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Pheu Thai: No preparations made in event of unfavourable court ruling on PM
Published on 29/08/2025
» The Pheu Thai Party has adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the controversial clip involving suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Senate endorses new attorney-general
Published on 15/07/2025
» The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the appointment of Ittiporn Kaewthip as Thailand’s 20th attorney-general, to succeed Phairach Pornsomboonsiri who will retire on Sept 30.
Court suspends PM Paetongtarn from office in Hun Sen phone call case
Online Reporters, Published on 01/07/2025
» The Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending its consideration of the case against her involving a controversial phone conversation with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
PM's crisis and Thai political directions
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 27/06/2025
» What began just a month ago as a minor border dispute with Cambodia has spiralled into an existential political crisis in Thailand. In what she understood to be a private phone conversation with Cambodia's former prime minister and Senate President, Hun Sen, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra compromised her premiership and undermined Thai national interests. While she tries to ride out the storm, her tenure appears wobbly and unworkable. What comes next will likely proceed in one of three directions revolving around the Thai parliamentary processes, each with its own scenarios and considerations.
Anti-graft body to probe PM’s ethics on her phone call with Hun Sen
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2025
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission reportedly resolved to investigate the ethics of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra regarding her recent phone call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Clip scandal grows by day
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/06/2025
» The political consequences have been swift for Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra who now faces the most serious crisis of her tenure.
Call leak leaves PM on brink
Published on 21/06/2025
» The Senate Speaker has submitted petitions asking the Constitutional Court and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to relieve Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of her duties following the leak of a recent telephone call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
Defusing Thai-Cambodian border row
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 13/06/2025
» At issue in the ongoing border standoff between the Thai and Cambodian armed forces is timing and circumstance. In less than two weeks, a seemingly minor border skirmish intensified into a full-scale military confrontation. What is being overlooked in the thick of mutual antagonism and ultranationalism on both sides is when and how the current round of confrontation transpired. Getting its origins right is crucial to finding ways and means for conflict resolution.
Candidates urge EC to finish probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2025
» A group of former Senate candidates, now on the reserve list, led by Pol Lt Gen Kamrob Panyakaew, is calling on the Election Commission (EC) to resist external pressure and finalise its investigation into alleged Senate election collusion amid rumours of bribery.
Ex-aide Musk drops bombshell on Trump
AFP, Published on 05/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill has careened into an Elon Musk-shaped brick wall, complicating its passage into law and risking a schism between the most powerful man in the world and the wealthiest.