Source: Reuters
“Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party on Wednesday withdrew from Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government in a major blow to the embattled premier, leaving her ruling coalition with only a slim majority. The party, the second largest in the alliance and holder of 69 house seats, said its departure was due to the impact on the nation of a leak on Wednesday of a phone call between Paetongtarn and Hun Sen, the influential former premier of Cambodia, with which Thailand is involved in an escalating border dispute. … The exit of Bhumjaithai leaves Paetongtarn’s government hanging by a thread and facing declining popularity as it battles to revive a lacklustre economy facing steep U.S. tariffs if it cannot negotiate a reduction.” (06/18/25)