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Thailand's Parliament is set to choose a new prime minister with Thaksin's daughter a likely nominee
August 16, 2024 10:33 am
Paetongtarn is the youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seen as a guiding force behind Pheu Thai, and the niece of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thailand confirms that ex-leader Yingluck Shinawatra is in Britain
January 10, 2018 8:20 am
Yingluck, whose government was ousted in a 2014 coup, was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison on September 27 for negligence in instituting a money-losing rice subsidy program
Thailand's former PM Yingluck Shinawatra fled to Dubai, says Puea Thai Party member
August 26, 2017 9:48 am
Sources close to the Shinawatra family on Friday said Yingluck had fled the country ahead of the verdict. Overthrown in 2014, Yingluck had faced up to 10 years in prison if found guilty.
Former Thailand Prime Ministers in court ahead of abuse of power verdict
August 02, 2017 10:48 am
The charges allege they authorized police to use force to clear protesters who had blockaded the National Assembly building. A pitched battle erupted, injuring several hundred people and causing two deaths.
Tearful former Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra says she was never dishonest
August 01, 2017 12:16 pm
Yingluck argued the rice scheme, which backfired costing Thailand $8 billion, benefited average Thais. The scheme appealed to agricultural voters, who make up nearly 40 percent of the labour force, and are the backbone of Yingluck's party.
Supporters urge former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra to fight as trial nears end
August 01, 2017 10:37 am
Yingluck's supporters believe she is being persecuted by opponents of her brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a 2006 coup. Yingluck was banned from political office for five years after the national assembly impeached her.
Supporters cheer for former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as her trial enters final hearing day
July 21, 2017 2:28 pm
Yingluck who entered the final day of hearing in a trial on charges of negligence in overseeing rice subsidy scheme is still popular among her supporters in Thailand. Shinawatra says that the trial is politically motivated and aims at discrediting her policies.
Thailand's ousted PM Yingluck Shinawatra files case against public prosecutor
December 26, 2015 12:00 am
Yingluck filed a criminal case at the court to counter-sue Thailand's AG over the handling of her prosecution in connection with a subsidy scheme for rice farmers, which ran up huge losses.
Thailand's government to hold referendum on constitution
May 19, 2015 3:00 pm
The Cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order, the junta's official name, agreed at a meeting Tuesday to hold the referendum, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.
Thailand ex-PM Shinawatra to be tried for rice subsidy negligence
March 19, 2015 2:20 pm
Yingluck was banned from politics for five years in January after a military-backed legislature found her guilty of corruption.
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