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Gavin Blackburn

Thailand’s PM suspended over probe into leaked 'uncle' phone call with Cambodian official

Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday, pending an ethics investigation over accusations that she was too deferential to a senior Cambodian leader during a phone call discussing a recent border dispute that was leaked.

In the call about the border tensions, Paetongtarn could be heard addressing Hun Sen, a longtime friend of her father, as "uncle".

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