Thailand's new Cabinet members take oaths, including suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn

Thailand's caller Cabinet members took their oaths of bureau connected Thursday (July 3, 2025), including the suspended Prime Minister who is nether an morals probe for her remarks to a elder Cambodian leader.

Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended arsenic Prime Minister connected Tuesday, the aforesaid time Thailand's King endorsed a Cabinet lineup successful which she would beryllium the Culture Minister.

Ms. Paetongtarn was smiling arsenic she arrived astatine Government House for the swearing-in ceremonial with different caller members, but did not reply questions.

Acting Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit led the caller Cabinet members astatine the ceremonial to person the endorsement from King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Mr. Suriya is expected aboriginal to delegate the acting Prime Minister work to Phumtham Wechayachai, who was sworn successful Thursday arsenic Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister. Mr. Phumtham had been Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister since Ms. Paetongtarn took bureau past year.

Ms. Paetongtarn has faced growing dissatisfaction implicit her handling of a borderline quality with Cambodia, including an equipped confrontation successful May successful which a Cambodian worker was killed.

In a leaked telephone telephone with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, she attempted to defuse tensions — but alternatively acceptable disconnected a drawstring of complaints and nationalist protests. Critics said she went to acold successful appeasing Hun Sen and damaged Thailand's representation and reputation.

The Constitutional Court voted unanimously connected Tuesday to reappraisal a petition accusing her of a breach of the ethics, and voted 7-2 to instantly suspend her until it issues its ruling. The tribunal gave Ms. Paetongtarn 15 days to springiness grounds to enactment her case. It's unclear erstwhile it volition rule.