The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade.

U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia.

Malaysia and other members of Asean are ready to help monitor the ceasefire. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end their border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday, following talks in Malaysia between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.

Thailand’s army accused Cambodia on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire agreed hours earlier, saying clashes continued despite a truce to end deadly border fighting. Both sides had pledged after