Thailand’s Constitutional Court on 29 August removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, saying she breached the constitution’s ethical standards. The nine-judge panel ruled that her conduct “failed to uphold the dignity of the premiership,” immediately ending her year-old administration. The case centred on a leaked 15 June phone conversation with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. In the recording Shinawatra addressed Hun Sen in familiar terms and criticised a Thai army commander amid escalating border tensions, behaviour the judges said harmed the national interest. Shinawatra, 39, becomes the second Thai leader forced out by the court in little more than a year and the fifth since 2008. The decision is another blow to the influential Shinawatra family; her father Thaksin and aunt Yingluck were also removed from office by coups or judicial rulings. A caretaker government will remain in place while parliament selects a new prime minister from candidates nominated before the 2023 election. The ruling deepens political uncertainty and could further complicate policymaking as the kingdom grapples with sluggish economic growth and unresolved border disputes.