Bangkok, Aug. 30 -- A Thai court removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, ruling that her controversial phone call with Cambodia's former leader breached ethics rules, in a move that plunges the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.
Paetongtarn, a member of the powerful Shinawatra political family dynasty, became the country's youngest prime minister in August 2024 and has served only a year in office, reports CNN.
In a ruling of 6 to 3, Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that Paetongtarn "lacks the qualifications and possesses prohibited characteristics" under the Thai constitution, leading to the end of her time in office.
In the leaked call, which took place on June 15 as border tensions with Cambodia es...