Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to continue military operations along the disputed border with Cambodia. This announcement came on Saturday, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he had facilitated a ceasefire. Anutin shared on Facebook that Thailand would "carry on with military actions until there are no more threats to our land and people." Trump, who helped negotiate a ceasefire in the ongoing border conflict in October, spoke with both Anutin and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday, stating they had agreed to "stop all shooting." However, neither leader confirmed any agreement in their statements following the calls, and Anutin asserted that there was no ceasefire in place. "I want to make it clear. Our actions this morning already spoke," he said. The White House has not yet responded to inquiries about the ongoing clashes. In a statement on Saturday via Facebook, Hun Manet mentioned that Cambodia is still pursuing a peaceful resolution to the disputes in accordance with the October agreement. Since Monday, heavy fighting has erupted between Cambodia and Thailand at various points along the 817-km (508-mile) border, marking some of the most intense clashes since the five-day conflict in July. Trump had intervened during that period, which was the worst fighting in recent memory, by reaching out to both leaders. The president, who has often claimed he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, is eager to step in again to restore the truce. Thailand had previously suspended the ceasefire last month after a Thai soldier was injured by a landmine, which Bangkok alleges were newly placed by Cambodia.
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