Ceasefire talks between Cambodia and Thailand were underway in Malaysia on Monday after days of deadly clashes on their disputed border sent civilians scrambling for safety and relations between the two neighbors cratering.

Socheata, in a press conference on Wednesday, as reported by Antara, said that Malaysia, as the current ASEAN chair, had dispatched a high-level delegation led by General Datuk Haji Mohd Nizam Bin Haji Jaffar, the Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces, to Cambodia on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ceasefire talks have started between Thai and Cambodian leaders in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day despite mounting international calls for peace.