Thailand and Cambodia agreed to meet in Malaysia on July 27 to hold talks aiming to end the ongoing border clash. The talks are scheduled to begin at 3 pm local time. This comes after the US president said on Saturday that the two leaders had agreed to work on a ceasefire.

"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.

At least eight civilians were killed in attacks in a disputed border area between Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday, according to authorities. Thailand said Cambodian soldiers opened fire on a military base in Surin.