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By Artorn Pookasook and Chantha Lach SISAKET, Thailand/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early on Sunday, hours after U.
Fresh cross-border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia broke out on Sunday hours after US President Donald Trump announced the two Southeast Asian nations had agreed to ceasefire talks.
Artillery fire erupts along disputed frontier as each side blames the other for the escalation amid US call for truce.
Mr Trump warned Washington would not make a trade deal with either country while the conflict continued. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
President Trump threatened to withhold potential trade deals from Thailand and Cambodia amid a border conflict that has displaced tens of thousands of civilians and left at least 32 people dead.
The embassy has advised Indian citizens to avoid travelling to the Cambodia-Thailand border as the conflict enters its third day.
Analysts urge Asean to act quickly and facilitate dialogue, but warn the bloc’s efforts may ‘no longer be sufficient’ given limited tools for intervention.
Shots were fired as Thai and Cambodian forces clashed on Thursday in a disputed area of their border, according to military officials, a day after a Thai soldier lost his leg in a landmine explosion.