Thai military regaining ground as Paetongtarn slips amid Cambodia flap

Two years after regime change, political gravity shifts amid ruling party crisis

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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is pictured  during a news conference in Bangkok on June 10. Analysts say she has botched the handling of a diplomatic dispute with Cambodia. © Reuters

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR

COLOMBO -- Two years after Thailand transitioned to civilian rule, ending a decade of military-dominated rule, the political center of gravity has slipped back into the arms of the Southeast Asian country's armed forces, according to analysts.

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