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Border Clashes Erupt: Malaysia Urges Restraint Amid Violence

12/12/2025

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged Thailand and Cambodia to exercise restraint after border clashes broke an October peace accord.
The fighting began on December 8, causing at least five deaths and evacuations.
Thailand's Royal Thai Army said Cambodian troops fired first, prompting air strikes on Cambodian military sites.
Cambodia accused Thailand of initiating the conflict.
The dispute raises concerns about a prolonged conflict undermining the previously brokered peace accord.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged Thailand and Cambodia to exercise restraint after border clashes broke an October peace accord.
The fighting began on December 8, causing at least five deaths and evacuations.
Thailand's Royal Thai Army said Cambodian troops fired first, prompting air strikes on Cambodian military sites.
Cambodia accused Thailand of initiating the conflict.
The dispute raises concerns about a prolonged conflict undermining the previously brokered peace accord.