International Community (28th Jul. – 01st Aug. 2025)
| The United States has announced a new trade deal imposing a 19% tariff on Cambodian exports, while American goods can now enter Cambodia tariff-free. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials from the US State Department are in Malaysia to help with peace efforts as Cambodia and Thailand plan to begin talks on July 28, with the hope of reaching a ceasefire. Prime Minister Hun Manet has revealed that he received a personal phone call from US President Donald Trump shortly after returning to Cambodia from Malaysia, where he and his Thai counterpart reached a landmark agreement on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the two nations. https://bit.ly/450M94s; Military leaders from Thailand and Cambodia met to agree on details of a ceasefire, brokered amid pressure from the US, that halted five days of deadly skirmishes along their disputed border. https://bit.ly/4mnkmRt; Thailand’s Acting Minister of National Defense has accepted Cambodia’s proposal to allow representatives from Malaysia, the United States, and China to attend the Extraordinary meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) as observers.” Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says several ASEAN countries will be involved in monitoring the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. https://bit.ly/4fo31pl; Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, after their deadliest border clashes in more than 10 years. The ceasefire is set to take effect at 11.59pm local time. Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and Cambodian leader Hun Manet gathered at Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official residence in Putrajaya for peace talks this afternoon, with delegations from the US and China present. https://bit.ly/4fgB1DK; There has been a flurry of media activity on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, days into a ceasefire reached earlier this week. The Royal Thai Army and Foreign Affairs ministry arranged a tour for international media on the Thai side of the border to sites of recent clashes. https://bit.ly/4lSsZDE; Thailand's army sent home two Cambodian soldiers from a group of 20 on Friday (Aug 1), ahead of a key meeting in Malaysia next week where defence ministers and military commanders will hold talks aimed at maintaining a ceasefire along their disputed border. https://bit.ly/47eNCFA; |
