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The neighbouring countries hold their first direct meeting in regional push for peace.<\/p>\n
Fighting has escalated between Cambodia and Thailand, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes on both sides of the neighbouring countries\u2019 border.<\/p>\n
Now, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is taking the lead in attempts to end the violence and reach a peace deal.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n All this comes after an attempt by United States President Donald Trump to end the war failed.<\/p>\n The Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers are set to meet in the coming days in hopes of reaching what Thailand has called a \u201ctrue ceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n But without any letup in the long-running conflict, what will it take to bring it to an end?<\/p>\n Presenter:<\/strong> Dareen Abughaida<\/p>\n Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n Chheang Vannarith \u2013 Chairman of Angkor Social Innovation Park and a former assistant to Cambodia\u2019s defence minister in 2011 and 2012<\/p>\n Ilango Karuppannan \u2013 Adjunct senior fellow at the Nanyang Technological University and former Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore<\/p>\n Phil Robertson \u2013 Director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates and former deputy director of Human Rights Watch\u2019s Asia Division<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 22 Dec 2025<\/span>22 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nRecommended Stories <\/h2>\n