Former Thai PM Yingluck sentenced to five years in jail

201457115515Thailand’s Supreme Court has found the former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra guilty of negligence and sentenced her to five years in prison. The Supreme Court convicted her of mishandling a rice subsidy scheme which allegedly cost Thailand at least $8bn. The verdict was due to be delivered on 25 August but Yingluck shocked the nation, […]

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