Thai Prime Minister’s phone recording sparked controversy, 8 cabinet members resigned
FILE - Leader of Pheu Thai Party, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, smiles before press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
On the 20th local time, the Thai Constitutional Gazette website issued an announcement announcing the official resignation of eight Pheu Thai Party cabinet members.
A recording of a phone call between Thai Prime Minister Petunthan and Cambodian Senate Chairman Hun Sen on the Thai-Cambodian border situation has caused controversy in Thailand. The second largest party in the ruling coalition, the Pheu Thai Party, announced on the 18th of this month that it would withdraw from the ruling coalition led by Petunthan and urged Petunthan to take responsibility for the damage caused by the recording.
