Thailand frees 18 Cambodian troops after fresh ceasefir

2 weeks ago

Cambodia confirmed that Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July, after a fresh ceasefire held for more than three days following weeks of deadly border clashes. "I can confirm," Phnom Penh's information minister, Neth Pheaktra, told AFP when asked if the soldiers had been released and re-entered Cambodian territory. The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed on a ceasefire that took effect at