Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Monday in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a special meeting to discuss an ongoing border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia that escalated into deadly combat two weeks ago.

Cambodian troops have been wounded and 13 killed in one province alone since the outbreak of fighting on December 7.

The two countries agreed to hold talks using their General Border Committee, an established bilateral mechanism, as border fighting entered a third week.

Thai warplanes have bombed compounds where people are forced to defraud others online. Rights activists say trafficking victims’ lives are at risk.

Cambodia said on Wednesday that the Thai military used fighter jets to drop cluster bombs in Banteay Meanchey province.

As the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia drags on, a Cambodian official has accused Bangkok of destroying a statue of Lord Vishnu in a disputed border area.

Cambodian government spokesman Kim Chanpanha on Wednesday accused Thailand of destroying a Hindu statue in a disputed border area. Videos circulating .

Laborers being held against their will to run online scams were forced to keep working even as Thai military attacks on a disputed border area intensified.