Influential ex-premier's fate to be determined by Supreme Court ruling on September 9

Move follows kingmaker People’s Party saying it is backing Charnvirakul

The biggest opposition is not rushing to break the current impasse by backing any side for PM

Special Cabinet meeting today also agreed on guidelines for caretaker administration

Five candidates eligible to succeed as premier, says acting PM Phumtham

Ex-PM ruled as prioritising private interests over nation's, damaging its reputation, resulting in loss of public confidence

PHNOM PENH, July 30 — When weeks of tensions escalated into a major border conflict with Thailand last week, former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appeared to take charge of his country's response.

BANGKOK, July 3 — Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has been appointed as acting Prime Minister following the swearing-in of a new Cabinet on Thursday.

BANGKOK, July 2 — Thailand's economy faces a challenging second half of 2025 due to uncertainty about the United States (US) tariffs, a central bank deputy governor said today, just as the country is caught in a new wave of domestic political turmoil.

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending deliberation of a case involving her controversial leaked phone call with veteran Cambodian politician Hun Sen.

BANGKOK, July 1 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has reshuffled her Cabinet following the departure of a key coalition partner and vacancies in ministerial portfolios.

BANGKOK, June 30 — Thousands of protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, piling pressure on a government at risk of collapse over a border dispute with neighbouring Cambodia.

ARANYAPRATHET, June 26 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s influential former leader Hun Sen are visiting different parts of their disputed land border today as tensions simmer between the two neighbours over a territorial dispute and the Thai government teeters on the brink of collapse.

BANGKOK, June 24 — Thailand’s Bhumjaithai party, which left the ruling coalition last week, said today it will seek a parliamentary no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet, in another blow to the embattled leader.

BANGKOK, June 22 — Embattled Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve Parliament, a senior official from the ruling Pheu Thai party said yesterday, risking a prolonged political crisis in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

BANGKOK, June 20 — Consumption has remained tepid despite a government stimulus programme, few of its economic engines are firing, and uncertainty wrought by United States (US) President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs means that the Thai economy could grow just over one per cent this year.

BANGKOK, June 19 — Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has apologised to the public over a leaked phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has sparked widespread anger.

BANGKOK, June 19 — The government of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is hanging by a thread today with coalition partners weighing whether to stay in the alliance following the withdrawal of a major player that could sink her administration.

BANGKOK, June 19 — Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra-led Pheu Thai Party has affirmed its support for the government’s approach in resolving the ongoing border dispute with Cambodia through peaceful methods, amid tensions within the ruling coalition.

BANGKOK, June 18 — 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.