IN THEORY IT was a phone call that landed Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, in trouble. Last month someone leaked a recording of her speaking to Hun Sen of Cambodia about a border dispute. Critics said she sounded subservient and had disparaged Thailand’s armed forces. In early July Thailand’s constitutional court said her words may have breached ethics rules; it suspended her from office, pend- ing further inquiries. The deputy prime minister is serving as caretaker while everyone works out what to do next.