Thai Court To Deliver Yingluck Verdict Next Month

A Thai court will deliver its ruling in the criminal negligence case of toppled premier Yingluck Shinawatra on August 25, a verdict that could see her jailed for up to 10 years. She is accused of failing to stop corruption in a rice subsidy policy that funnelled cash to her poor farming base but cost … Read more

Roses, Tears As Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Enters Final Stage of Case

Toppled Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was mobbed Friday by well-wishers, many bearing red roses, as she arrived for what could be the final hearing in a trial for criminal negligence that carries a 10-year jail term. She is accused of negligence over a rice subsidy policy that funneled cash to her poor, rural farming base … Read more