Thai-Cambodia truce holds but prisoner release delayed

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A renewed ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia over border clashes has passed the ?72-hour mark, an initial goal the countries set to secure a more lasting peace, but Bangkok says it had delayed ?the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers due to alleged breaches of the deal. The Southeast Asian neighbours agreed on a ceasefire that took effect on Saturday, halting 20 days of fighting that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides, and included fighter-jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire and artillery barrages. The border clashes ?reignited early in December ?following the…

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