Sources in her Puea Thai party said she left Thailand last week and flew via Singapore to Dubai where her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who lives in self-imposed exile to avoid a 2008 jail sentence for corruption, has a home. A reporter was stopped by security at the exclusive Emirates Hills community in Dubai, where Thaksin has a home. A spokesperson for Thaksin in Dubai did not respond to attempts to contact him. Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra forced to step down Read moreThe court rejected the excuse and moved the verdict reading to 27 September. Sources close to the Shinawatra family on Friday said Yingluck had fled the country before the verdict was due.

Source: The Guardian August 26, 2017 03:11 UTC