Pheu Thai Party members talk after they were informed that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to appear for the ruling on Friday. (Photo by Patipat Janthong)Ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's no-show at the Supreme Court on Friday drew sympathy and empathy from supporters while some Pheu Thai Party figures said they were taken completely off guard. The policy handed victory to the Pheu Thai Party in the election and landed Ms Yingluck in the prime minister's seat. Meanwhile, a Pheu Thai Party source said after Ms Yingluck missed the court session yesterday, party members were assessing the situation. Laddawan Wongsriwong, a former Pheu Thai MP for Phayao, conceded Ms Yingluck's no-show had stunned party members who were waiting to greet her outside the court yesterday.

Source: Bangkok Post August 26, 2017 00:11 UTC