Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as their worst fighting in over a decade intensified and spread to new areas.

Thailand favours bilateral negotiation rather than third-party mediation to resolve its military conflict with Cambodia, two Thai officials said, as fighting along their disputed border continued unabated.

The embassy has advised Indian citizens to avoid travelling to the Cambodia-Thailand border as the conflict enters its third day.

Even as the West-backed Israeli genocide against Palestine grinds on bloodily, attention in Asia has turned eastward to the sudden outbreak of border clashes between two predominantly Buddhist, neighbouring

Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia's leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down.

Tensions have bubbled between the two neighbors for months, flaring on Thursday as Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire.

Shots were fired as Thai and Cambodian forces clashed on Thursday in a disputed area of their border, according to military officials, a day after a Thai soldier lost his leg in a landmine explosion.

In a major escalation of cross-border hostilities, the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh has urged all Thai citizens to leave Cambodia amid ongoing armed clashes near the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple area. The advisory follows multiple landmine explosions and a