Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to Malaysia acting as a mediator in their border conflict, the Malaysian Foreign Minister said on Sunday, as the combatants each said the other had launched further artillery attacks across contested areas.

The fighting between Thailand’s and Cambodia’s militaries has continued for a second day in a row, with the clash progressively escalating in a border battle that has killed at least 16

Cambodia is seeking to "internationalise the issue to serve its own political objectives", Thailand’s ambassador to the United Nations Cherdchai Chaivaivid told a closed-door UN Security Council meeting.

Tensions have bubbled between the two neighbors for months, flaring on Thursday as Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire.

A long-standing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia escalated on Thursday, following years of tensions over contested territory.

Thailand and Cambodia are engaged in their worst fighting in over a decade, exchanging heavy artillery fire across their disputed border, with at least 16 people killed and tens of thousands displaced.

More than 100,000 people have fled the bloodiest border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in a decade, Bangkok said Friday, as the death toll rose and international powers urged a halt to hostilities.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Authorities in Cambodia continued their stepped-up campaign against online scam centers, arresting at least 500 suspects in two provinces on Thursday and Friday, the country’s information minister said.

Analysts urge Asean to act quickly and facilitate dialogue, but warn the bloc’s efforts may ‘no longer be sufficient’ given limited tools for intervention.