A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia held and military commanders from both sides met to discuss measures to maintain the truce, as some residents along the disputed frontier trickled back home after five days of intense fighting.

A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to hold yesterday as tensions lingered despite a truce agreement to end deadly border clashes following economic pressure from the US. The ceasefire that was reached in Malaysia was supposed to take effect at midnight,

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to “an immediate and unconditional ceasefire” starting at midnight, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.