#thailand-cambodia-border-conflict

#thailand-cambodia-border-conflict

Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border which has killed more than 100 and forced the displacement of more than half a million civilians in both countries. Both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire after the time of signature of this Joint Statement, the Thai and Cambodian defence ministers said in a statement on Saturday.

Thailand's election commission confirmed on Monday that early national elections will take place on February 8. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul last week triggered the vote amid a decades-old territorial dispute with neighboring Cambodia that has once again turned deadly. Dozens of people including soldiers and civilians have died on both sides as heavy combat over contested borders entered a second week. The country's parliament was dissolved on Friday after getting approval from King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Anutin claimed on Thursday that he wanted to "return power to the people." By receiving royal backing to dissolve parliament, Anutin avoided a no-confidence vote that could have swiftly ended his tenure. Some analysts say that the PM is capitalizing on a nationalist wave whipped up by the border conflict with Cambodia.