Paetongtarn ousted over ethics breach

Facing the fallout: Paetongtarn speaking during a press conference after the Constitutional Court ruled to remove her from office in a high-profile ethics case, following a leaked phone conversation between her and Hun Sen, at Government House in Bangkok. — Reuters

The country’s Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Cabinet over her handling of the country’s border row with Cambodia, throwing the kingdom into political turmoil.

Paetongtarn, daughter of billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was suspended from office last month after being accused of failing to stand up for Thailand in a June call with powerful former Cambodian leader Hun Sen, which was leaked online.