US EditionThailand’s suspended prime minister testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job
Paetongtarn Shinawatra defends her actions amid accusations of breaching constitutional ethics during a leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen that intensified border tensions resulting in over 40 deaths.
- Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified in court on allegations of failing to properly defend the country in a call with Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen about a border dispute.
- The Constitutional Court will rule next Friday on whether Paetongtarn should be removed from office over the leaked call, in which she addressed Hun Sen as "uncle" and referred to a Thai military commander as her "opponent".
- If ousted, Paetongtarn would become the third Shinawatra to be removed as premier early, after her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck, reflecting an ongoing political battle between the Shinawatra clan and the conservative elite.
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Thailand PM testifies over a call that could get her ousted
BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified in a Bangkok court Thursday on her alleged breach of an ethics law in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that could see her forced out of her job entirely. Paetongtarn, the youngest daughter of billionaire ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is accused of failing in her duties by not standing up for the country properly in a June 15 cal…
Thailand's suspended prime minister testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job
Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has testified in a Bangkok court on her alleged breach of a law on ethics in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that could see her forced out of her job entirely.
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AlKhaleej TodayBirthday in the dock: Thailand’s suspended PM Paetongtarn fights ouster bid over leaked Cambodia call
BANGKOK, Aug 21 — Thailand’s suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified on Thursday in a case seeking her removal from office over her handling of the kingdom’s border row with Cambodia.Paetongtarn, daughter of controversial but influential billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is accused of failing in her duties by not standing up for the country properly in a call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen, audio of which …
Suspended Thai PM Testifies in Court Ahead of Ouster Ruling
Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified in court on a petition seeking her removal for alleged ethical misconduct, days before a ruling that could deepen the nation’s political crisis.
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