CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur

Posted by Asia Views | Oct 28, 2025 | 0 |

PhnomPenhPost-Oct 26, 2025

In a historic move to end months of tension and restore stability along their shared border, the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand today, October 26, signed the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration, marking a new era of peace, cooperation, and regional solidarity. The signing ceremony, held in Kuala Lumpur, under the auspices of Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was attended by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, and witnessed by US President Donald Trump. The event was hailed as a diplomatic milestone for Southeast Asia, reaffirming ASEAN’s role in promoting peaceful resolution of regional disputes. Manet described the agreement as a “historic moment of profound significance”, expressing his deepest gratitude to Trump for his “decisive leadership and steadfast commitment” in supporting the peace process between Cambodia and Thailand. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim lauded the signing as “a clear demonstration of ASEAN’s ability to resolve differences through dialogue and mutual respect”, while reiterating Malaysia’s commitment to ensuring the peace process remains sustainable. Observers noted that the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration not only ends hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand but also lays out frameworks for economic cooperation, cross-border trade and cultural exchanges — turning a page on decades of mistrust. Read more at: https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-sign-historic-peace-declaration-in-kuala-lumpur

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Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

CAMBODIA, THAILAND Sign Historic Peace Declaration in Kuala Lumpur

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