Who Is Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand's Prime Minister Under Siege?
She faces growing efforts by protesters and opponents to end her tenure after the leaking of a June 15 phone conversation with former Cambodian premier Hun Sen, during which the 38-year-old leader was heard criticizing the Thai army for its role in a border dispute with the neighboring country. She also addressed him as 'uncle,' a nod to his friendship with her father, former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
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