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Thailand hands over 18 Cambodian soldiers after 155 days in captivity as a truce agreed over the weekend continues to hold.<\/p>\n
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Thailand has released 18 \u200dCambodian soldiers \u200dit had detained since July, according to officials, three days after the two countries agreed to a renewed ceasefire to end weeks of deadly border clashes.<\/p>\n
Thailand\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the repatriation of the soldiers to Cambodia on Wednesday, saying it was done \u201cas a demonstration of goodwill and confidence-building\u201d, according to a statement.<\/p>\n
Cambodia\u2019s Ministry\u00a0of National\u00a0Defence said the soldiers arrived on Cambodian soil at 10am local time (03:00 GMT) on Wednesday after 155 days in \u200cThai custody.<\/p>\n
The border clashes reignited early this month, following the breakdown in the ceasefire deal that United States \u200cPresident Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim helped broker to halt a previous round \u200dof conflict in July.<\/p>\n
The fighting killed at least 101 \u200dpeople and \u2060displaced more than half a million on both sides, and included fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages.<\/p>\n
The two Southeast Asian neighbours agreed to a renewed ceasefire over the weekend, and it took \u200deffect at noon (05:00 GMT) on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The soldiers were due to be returned on Tuesday, but Thailand delayed the handover over alleged breaches \u200bof the ceasefire deal, \u200cwhich Cambodia denied.<\/p>\n
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