Overview

• The Bhumjaithai party withdrew from Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s ruling coalition on June 19 after a leaked June 18 phone call with former Cambodian premier Hun Sen.
• The recording captured Paetongtarn addressing Hun Sen as “uncle” and criticizing a Thai border general, remarks the military and coalition allies deemed inappropriate.
• Paetongtarn publicly apologized for her tone before senior military officials, yet opposition figures have demanded her resignation over a crisis of confidence.
• Cambodia filed a case at the International Court of Justice on June 18 over a disputed frontier where a Cambodian soldier died in a May 28 firefight.
• Thailand’s military has pledged to uphold constitutional processes and defend sovereignty, reviving concerns about its longstanding political influence.