Malaysia: Malaysia will soon dispatch a team to Thailand to discuss the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Interim Observation Team (IOT), which has been tasked with monitoring the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. Malaysian Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar stated that the TOR, which had been discussed and agreed upon with Cambodia, would also be presented to the Thai authorities to ensure both sides were aligned on the mechanism for monitoring peace along the border.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting between Thailand and Cambodia is still ongoing to further discuss the TOR. Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar mentioned that he would dispatch a team to Thailand to discuss the TOR with their Chief of Defence Force, alongside Cambodia's. This step is seen as the way forward in implementing the IOT. He made these remarks during a joint press conference with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, General Romeo Brawner Jr., after attending the 22nd ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting.

Nizam highlighted ASEAN's involvement in the ceasefire monitoring as an effort to uphold the ceasefire and rebuild trust between Thailand and Cambodia. He noted that IOT personnel from Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia had already been deployed to Cambodia, while Brunei and Singapore would soon follow. He emphasized that the team's role is to ensure the ceasefire agreement is strictly observed, marking a historic first for ASEAN in collectively responding to a regional security crisis.

Although the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia is fundamentally a bilateral issue, Nizam pointed out that ASEAN was stepping in as a 'trusted partner' to facilitate peace. He reiterated ASEAN's long-standing principle of centrality, expressing confidence that the organization could work as a unified entity.

Malaysia, as the ASEAN Chair this year, has been leading the ceasefire mediation process with strong support from the United States and China. The conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, which once shared close ties, has escalated along their 817-kilometre border, an area marked by centuries-old temple ruins that have become points of tension and potential conflict.