Bangkok protests: Thousands rally to call for Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resign

Demands to resign follow a leaked phone call the prime minister had with Cambodia's former leader about a border dispute.
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In the call, which was about a recent incident on their border, she addressed Hun Sen as "uncle" and said a Thai military commander handling the dispute "just wanted to look cool and said things that are not useful".
The call has sparked public anger. Paetongtarn apologised, but defended the call as a "negotiation technique".
Before leaving to visit flood-hit northern Thailand, Paetongtarn told reporters it is the people's "right to protest, as long as it's peaceful".
Saturday's rally was the largest of its kind since the ruling Pheu Thai party came to power in 2023.
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