,000.
Thousands have fled the Cambodian town of Samraong, 40 kilometres from the Thai border, to avoid the conflict. But not all.
Some have chosen to remain, while others cannot afford to leave.
Thos Thoross is chief monk of the town's oldest pagoda. He has sent more than a dozen novice monks away to safety, but has himself, along with a few others, chosen to stay.
He called on both sides, both largely Buddhist countries, to work together for peace.
Also in Samraong, 53-year-old Neam Mom is surrounded by bananas, dragon fruit and rambutan.
She took a loan of about 2,000 U.S. dollars to buy these fruits, hoping to sell them at a profit. Now most of her customers have fled. She said she would fall deeper into debt if she left her roadside shop.
Thirsty Cambodians battling the heat in Oddar Meanchey Province surround a water truck.
But hope is around the corner after U.S. President Donald Trump said he is mediating a potential ceasefire deal.
Trump said on social media that he had spoken to the leaders of both countries, suggesting he would not proceed with trade agreements if hostilities continued.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said his country will pursue an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" after Trump told him that the Thais also agreed to halt attacks.
Displaced Thais in Surin Province passing time at a shelter, with Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai expressing cautious support for Trump's efforts, saying Thailand agreed in principle to a truce but needed the "sincere intention" from Cambodia.
Despite the diplomatic efforts, reports emerged of continued fighting along parts of the contested border. The focus of the fighting is the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple claimed by both sides.
A Thai military official said Cambodian forces fired heavy artillery into Surin Province and Thailand responded with long-range artillery targeting opposition rocket launchers.
Meanwhile, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visited displaced villagers at a shelter in Ubon Ratchathani Province. Though no longer involved in politics, Thaksin is seen as the driving force behind the government.
His daughter, Paetongtarn, has been suspended as prime minister after it was leaked that she had spoken kindly to Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen during a phone call over border tensions.
