Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said Ms Yingluck’s absence was not due to any mistake by security authorities. But she is a former prime minister, some officials may have lent her a helping hand,” Gen Prawit said. Police estimated about 3,000 of Ms Yingluck's supporters showed up near the Supreme Court on Friday morning. Online reporters The Supreme Court issued a warrant for the arrest of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday after she failed to appear for the ruling in her rice-pledging trial, pleading a health problem. Police have been ordered to arrest former prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear for her court ruling today.

Source: Bangkok Post August 25, 2017 04:30 UTC