Thailand's PM axed over call

THAILAND'S constitutional court has dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia's senate president, Hun Sen.

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Yesterday's ruling means she immediately loses her job, which she had held for about a year.

Paetongtarn was suspended from her duties on July 1 when the court agreed to hear the case against her, and deputy prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai took over her responsibilities.