Leaked Border Chat Sparks Resignation Demands for Thai PM Amid Rising Sovereignty Concerns

Thailand’s political stability faces renewed strain after Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s private conversation with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen was publicly leaked, igniting sharp criticism and calls for her resignation. The discussion, centering on recent border tensions culminating in the death of a Cambodian soldier during a May 28 confrontation, exposes deep divisions within Thailand’s approach to national sovereignty.Paetongtarn’s visit on Friday to Ubon Ratchathani province — the flashpoint border area — was clearly intended to demonstrate solidarity with Thai troops guarding a contested territory. However, the optics of her public walk alongside Army Commander Boonsin Padklang mask an underlying...