More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced by two weeks of deadly border clashes with Thailand, Phnom Penh said on Sunday, ahead of regional talks aimed at easing tensions.
The renewed fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours this month, including with tanks, drones and artillery, has killed at least 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia, officials said.
The conflict stems from a territorial dispute over the colonial-era demarcation of their 800 kilometre (500...
Cambodia: Thai border clashes displace half a million ahead of peace talks
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