Overview

• Paetongtarn Shinawatra gave closed-door testimony to the Constitutional Court, which barred reporting from the hearing and set Aug. 25 for final submissions ahead of an Aug. 29 decision on her removal.
• The ethics case stems from a leaked June 15 call with Cambodia’s Hun Sen in which she used familiar language and criticized a Thai commander, prompting nationalist backlash and a coalition partner’s walkout.
• Relations with Cambodia deteriorated into the deadliest border clashes in decades, leaving more than 40 people dead and displacing roughly 260,000–300,000 residents before a ceasefire took hold.
• Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra faces a Bangkok court verdict on Friday in a lese‑majesté case tied to a 2015 interview, carrying a potential sentence of up to 15 years; he denies wrongdoing.
• A separate review next month will examine whether Thaksin’s 2023 hospital detention counted as time served, with outcomes across the cases seen as pivotal for the Pheu Thai-led coalition and potential election timing.