The troops were captured about eight hours after the ceasefire with Thailand came into effect, says a Cambodian defence ministry spokesperson. PHNOM PENH: Cambodia called on Thailand on Thursday (Jul 31) to return 20 soldiers it said were taken captive hours after a ceasefire to halt the neighbours' bloodiest border clashes in decades. The two countries agreed a truce on Tuesday following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides – the latest eruption of a long-standing