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In a controversial ruling that deepened Thailand’s political crisis, the country’s constitutional court on Wednesday ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to leave office, ruling that she abused her powers when she transferred a government official from his post three years ago.
May 7, 2014
Thailand’s military ruler said Friday that authorities are searching for Yingluck Shinawatra, the former prime minister whose government he ousted in a coup three years ago, after she failed to appear for a verdict in a criminal case that could send her to prison for 10 years.
Aug. 25, 2017
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appears to be staying in the Mideast commercial hub of Dubai after fleeing a criminal conviction, Thailand’s prime minister said Thursday, in the first official word on her whereabouts since she missed a court date last month.
Sept. 28, 2017
Scores of ousted Thai government officials surrendered to the military, and soldiers broke up a demonstration in central Bangkok on Friday, as the army cemented its power the day after declaring a coup.
May 23, 2014
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she is seeking new elections after a mass resignation of lawmakers and weeks of street protests.
Dec. 8, 2013
A Thai court on Wednesday sentenced former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whose government was ousted in a 2014 military coup, to five years in prison in absentia for alleged negligence in a money-losing rice subsidy program.
Sept. 27, 2017
NEW DELHI – Thailand’s prime minister easily survived a no-confidence vote Thursday, but hundreds of protesters continued to besiege ministries in the capital as her embattled government sought a way out of its political crisis.
Nov. 28, 2013
A day after street protests turned deadly in Thailand, the head of the army declined on Friday to rule out a military coup d’etat to quell escalating violence as pro- and anti-government forces head toward a contentious Feb. 2 election.
Dec. 27, 2013
Thai premier survives no-confidence vote, but protests continue
Threat of military coup hangs over Thailand unrest