(Phnom Penh): On Thursday evening (Sep. 18), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet spoke with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, urging him to help mediate urgently in order to de-escalate rising tensions between Thai armed forces and Cambodian civilians.

Prime Minister Hun Manet appealed for the preservation of the status quo and demanded an immediate halt to further barbed wire deployments by Thai forces in disputed areas.
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