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Thailand And Cambodia Truce Agreement Comes Into Effect

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (centre) looks on as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (left) and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai (right) take part in talks on a possible ceasefire in Putrajaya (Credit: AFP)

A truce agreement between Thailand and Cambodia came into effect in the early hours of Tuesday, testing whether it will halt five days of open combat that have engulfed their jungle-clad frontier.

Both sides agreed an "unconditional" ceasefire would start at midnight on Monday to end battling over a smattering of ancient temples in disputed zones along their 800-kilometre (500-mile) border.

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