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Thailand's Constitutional Court has suspended the country's prime minister while it deliberates on a case that could end in her dismissal. The case was brought by a group of Thai senators who say she breached ethical standards during a leaked phone call with Cambodia's de facto leader.
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00:00Thailand's Prime Minister has been suspended from office while the country's Constitutional
00:05Court deliberates on a case that could end in her dismissal.
00:09The case was brought by a group of Thai senators who accused Prime Minister Peitong Thanh
00:13Xinawat of breaching ethical standards.
00:16That's after a leaked phone call between her and Cambodia's de facto leader about border
00:21tensions caught public attention.
00:23In the call, she appeared to be trying to appease Hong Sen and criticizing Thailand's
00:28own military.
00:29The call has sparked widespread anger in the country and calls for her to resign.

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