• The armed border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia entered the 4th day on Sunday.
• According to a statement issued by the Thai Foreign Ministry, the first shots were fired into Thai territory by Cambodia early Sunday.
• Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State, Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, stated that the Thai army fired artillery at various locations in the Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces.
• Fresh artillery clashes erupted on Sunday morning near two long-contested ancient temples in the frontier region between northern Cambodia and northeast Thailand.
• Thailand said late Saturday it agrees in principle to entering a ceasefire with Cambodia and beginning a “bilateral dialogue” aimed at ending the nations’ deadliest fightingin more than a decade.
• Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Sunday said his country “agreed with the proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the two armed forces.”
• The fighting marks a dramatic escalation in a long-running dispute between the neighbours over their shared 800-kilometre border where dozens of kilometres are contested.
• A source from the Lao People’s Army told Xinhua on Saturday that reports of an exchange of fire between Lao forces and Cambodian armed personnel were untrue.
• The Lao People’s Army News confirmed that no official reports had been received regarding the incident.
• Cambodia on Saturday rejected a report alleging that some shells that landed on Laotian territory originated from Cambodia.
• The Thai side expressed its deep regret for the damage to the houses and properties of Lao people, yet confirmed that the shells did not come from the Thai army but were fired by Cambodian forces.
• As the fighting related to the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia enters its fourth day, US President Donald Trump, once again jumping on his trade bandwagon, called for a ceasefire after holding calls with the heads of state of both nations.
SOURCE: AGENCIES
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