Yingluck Shinawatra 'flees' ahead of a court verdict

The former Thai prime minister may have escaped via the Cambodian border, Thai police say

Arrest warrant issued for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra
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Yingluck Shinawatra left Thailand ahead of a Supreme Court verdict in a negligence trial brought by the junta that overthrew her, sources close to her family told Reuters.

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