'No ceasefire': Thailand PM rejects calls for peace as Cambodia firing kills civilian

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• However, the Thai PM changed his stance on the matter after the first civilian death was reported.
• “There was no plan nor agreement by the Thai government for a ceasefire with our enemy as at 10 pm last night,” Anutin said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Dec 14), after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim urged the two sides to stop fighting by that time. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“Thailand stands firm with our determination to preserve, protect and defend the integrity of our land and our people at all costs,” Anutin said.
• The comments came shortly after the Thai army confirmed that a villager was killed by a BM-21 rocket launched by Cambodia into a civilian area in the Kantaralak district in Si Sa Ket province, Bloomberg reported. More from World Explained: How the Thailand-Cambodia conflict goes beyond border fighting Thailand launches airstrikes on Cambodia in a setback to Trump's ceasefire dealFirst Thai civilian to die in border clashesIt is pertinent to note that the 63-year-old was the first Thai civilian to die directly because of Cambodian attacks.
• Nine others before him perished due to existing medical conditions since the conflict restarted last week. In light of this, the Thai foreign ministry lodged a protest with the United Nations on Sunday.
• The Thai authorities accused Cambodia of launching indiscriminate attacks, including on non-military targets.