Singapore: Barely a fortnight since the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand signed the so-called Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords in the presence of US President Donald Trump, fresh fighting at the contested point has turned deadly.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, a co-signee of the refreshed peace deal, said a Cambodian citizen had been killed and three others injured in “an unprovoked use of violence by the Thai side” on Wednesday afternoon in Banteay Meanchey province.

US President Donald Trump (right) with Cambodian leader Hun Manet (shaking hands) and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Credit: Getty Images

Thailand has accused Cambodian soldiers of firing first into the neighbouring Thai province of Sa Kaeo and providing an “entirely false” account.

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