Fugitive former Thai PM Yingluck gets five years' jail in absentia
Thailand's Supreme Court convicted and sentenced former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia to five years in prison on Wednesday for mismanaging a rice subsidy scheme.
Wed Sep 27 2017
Thailand's Yingluck a no-show for negligence ruling, verdict postponed
Yingluck faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty in a case centred on the multi-billion dollar losses incurred by a rice subsidy scheme for farmers.
Fri Aug 25 2017
Thailand deploys 4,000 police as Yingluck supporters gather ahead of court ruling
The long-awaited verdict could inflame tension in the Southeast Asian country and have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom.
Fri Aug 25 2017
Tearful former Thai PM Yingluck says she was never dishonest
Yingluck argued the rice scheme, which backfired costing Thailand $8 billion, benefited average Thais.
Tue Aug 01 2017
Thai junta fines former PM Yingluck, orders assets seized over failed rice scheme
Thailand's ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the military junta that overthrew her has ordered her assets seized and fined her 814.5 million pounds over a rice subsidy scheme.
Fri Oct 21 2016
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra defends rice scheme in open letter
Thailand's first woman PM faces criminal charges over her management of the rice scheme, a flagship election policy that helped sweep her to office in a landslide in 2011.
Wed Nov 11 2015
Ousted Thai PM files case against public prosecutor
Deposed Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra filed a criminal case against the attorney general on Tuesday alleging unfair handling of charges against her that could see her jailed for 10 years.
Tue Sep 29 2015
Ousted Thai PM proclaims innocence as criminal trial starts
Thailand's ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted on her innocence Tuesday at the start of a trial that could see her jailed for a decade.
Tue May 19 2015
Thailand's Yingluck faces trial and political ruin
Thailand's first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra faces court Tuesday at the start of a negligence trial.
Sun May 17 2015
Thai court to decide on trial of ex-PM Yingluck
Thailand's Supreme Court was set to decide whether to proceed with the prosecution of former premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a bungled rice subsidy that could see her jailed for up to a decade.
Thu Mar 19 2015
Thai ex-PM Yingluck indicted over rice subsidy scheme
Former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was formally indicted over a bungled rice subsidy scheme Thursday in the latest legal move against her polarising family that could see her jailed.
Thu Feb 19 2015
Former Thai PM to face criminal corruption charge: attorney general
Former Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra will be indicted on a criminal corruption charge over her controversial rice subsidy scheme, a prospect that could see her jailed for 10 years.
Fri Jan 23 2015
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