A supporter holds images of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother Thaksin on Aug 1, the day when Ms Yingluck has a closing statement on her trial. (Bangkok Post file photo)Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled to Dubai, senior members of her party said on Saturday, a day after she failed to show up for a negligence ruling in which she faced up to 10 years in prison. She has arrived safely and is there now," said a senior member of the Puea Thai Party who declined to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media. A Reuters reporter was stopped by security at the exclusive Emirates Hills community in Dubai, where Thaksin has a home. Sources close to the Shinawatra family on Friday said Yingluck had fled the country ahead of the verdict.

Source: Bangkok Post August 26, 2017 05:03 UTC