The unprecedented rejection by the Privy Council of a decree to dissolve parliament has intensified the unresolved legal debate over an Acting Prime Minister’s authority. Legal academic Worachet Pakeerut stressed that the authority also rests with an Acting PM, warning that the Privy Council’s intervention could also risk deepening constitutional ambiguity.

Following the political turmoil caused by the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of former PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a controversy has arisen over whether the acting PM has the power to dissolve parliament. According to Worachet Pakeerut, a lecturer at Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law, he does.

Thailand is at another crossroads after the Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over her phone call to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen. The Pheu Thai Party and the Bhumjaithai Party are both trying to form a new government. Neither has enough votes backing their candidates. The main opposition People’s Party, with 143 seats in parliament, could change the game.

The Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed from office by the Constitutional Court over the leaked call with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen. The new PM will be elected from the remaining candidates, with the Senate no longer allowed to vote.

The Thai Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duties over the leaked call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.

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.

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 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.

The Thai government has come under criticism for inviting a globally denounced war criminal, Myanmar military junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, to attend the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok.

Thailand faces a 37% tariff rate on all exports to its largest market, the US, following the announcement of global ‘reciprocal tariffs’, putting its economy at risk of a 1% loss of GDP. Simultaneously, a surge in Chinese imports looking for new markets is adding pressure, raising concerns about exacerbated economic strain.