After United States (US) President Donald Trump's multiple calls for a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced that State Department representatives have arrived in Malaysia to facilitate peace negotiations.

U.S.-backed talks to end the border war, in which militaries have killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands, began on Monday in Malaysia.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday welcomed a ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand that halts five days of border clashes that killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands of