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Yingluck disappears, rumoured to have fled country (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/08/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered security authorities to check border crossings and search for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday.
Boonsong at court, will respect ruling
Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2017
» Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom arrived at the Supreme Court on Friday morning to hear the judgement in the government-to-government (G-to-G) rice sale case against him, and said he would respect the court's decision which ever way it went.
Street chic focused eats
Special Publications, Published on 25/08/2017
» Bangkok Marriott Hotel Sukhumvit is a hard place just to barge past. With its angled frontage opening up the mouth of soi 57, there's a sense of being sucked in.
Yingluck no-show, court issues arrest warrant
Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2017
» The Supreme Court issued a warrant for the arrest of former prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday after she failed to appear for the ruling in her rice-pledging trial, pleading a health problem.
How awful was rice pledging, really?
Business, Published on 25/08/2017
» The verdict from the Supreme Court is out today on whether former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is guilty for her handling of the contentious rice-pledging scheme, one that officials say cost taxpayers more than 500 billion baht.
It's double D-day for Boonsong, Yingluck
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/08/2017
» All eyes are on the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions as it hands down its ruling today on two major rice-pledging cases, in which former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra are defendants.
Police devise 'worst case' security settings for judgement day
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2017
» Police and soldiers have launched "worst-case" security risk measures to maintain order at the Supreme Court for today's rice scheme ruling, despite the fact former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has asked her supporters not to turn up.
Geek havens
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/08/2017
» Any good superhero or supervillain has a good lair, a base of operations where they can keep tabs on their evil foes or scheme and plot world domination. Heroes have places like the Fortress of Solitude, the Batcave or the Avengers Tower. On the flipside, villains have the Death Star, Latveria, Mordor... and the White House. All of these places would perhaps send geeks like us frothing in our mouths over excitement if we were able to visit them IRL, but alas, most are fictional. However, are there any places here in the Big Mango that could somehow make up for it? We're pleased to tell you that yes, there are. Fret no more, fellow geeks -- Guru has compiled a list of the geekiest places in town.
A way out after two trials in two decades
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 25/08/2017
» Once again, Thailand is gripped by another high-profile court trial in yet another round of political brinkmanship. The much anticipated verdict today on Yingluck Shinawatra's handling of the rice-pledging scheme while in office is reminiscent of her eldest brother Thaksin Shinawatra's assets concealment case 16 years ago. In fact, Thailand's political landscape so far in the 21st century can now be book-ended by these two politicised cases that are likely to end up with different outcomes while going in the same direction. In turn, the Yingluck verdict can serve as another reminder of what Thailand needs to do to move on from its two-decade political malaise underpinned by half a dozen elections, violent street protests, and two military coups.
Ruling will set precedent
News, Editorial, Published on 25/08/2017
» The fallout from the historic court verdict to be handed down in the case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today will be visible in a spectrum far beyond Thailand's current two-tone divide.