Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, became the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power between the country's warring elites.
Prime Minister Hun Manet, in a social media posting on Sunday, June 22, said that the measure would take effect at midnight. This comes amid his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra's attempts to save her government from a political crisis triggered by a leaked phone call to Cambodian Se
The 38-year-old Prime Minister who assumed office less than a year ago had to issue a public apology on June 19 after Cambodian leader Hun Sen released online her telephone conversation with him.
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni has approved the nomination of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s son Hun Manet as the country's new leader after their party won the election last month.
One of the longest-serving leaders in the world, Hun Sen on Wednesday announced that he will resign as prime minister in three weeks and hand the position to his eldest son Hun Manet. He has been prime minister of Cambodia since 1985, reported New York Times.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen would be stepping down and will hand over the reins to his son Hun Manet in the coming weeks, CNN reported on Wednesday.
Voting has ended in Cambodia’s national election and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is expected to secure an easy victory in what critics have described as the country’s least free and fair election in decades, reported Al Jazeera.
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped the gala dinner at the G-20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, returning to his hotel room for the evening.
The infrastructure projects announced by China include a $1.6 billion expressway to be developed from Phnom Penh to Bavet at the Cambodian - Vietnamese border.