00:00Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Pei Tongtan Shinawad from duty, pending a case seeking her dismissal.
00:09The court said it had accepted a petition from 36 senators that accuses Pei Tongtan of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards in violation of the Constitution over the leak of a politically sensitive telephone conversation with Cambodia's influential former leader, Phu Sen.
00:26The government is expected to be led by a deputy prime minister in a caretaker capacity, while the court decides the case against Pei Tongtan, who will remain in the cabinet as the new culture minister following a reshuffle.
00:39The lead call triggered domestic outrage and has left Pei Tongtan's coalition with a razor-thin majority, with a key party abandoning the alliance and expected to soon seek a new confidence vote in parliament.
00:51During a June 15 call intended to defuse escalating border tensions with Cambodia, Pei Tongtan kowtowed before Hun Sen and criticized a Thai army commander.
01:01She has apologized and said her remarks were a negotiating tactic.
