Shattered Promises, Dec. 28 -- Border Bloodshed Defies Diplomatic Band-Aids in Southeast Asia's Powder Keg.

BANGKOK - In a region scarred by decades of territorial feuds, Thailand and Cambodia announced a ceasefire on Friday to halt weeks of deadly border clashes that have killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands, but skepticism abounds as artillery fire echoed into the night despite the pact.

The agreement, brokered through frantic ASEAN diplomacy and punctuated by US President Donald Trump's unexpected interventions, came after a particularly brutal week of fighting around the disputed Preah Vihear temple area, where Cambodian and Thai troops traded rocket barrages and airstrikes.Cambodian Defense Ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat...