00:00Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said
00:06in a joint statement issued by the Cambodian side pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes.
00:14The neighbours' long-standing border conflict reenacted this month, shattering an earlier
00:19truce and killing at least 47 people, according to official counts. Around a million people have
00:26also been displaced. The statement said both sides agree to freeze all troop movements and allow
00:33civilians living in border areas to return home as soon as possible, according to AFP.
00:40Signed by the two countries' defence ministers, the statement said both countries also agreed to
00:46cooperate on demining efforts and combating cybercrime. The ceasefire will end battling over
00:53a smattering of ancient temples in disputed zones along the two countries' shared frontier.
01:00It comes after three days of border talks announced following a crisis meeting of foreign
01:05ministers from ASEAN, of which both Cambodia and Thailand are members. Panyu Zhou, FMT.
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