Thailand's Bhumjaithai Party on Wednesday withdrew from Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government in a major blow to the embattled premier, leaving her ruling coalition with only a slim majority.

The second-largest party in Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government quit the ruling coalition, a major setback for the leader facing calls for resignation for blaming her own military for escalating a border dispute with neighbor Cambodia.

The second largest party in Thailand's ruling coalition withdrew from the government on Wednesday, citing a leaked phone call between the country’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (pictured in a file photo) and Hun Sen,