US EditionThailand Power Vacuum Will 'Not Affect' Border Security: Defence Ministry
The caretaker government ensures continued border defense following recent clashes with Cambodia that killed over 40 people and displaced 300,000, officials said.
- On Saturday, Thailand's Defence Ministry said the caretaker cabinet under Phumtham Wechayachai will not affect border security with Cambodia, and Deputy Defence Minister Natthapon Nakpanich said it would `not affect` sovereignty safeguards.
- On Friday, the Constitutional Court removed prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra after a nine-judge panel ruled she had `not upheld the ethical code of conduct` and dissolved her cabinet.
- In July, clashes with Cambodia became the deadliest in decades, killing more than 40 and forcing 300000 to flee before Thailand and Cambodia leaders agreed to an `unconditional` ceasefire after five days.
- Parliament will vote on a new prime minister perhaps as early as next week, but there is no obvious replacement, and political parties are meeting to secure majority support under the constitution's eligibility limits.
- The ruling continues a pattern: Paetongtarn Shinawatra was the sixth prime minister from her father's political movement to face the Constitutional Court, with potential contenders including Prayut Chan-O-Cha and Anutin Charnvirakul, though some are barred or lack sufficient MPs.
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Thailand power vacuum will ‘not affect’ border security: defense
BANGKOK: Thailand’s lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defense ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.
Thailand power vacuum will 'not affect' border security: defence ministry
Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.
Today (August 30), the Thai Ministry of Defense affirmed that the country's temporary lack of an official government after the Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not affect border security with Cambodia.
Big Lek insists that the caretaker government will not affect national security and defense, as the Ministry of Defense has already issued regulations on the use of force. On August 30, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. at Government House, Deputy Minister of Defense General Natthapol Nakphanit spoke about whether the caretaker government's border operations would be affected. He stated that national defense would have no effect, as the Ministry of Defense's …
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