Thai and Cambodian leaders are meeting in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day despite mounting international calls for peace.

A meeting is under way in Malaysia between the premiers of Thailand and Cambodia to discuss a potential ceasefire following days of deadly border clashes between the two South-East Asian nations, local state media reported on Monday.

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a full ceasefire following deadly clashes over a border dispute. The truce takes effect at midnight local time, ending days of violence and displacement.