PeterRS Posted 9 hours ago Posted 9 hours ago In Kuala Lumpur this week, Trump co-signed what he termed "another peace deal", this time to solve the Thailand Cambodia border hostilities. Naturally Trump called it "a momemtous occasion" and claimed credit for having stopped the hostillities. Only, as the BBC correspondent notes, the deal does not solve the root of the century-old problem. It merely pushes a solution further down the road. As Thailand's Foreign Minister told the BBC, it is not a peace deal but "a pathway for peace." What the deal states is that both parties will withdraw their heavy armaments and permit an ASEAN observer team at the border. As importantly they agreed to coordinate in removing land mines from the vicinity. At least the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahmin, in the late 1990s the chosen successor to then PM Dr. Mahathir Mohamad before Mahathir turned on him and had him sent for a lengthy jail term for sodomy - charges most Malaysians believe were totally trumped up due to Mahathr's anger with the way Anwar was dealing with the effects of the Asian Economic Crisis. Anwar's wife and six children finally succeeded in their effort to mobilise the government and the country for his release. As Anwar's reputation increased, he was sen to jail for a further 5-year jail term in 2015. Both convictions were finally overturned. When meeting Trump with cameras rolling, Anwar joked with his visitor, "I was in prison but you amost got there!" https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy40n3ykx93o Quote
