US EditionThai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call
- Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces mounting calls to quit after a leaked June 15 phone call with Cambodia's ex-premier Hun Sen about a border dispute.
- The leak worsened tensions amid an ongoing century-old border dispute that included a May clash killing a Cambodian soldier and led to mutual border restrictions.
- The Bhumjaithai Party quit the ruling coalition on June 18, citing damage to Thailand's sovereignty and army, leaving Paetongtarn's government with a slim majority and fragile stability.
- In the call, Paetongtarn urged Hun Sen to disregard a Thai general and promised to 'take care' of his needs, while Hun Sen shared the 17-minute audio with 80 politicians; critics saw this as diplomatic misconduct.
- Paetongtarn apologized, defended her words as negotiation tactics, and vowed to protect sovereignty, but the political crisis may threaten her administration and prompt calls for new elections.
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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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Thai PM clings on as crisis threatens to topple government
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that provoked widespread anger and threatened to topple her government.
Thai Government Near Collapse on Premier's Phone Gaffe
Paetongtarn apologizes. Photo from The NtiongiThailand’s coalition government appears on the verge of collapse, with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra facing increasing demands to quit after former Cambodian leader Hun Sen apparently leaked a politically explosive phone call with her while she was trying to defuse a stubborn conflict over a relatively small chunk of border territory that both countries claim as their own.The call, which poin…
The second party of the government coalition ready to leave the majority and the Pheu Thai. The turbulence triggered by the (registered) conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn and the former Cambodian leader, in which the recent clashes between armies on the border were discussed. The country opened to all scenarios, from new alliances to the use of army force.
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