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Thailand appoints another acting prime minister amid political turmoil

The country has had three leaders in as many days, following a court’s decision to suspend Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

Al Jazeera

'Big Comrade': Former Defence Chief Takes Reins As Thai PM

Thailand's former defence chief is set to be appointed acting prime minister on Thursday, capping a colourful career for the political heavyweight once nicknamed "Big Comrade".

International Business Times

Thailand Set For Another Acting PM After Cabinet Reshuffle

Thailand's king is scheduled Thursday to swear in a new cabinet in a reshuffle that will see a third person in a week take on the role as the country's prime minister.

International Business Times

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The leaked phone call that could ring the changes for one of Thailand’s most powerful dynasties

A conversation between the prime minister and Cambodia’s former leader has sparked chaos and coup concerns and possibly the end of the Shinawatra family’s political fortunes

The Guardian - AU

Thai Veteran Politician Set For Single Day As Acting PM

Thailand's acting prime minister is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle.

International Business Times

Thailand’s PM suspended over probe into leaked 'uncle' phone call with Cambodian official

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s suspension raises the possibility of renewed instability in Thailand, a still fragile democracy that has suffered several similar bouts of uncertainty.

Euronews

Why Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed as Thailand’s PM and what it means for fragile political landscape

Court ruling follows leaked call with Hun Sen as tensions rise over deadly clash and historic land claims

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Thailand’s PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra suspended over leaked Hun Sen call

Paetongtarn could be heard calling former Cambodian leader ‘uncle’ and criticising Thai commander in recording

The Guardian - UK

The suspension of Thailand's prime minister over a leaked phone call stirs familiar turmoil

A court’s suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has raised questions about whether her family’s political comeback will end with another downfall

The Independent UK

Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, father Thaksin face legal peril

Constitutional Court hears petition seeking premier’s dismissal as separate court hears case against her father.

Al Jazeera

Thailand's Ruling Political Dynasty Faces Day Of Legal Peril

Thailand's ruling political dynasty faces fresh legal peril Tuesday with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra risking suspension from office by the Constitutional Court, and her ex-premier father's separate royal defamation trial due to start.

International Business Times

Thousands of protesters take to streets demanding Thai prime minister’s resignation over leaked phone call

Paetongtarn Shinawatra faces protests and falling support after leaked call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen

The Independent UK

Protesters gather in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister's resignation over leaked Cambodia call

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Thailand’s capital demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra

The Independent UK

A border conflict may cost the Thai prime minister her job

The fate of Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is hanging in the balance after only ten months in office. A recent flare-up in a historical border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand could become her ultimate undoing.

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International Business Times

Embattled Thai PM Reshuffles Cabinet As Crisis Rages

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a cabinet reshuffle on Monday as a political and judicial crisis sparked by a leaked phone call threatens to sink her government.

The Independent UK

Thai prime minister visits border with Cambodia after leaked conversation triggers resignation calls

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has visited the border with Cambodia as she faced resignation calls following a leaked phone call between her and Cambodia’s former leader discussing recent border tensions

The Guardian - AU

Thai PM apologises over leaked call with Hun Sen as crisis threatens to topple government

In phone call, Paetongtarn Shinawatra discusses border dispute with former Cambodian leader and calls him ‘uncle’

International Business Times

Thai PM To Meet Army Commander To Defuse Political Crisis

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will on Friday visit an army commander she called an "opponent" in a leaked phone call as she battles to defuse a crisis threatening to topple her government.

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The Independent UK

How a leaked phone call led to the demand for Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s resignation

A phone call leaked by a Cambodian leader has pushed the fragile coalition government on brink of collapse

The Independent UK

Thai prime minister's leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks outrage and political turmoil

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologized for the political turbulence set off by a leaked recording of her negotiating with Cambodia’s former leader in the two nations' latest border dispute

International Business Times

Thai PM Faces Growing Calls To Quit In Cambodia Phone Row

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced mounting calls to resign on Thursday after a leaked phone call she had with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen provoked widespread anger and a key coalition partner to quit.

The Independent UK

Thailand and Cambodia: Why tensions are flaring over long-disputed border again

Claims over ownership of historical sites have raised nationalist tension between the two countries

Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #6: Thai ghost whisperer film wins Critics' Week prize

Thanks to its lively and quirky social commentary, A Useful Ghost by Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke won the Critics’ Week Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival this week. It was the first time in ten years that Thailand has been represented at the event.

The Independent UK

Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Yingluck ordered to pay for losses from a rice subsidy program

A Thai court has ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than $304 million to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy program that her government had implemented more than a decade ago

International Business Times

LGBTQ Thai Ghost Story Turns Political In Cannes

Film director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke felt Thailand's popular gay cinema needed to branch out and do more politics, so he enlisted one of the country's top influencers to help.

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