Overview

• The Constitutional Court accepted a petition from 36 senators accusing Paetongtarn of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards in a June 15 call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
• Judges voted 7–2 to halt her duties pending an ethics investigation and gave her a 15-day deadline to submit evidence and defend against the charges.
• Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit has assumed caretaker premiership as the Bhumjaithai Party’s exit left the coalition with a razor-thin majority.
• Thousands of nationalists rallied at Bangkok’s Victory Monument demanding the prime minister’s resignation in the largest anti-government protest since 2023.
• The Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission has launched its own probe into the leaked call, intensifying scrutiny of her tenure.