Amid the uncertainty of cabinet reshuffling and the backlash from a leaked recording of a phone call between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, it appears that Paetongtarn’s government now stands at a crossroads.

Following the leaked call between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen, Thai opposition parties have called on the PM to take responsibility by either resigning or dissolving the House of Representatives.

The Criminal Court has dismissed a royal defamation charge against a 35-year-old man who was alleged to run Ku Kult, a political satire Facebook page.

The Appeal Court has upheld a guilty verdict against an online clothing vendor charged with royal defamation for sharing Facebook posts, sentencing him to 6 years in prison.

Mongkhon “Busbas” Thirakot, a Chiang Rai-based activist and online clothes vendor detained for royal defamation, has been transferred to Chiang Mai Prison without prior notice after 4 weeks of a hunger strike to demand the release of political prisoners.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing mounting pressure as legal complaints are being filed against her following the leaked call between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.

The People’s Party today (19 June) called on Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to dissolve the House following the leaked audio clip of a conversation between Paetongtarn and Hun Sen, the former Cambodian Prime Minister and current President of the Cambodian Senate, as well as the Bhumjaithai Party’s announcement of its withdrawal from the coalition government.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held a press conference today (19 June) apologizing for her phone call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen and insisting that the government and the military remains united.

The Bhumjaithai Party has announced its withdrawal from the Pheu Thai-led government coalition just hours after the conversation between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen was leaked, delivering another significant blow to the government.

A leaked recording of a private call between Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen has gone viral on social media. During the call, the Thai Prime Minister admitted she is facing domestic pressure from the military, which put her in the hot seat immediately after the audio was leaked.

A House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee has approved a bill increasing paid parental leave from 90 days to 120 days. The bill is expected to be returned to parliament for its second and third reading once the session opens in July.

A clothing vendor was arrested last Thursday (12 June) and charged with royal defamation and violation of the Computer Crimes Act over two Facebook posts, after a complaint was filed against him by members of an ultra-royalist group.