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Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Ordered To Pay $305 Million In Damages Over Rice Scheme
Mrs. Yingluck, one of four members of the billionaire Shinawatra family to have served as prime minister, has been living overseas to avoid jail for failing to prevent corruption in the rice scheme.
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Thailand's Yingluck Shinawatra: From First Female Prime Minister To Fugitive
Thailand's first female premier Yingluck Shinawatra followed her brother to the apex of the kingdom's political scene and will now depart it in a similar fashion: condemned to self-exile after a court handed her a five-year sentence in absentia
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Thailand's Ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra Flees To Dubai: Party Members
Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.
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Ousted Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Defends Rice Subsidy At Criminal Trial
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended her management of a rice subsidy scheme, which critics say haemorrhaged billions of dollars, and told a court today it had not distorted global prices.
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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra Wows Fans But Remains Divisive Figure
When former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in this sleepy corner of northern Thailand and flashed her familiar smile, waiting supporters gasped and spoke of a political revival.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra In Court For Corruption Trial
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges that her supporters say are a ploy by the ruling junta to curtail the influence of her and her family.
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Thai Military Sees Red Over Critical Comments, Warns Dissident
Thai soldiers warned the daughter of an assassinated dissident commander today not to do anything to disturb the country after she staged a symbolic protest in support of ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Thailand Prime Minister Hails Progress, Says He Doesn't Want to Stay in Power
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha hailed the performance of his military government today and said a much-criticised overhaul of the constitution was needed to pull Thailand out of years of political crisis.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Warns Reporters
Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists today, saying he would "probably just execute" those who did "not report the truth", in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand's media.
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Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Ordered To Pay $305 Million In Damages Over Rice Scheme
Mrs. Yingluck, one of four members of the billionaire Shinawatra family to have served as prime minister, has been living overseas to avoid jail for failing to prevent corruption in the rice scheme.
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Thailand's Yingluck Shinawatra: From First Female Prime Minister To Fugitive
Thailand's first female premier Yingluck Shinawatra followed her brother to the apex of the kingdom's political scene and will now depart it in a similar fashion: condemned to self-exile after a court handed her a five-year sentence in absentia
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Thailand's Ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra Flees To Dubai: Party Members
Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison.
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Ousted Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Defends Rice Subsidy At Criminal Trial
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra defended her management of a rice subsidy scheme, which critics say haemorrhaged billions of dollars, and told a court today it had not distorted global prices.
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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra Wows Fans But Remains Divisive Figure
When former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in this sleepy corner of northern Thailand and flashed her familiar smile, waiting supporters gasped and spoke of a political revival.
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Ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra In Court For Corruption Trial
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges that her supporters say are a ploy by the ruling junta to curtail the influence of her and her family.
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Thai Military Sees Red Over Critical Comments, Warns Dissident
Thai soldiers warned the daughter of an assassinated dissident commander today not to do anything to disturb the country after she staged a symbolic protest in support of ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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Former Thai PM Somchai Wongsawat Pleads Not Guilty to 2008 Protest Crackdown
A former Thai prime minister and key member of the embattled Shinawatra family pleaded not guilty today to criminal charges of abuse of power over a crackdown on a 2008 protest, the latest court case to ensnare the divisive clan.
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Thailand Prime Minister Hails Progress, Says He Doesn't Want to Stay in Power
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha hailed the performance of his military government today and said a much-criticised overhaul of the constitution was needed to pull Thailand out of years of political crisis.
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Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Warns Reporters
Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha lashed out at journalists today, saying he would "probably just execute" those who did "not report the truth", in the latest outburst aimed at Thailand's media.
