US EditionThai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call
- Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced political fallout in June 2025 after a leaked phone call with Cambodian ex-premier Hun Sen escalated tensions at the Thailand-Cambodia border.
- The leak occurred amid a long-standing border dispute dating back over a century, which recently involved a deadly clash and mutual troop mobilization in May 2025.
- Following the leak, the Bhumjaithai Party, the coalition's second largest, quit, citing damage to Thailand's integrity and military, while opposition called for Paetongtarn's resignation.
- Paetongtarn defended her remarks as negotiation tactics and apologized publicly, acknowledging the leak as “political theater,” but her government’s majority is now fragile and protests were anticipated.
- The crisis implies potential government dissolution, as parliament must select a new prime minister if Paetongtarn resigns, impacting Thailand's political stability amid ongoing border tensions.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces increasing pressure to leave office following the leak of a 17-minute phone call she held with Cambodia’s former Prime Minister, Hun Sen, in the midst of a border conflict between the two countries. Paetongtarn refers to differences with his army after a confrontation in which a Cambodian soldier died.
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Thai Leader Under Fire After Leaked Call
Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is under increasing pressure to step down after a private conversation with Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen was made public. The chat, intended to ease tensions over a border dispute, was instead posted by Hun Sen on his Facebook page, sparking political uproar at home....
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