Can diplomacy end the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia?

Fighting has escalated betwixt Cambodia and Thailand, forcing hundreds of thousands of civilians to fly their homes connected some sides of the neighbouring countries’ border.

Now, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is taking the pb successful attempts to extremity the unit and scope a bid deal.

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All this comes aft an effort by United States President Donald Trump to extremity the warfare failed.

The Thai and Cambodian overseas ministers are acceptable to conscionable successful the coming days successful hopes of reaching what Thailand has called a “true ceasefire”.

But without immoderate letup successful the long-running conflict, what volition it instrumentality to bring it to an end?

Presenter: Dareen Abughaida

Guests:

Chheang Vannarith – Chairman of Angkor Social Innovation Park and a erstwhile adjunct to Cambodia’s defence curate successful 2011 and 2012

Ilango Karuppannan – Adjunct elder chap astatine the Nanyang Technological University and erstwhile Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore

Phil Robertson – Director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates and erstwhile lawman manager of Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division