U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said State Department officials were in Malaysia to assist peace efforts as Cambodia and Thailand were scheduled to begin talks there on Monday in hopes for a ceasefire.

Following the escalation of the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, US President Donald Trump has urged both parties to agree to a ceasefire and was optimistic that this could come about soon. "Just spoke to the Prime Minister of Cambodia relative to stopping the War with Thailand.

Thailand and Cambodia yesterday reaffirmed their shaky ceasefire violation after days of fighting along their border, as China stepped in to negotiate with the two countries. The ceasefire reached in Malaysia was supposed to take effect at midnight on Monday,