India, Aug. 29 -- A Thai court on Friday removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for ethics violations, media reports said.

The court ruled that her 'phone call' with Cambodia's former leader breached ethics rules, a judgement that ushered in a new political turmoil in the country.

Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power between the country's warring elites, reported The Bangkok Post.

Her father, Thaksin's rule ended during the 2006 coup.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra was the youngest PM to serve Thailand.

In its verdict, the court sa...