Thailand to halt implementation of ceasefire deal with Cambodia

BANGKOK - Thailand is halting the implementation of a ceasefire agreement with neighboring Cambodia, signed last month in the presence of US President Donald Trump, Thai defense minister Natthaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.

Bangkok will also halt the return of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war currently held by the Thai military, he told reporters.

Tensions between the two Southeast Asian neighbors, who clashed for five days in July, have escalated following a landmine blast on Monday that injured four Thai soldiers. —Reuters