The Leaked Phone Call that Plunged Thailand Into Crisis
Big Take15 Heinä 2025

The Leaked Phone Call that Plunged Thailand Into Crisis

A leaked phone call between Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia's Hun Sen has ignited a significant political crisis in Thailand, leading to large-scale protests and her suspension from office.

On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg’s Patpicha Tanakasempipat about the political fallout and its impact on the powerful Shinawatra clan, which has dominated Thai politics for almost three decades.


Read more: Humbled Thai Billionaire Is a Warning to Trump-Era Populists

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