Overview

• The June 18 leak of a 17-minute phone call revealed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra urging former Cambodian premier Hun Sen to sideline the Thai army’s border commander.
• The Bhumjaithai Party’s withdrawal from the ruling coalition on June 18 stripped Paetongtarn’s administration of its majority and raised the prospect of government collapse.
• Thailand and Cambodia have each reinforced troops along the largely undemarcated 800 km frontier since the May 28 firefight that killed a Cambodian soldier.
• Phnom Penh has filed a fresh complaint with the International Court of Justice over four disputed border areas, while Bangkok insists on resuming a bilateral boundary committee.
• Economic reprisals include Cambodia’s ban on Thai fruit and vegetable imports and the severing of internet routes through Thailand, reflecting rising nationalist pressures.