Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim just confirmed that the emergency ASEAN foreign ministers' summit got shelved because Thailand and Cambodia keep asking for delays while their border war keeps getting worse. The whole thing was supposed to bring everyone together to stop the fighting that had already killed dozens and displaced over half a million people, but both governments basically told Anwar they needed more time, even though he stays in touch with them constantly.
Anwar managed to get them to agree on a ceasefire back at the summit, but that peace lasted like five seconds before both sides started accusing each other of breaking the deal. The conflict centers on disputed frontier areas with ancient temple ruins, and reports dropped about Thailand maybe setting up a naval blockade in the Gulf to choke off Cambodia's supply lines, though the Thai navy walked that back as fake news.
Anwar managed to get them to agree on a ceasefire back at the summit, but that peace lasted like five seconds before both sides started accusing each other of breaking the deal. The conflict centers on disputed frontier areas with ancient temple ruins, and reports dropped about Thailand maybe setting up a naval blockade in the Gulf to choke off Cambodia's supply lines, though the Thai navy walked that back as fake news.
