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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh

Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting and how the crisis threatens a political dynasty

Delegations including the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia met in Malaysia on Monday in efforts to agree on a ceasefire deal on the fifth day of their border conflict.

Thailand and Cambodia are locked in their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after both sides traded artillery fire and air strikes along contested stretches of their 817km border. The clashes have killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 260,000 people on both sides.

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