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Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Removed from Office
Times News Global
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August 29, 2025
Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled to remove Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office due to a controversial phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. The court’s decision came after a lengthy review of...
ADB backs Cambodia's drive for resilient public services
Xinhua News Agency
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MANILA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it approved a policy-based loan of 50 million U.S. dollars to support Cambodia's efforts in enhancing governance and public financial management systems, enabling...
Thai prime minister sacked after leaked phone call
Sky News
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August 29, 2025
Thailand's prime minister has been sacked after a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian politician caused outrage. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was Thailand's youngest PM, has been dismissed from office by the country's Constitutional Court...
Thai court removes PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra for ethics violation over Cambodia call
The Hindu
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August 29, 2025
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Government House ahead of the Constitutional Court’s verdict in a high-profile ethics case, following a leaked phone conversation between her and Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen, in Bangkok,...
Thai court sacks PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra over Cambodia phone call row
The New Indian Express
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'Contentious call' The case centred on her call with Hun Sen, Cambodia's longtime ruler and father of its current premier, during which the pair discussed their respective countries' then-brewing row over their disputed border. Paetongtarn...
Paetongtarn Shinawatra: glamorous Thai PM felled by Cambodia row
Brenham Banner-Press - Texas
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, scion of Thailand's most enduring and controversial political dynasty, was touted as the youthful, glamorous future of the movement, capable of winning over a new generation of voters. Now, barely a year after becoming...
Thailand’s prime minister removed from office
Tehran Times
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August 29, 2025
A Thai court removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political...
Thai Court Sacks PM Over Cambodia Phone Call Row
The Laotian Times
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August 29, 2025
By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON/AFP – Thailand’s Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet on Friday over her handling of the country’s border row with Cambodia, throwing the kingdom into political turmoil....
Thailand’s Court Removes Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: editor@newsofbahrain.com Thailand’s Constitutional Court has removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her entire cabinet from office on Friday. The court ruled that Paetongtarn failed to meet the ethical...
Plunged into political turmoil: Thai court sacks PM over Cambodia phone call row
RTL Today
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August 29, 2025
Thailand was plunged into fresh political turmoil on Friday after the Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet over a controversial phone call with Cambodia's former leader. Thailand's Constitutional...
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra removed from office
China Daily
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Thailand has removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office over accusations of a serious ethical breach due to a controversial phone call in June with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, the Constitutional Court of Thailand announced...
Thailand PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra sacked over Cambodia call
Deutsche Welle
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August 29, 2025
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office. In its verdict, the court ruled that although Paetongtarn did not show "dishonesty" and had demonstrated the "required integrity," she...
Cambodian Acting Head of State Congratulates Malaysia on 68th National Day
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 29, 2025 -- Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Acting Head of State of Cambodia, has extended his sincere congratulations to Malaysia on the auspicious occasion of the 68th Anniversary of Malaysia's National Day...
Government under Party’s leadership: 80-year journey for the nation, people
VietnamPlus
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August 29, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has penned an article titled “Government under Party’s leadership: 80-year journey for the nation, for the people” on the occasion of the Government's 80th founding anniversary. Vietnam is honoured to...
Cambodia Update UN Secretary-General on Border Situation wit...
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 29, 2025 -- H.E. Keo Chhea, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations, met with H.E. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to brief him on the latest...
Cambodia Hails Viet Nam’s Progress, Reaffirms Strong Ties
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 29, 2025 -- Cambodian Acting Head of State, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, has lauded the good neighbourliness, long-lasting friendship and fruitful cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam, in his...
Jackie Kennedy’s lipstick-stained glass is just one piece of the history at Phnom Penh’s Raffles Le Royale Hotel
KESQ-TV - California
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August 29, 2025
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia (CNN) — In 1967, four years after her husband President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and she became the most recognizable widow in the world, Jacqueline Kennedy visited Cambodia. When she arrived in...
Thailand’s prime minister removed from office over leaked phone call scandal with Cambodian strongman
CNN
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August 29, 2025
Bangkok, Thailand — A Thai court removed the country’s suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on Friday for a serious breach of ethics over a controversial phone call she had with Cambodia’s former leader, plunging the kingdom...
Thai prime minister sacked after leaked phone call
Sky News
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August 29, 2025
Thailand's prime minister has been sacked after a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian politician caused outrage. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was Thailand's youngest PM, has been dismissed from office by the country's Constitutional Court...
Groundhog day as Thai court sacks PM and Shinawatra clan runs out of options
South China Morning Post
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August 29, 2025
Paetongtarn, 39, the daughter of divisive but influential billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra, becomes the second leader in two years from the Pheu Thai-led coalition to be removed for an ethics breach by the same bench. The nine-judge bench dismissed...