Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Immediate Ceasefire After Trump’s Tariff Threat


Thailand and Cambodia Agree to Immediate Ceasefire After Trump’s Tariff Threat
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” effective midnight local time (17:00 CEST) on July 28, 2025, following peace talks in Malaysia brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The agreement aims to halt the deadliest border conflict between the two nations in over a decade, which has killed at least 34 people and displaced over 300,000 since July 24. Details of the Ceasefire The deal was finalized after Trump, leveraging 36% tariffs set to hit both countries’ exports to the U.S. on August 1, urged leaders to stop fighting or risk losing trade deals. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai met in...