Thai Prime Minister suspended for an appeal disclosed with a Cambodian official after the border incident

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended Tuesday in the midst of an ongoing ethical investigation into a telephone call disclosed with a senior Cambodian official.

“I only thought to do to avoid problems, what to do to avoid armed confrontation, so that the soldiers will not suffer any loss. I would not be able to accept it if I said something with the other leader who could lead to negative consequences,” said Paetongtarn, according to, according to The Associated Press.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra reacts while she arrives before a meeting of the cabinet, because the Constitutional Court of Thailand should respect Tuesday to examine a petition of 36 senators who accuses her of dishonesty and violation of ethnic standards in violation of the Constitution on a telephone conversation disclosed with Thailand from Cambodie, 2025. (Reuters / Athit PerawongMetha Preview)

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The judges of the Constitutional Court of the country voted unanimously on a petition accusing him of violating ethics, but voted 7 to 2 to suspend it, reported the Associated Press. In addition, they gave Paetongtarn just under two weeks – 12 days – to provide proofs in court.

The suspension comes after a telephone call which would have been between Paetongtarn and the Cambodian president of the Senate Hun Sen.

The appeal, which led to generalized reactions and demonstrations, became a flash point after an incident in May 2025 during which the two countries engaged in a border dispute which made a dead Cambodian soldier, according to the Associated Press.

A person holds a sign while the anti-government demonstrators meet in the victory monument during a demonstration calling for Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resign after his telephone call disclosed with the former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the border dispute of Thailand-Cambodia, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 28, 2025. (Reuters / Chalinee Thirasupa)

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Cambodian army spokesperson Mao Phalla said that the country’s troops were doing a routine patrol when Thai troops opened fire, the Associated Press reported. However, the Thai army said that the Cambodian troops had entered a disputed area and that they responded to the shots.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gives a soldier a soldier to a soldier while visiting the Ranger Company 1202 in a border town in Thailand-Cambodia in the district of Aranyaprathet, while she fights to stay in power after having attracted a lively criticism of her manipulation of a border row with Cambodie, his Kaeo Province, Thailand, June 26, 2025. (Reuters / Athit PerawongMetha)

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After the phone call, the Bangkok streets were filled with demonstrators calling for the eviction of Paetongtarn.

“My true intention in the disclosed conversation, my true 100%intention, was to work for the country to maintain our sovereignty and save the lives of all our soldiers,” Paetongtarn said to the press.

Thailand has experienced its share of political upheavals in recent years. The predecessor of Paetongtarn, Srettha Thavisin, was dismissed by the court last year for a violation of ethics.