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  Ousted Thai Leader Likens Failed Rice-Subsidy Program to Junta’s Current Policy

  November 4, 2016 03:42 a.m.

  Yingluck Shinawatra said that she sees little difference between the current military government’s $1 billion-plus plan to support rice prices and the ill-fated subsidy program for which she could be sent to prison for up to 10 years.

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  Thai Junta Orders Ousted Leader to Pay $1 Billion

  October 21, 2016 05:42 a.m.

  Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said the junta that overthrew her government had ordered her to pay nearly $1 billion in civil damages for a botched rice subsidy program.

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  5 Things to Know About Yingluck Shinawatra’s Prosecution

  January 22, 2015 10:37 p.m.

  The guilty verdict in the impeachment complaint against former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could take Thailand into a new phase in the conflict between its former populist civilian leaders and the ruling armed forces.

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  Former Thai Leader Testifies on Rice Losses

  August 5, 2016 04:21 a.m.

  Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gave for the first time detailed testimony to the country’s supreme court on her role in alleged mismanagement of a flagship rice subsidy that chalked up billions of dollars in losses.

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  Yingluck Charged in Rice-Subsidy Case

  February 19, 2015 12:13 a.m.

  Thailand’s state prosecutor filed criminal charges against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for allegedly mishandling a multibillion-dollar rice subsidy.

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  Trial of Thai Ex-Leader Yingluck Begins

  January 15, 2016 05:04 a.m.

  Testimony has begun at the trial of former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who faces up to 10 years in prison on charges of mismanaging a rice-subsidy program.

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  Thailand’s Sticky Rice Subsidies

  November 27, 2016 04:38 p.m.

  The junta now supports the boondoggle it condemned in the coup.

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  Supporters of Thai Ex-Leader Voice Discontent

  January 22, 2015 03:37 a.m.

  Yingluck Shinawatra’s supporters grow bolder in voicing frustration over how the verdict on her handling of a multibillion-dollar rice subsidy could result in a five-year ban from politics, or even prison.

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  Ex-Thai Leaders Raise Pressure on Ruling Junta

  February 10, 2016 04:50 a.m.

  Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother Thaksin, who were both ousted as Thai prime ministers, are thrusting themselves back into public view to challenge graft charges and the military’s deepening hold on power.

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  Ousted Thai Prime Minister Hits Back With Lawsuit

  September 29, 2015 03:37 a.m.

  Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, pushed from office more than a year ago and now facing criminal charges in connection with a rice-subsidy program, is suing the attorney general over her prosecution.

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  Thai Tensions Rise as Yingluck Trial Begins

  May 19, 2015 03:42 a.m.

  As supporters protested outside, ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pleaded not guilty to charges related to a botched rice-subsidy program.

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  Thai Court to Try Ex-Leader Yingluck

  March 19, 2015 02:08 a.m.

  Yingluck Shinawatra will face a criminal trial for her role in a botched plan to steer global rice prices higher.

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  Thailand’s Royal Succession

  October 13, 2016 06:43 p.m.

  King Bhumibol resisted communism but held back a political evolution.

  • Notable & Quotable: The King Is Dead

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  Thai King, World’s Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies

  October 13, 2016 11:56 a.m.

  The passing of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who took the throne in 1946, heralds a potential new bout of instability for the politically volatile country and its military rulers.

  • Photos: Thai King Bhumibol’s Royal Life
  • Video: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej Dies at 88
  • Crown Prince Has a Hard Act to Follow
  • Thai Markets Closely Watched in Wake of King’s Death

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  Impeachment Case Is Test for Thai Junta

  January 20, 2015 09:28 a.m.

  Thailand’s military junta is worried that impeachment proceedings against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra could spark a backlash that threatens to unravel the country’s fragile peace.

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  Thailand’s Referendum on Military Rule

  August 3, 2016 12:35 p.m.

  The junta has proposed a charter designed to stifle the political parties and run out the clock on the royal transition.

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  Yingluck’s Troubles May Be Eclipsed by Thai Economy

  January 25, 2015 12:31 a.m.

  Thailand’s former leader was temporarily banned from political life and will soon face criminal charges. But her troubles are seen by some as a sideshow to the ruling military junta’s stewardship of a flagging economy.

  • 5 Things to Know About Yingluck’s Prosecution

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  Thai King’s Deteriorating Health Unnerves Investors

  October 13, 2016 01:14 p.m.

  A selloff in Thai equities reflects worries over the prospect of an extended period of military rule after the 88-year-old king's eventual passing.

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  Thailand’s Flawed Constitution

  August 8, 2016 07:13 p.m.

  The junta gives itself the green light to stage the country’s next coup.

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  Notable & Quotable

  November 14, 2016 12:38 p.m.

  From a Nov. 12 article entitled “Junta Backers Dream of Validation in U.S. Coup” by Pravit Rojanaphruk on the Khaosod website