Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to establish interim observer teams to monitor a fragile ceasefire that ended five days of deadly border clashes.

Cambodia and Thailand's top defence officials began a meeting in Malaysia on Thursday to finalise a permanent end to hostilities following a violent five-day border conflict that ended in an unconditional ceasefire late in July.

Cambodia and Thailand's top defence officials agreed on Thursday to allow observers from the Asean regional bloc to inspect disputed border areas