An uneasy ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to carry on Tuesday, as army commanders gathered, regardless of Bangkok’s claims that the truce had been violated by sporadic clashes.
The Thai army stated Tuesday that Cambodian troops “had launched armed assaults into a number of areas” in “a transparent try and undermine mutual belief”, however stated clashes later stopped.
Cambodia’s defence ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata insisted there had been “no armed clashes towards one another in any areas”.
Both sides stated morning conferences between rival army commanders alongside the border — scheduled as a part of the pact — had gone forward.
In the Thai village of Ta Miang, seven kilometres from the frontier, Wanta Putmo stated fixed blasts for the final 5 days had stopped her from sleeping within the cramped bunker she had shared with 9 others.
“I really feel just a little relieved, however not utterly,” the 68-year-old farmer instructed AFP, after surviving totally on canned fish and instantaneous noodles donated by a neighborhood monk.
“Maybe if I do not hear gunfire and shellings tomorrow, I would lastly really feel comfortable and return house,” she added.
