Painful memories
"Yingluck #Shinawatra, made #ricepledging an #electoral #policy flagship.. promised #farmers govt wld make #rice prices 50% above #market prices. #NACC were alarmed.. certain such a policy wld lead to massive #corruption & econ disaster.. NACC voiced its concerns immediately & after Yingluck became PM.. warning was ignored.. By 1st harvest 2012, signs of corruption were palpable.. govt did nothing.. #Yingluck.. chose to trust e creator of #recklessscheme"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/3037130/painful-rice-pledging-memories

ex- Thai PM #Yingluck Shinawatra, is ordered to pay $305 million as a fine over the rice pledging scheme that caused the coup d'etat ending her reign. She is in voluntary exile at present. The Shinawatra clan is rich beyond the dreams of avarice. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-ex-pm-yingluck-ordered-pay-305-million-damages-over-rice-scheme-2025-05-22/

Absence far too much
" #Thaksin when PM, took his #parliament duties a bit too lightly, hardly attending sessions, which gave his admin a reputation as a "majority #dictatorship". #Yingluck followed in his footsteps in 2011. Former PMs Chuan Leekpai, Abhisit Vejjajiva & Samak Sundaravej often answered parliamentary qns. Their presence solidified the institution. Paetongtarn & #PheuThai claim to champion #democracy. Her absence fr parliament is #disrespectful to democracy"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2924017/absence-far-too-much

#Thailand PM #Prayut, who led the coup against #Yingluck Shinawatra 9 years ago, is retiring from politics. His party came in 5th in the May elections. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/thai-pm-retire-politics-nine-years-power-coup-prayuth-chan-ocha

#Thailand's irascible PM Prayut walks out of a news conference after being asked a question about deposed and exiled former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Prayut was the leader of the coup that overthrew the elected government of #Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's sister. Thaksin's daughter has declared her candidacy for PM in the upcoming election https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-pm-walks-out-news-conference-over-question-ex-leader-thaksin-2023-01-26/

#Thailand: Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of exiled PM Thaksin and niece of deposed PM #Yingluck (in 2014 coup) plans to run for Prime Minister, running under the Pheu Thai party. Her success would depend on a landslide for Pheu Thai in this year's election. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/daughter-thailands-exiled-former-pm-thaksin-seek-premiership-2023-01-16/

#Serbia (of all places) grants citizenship to #Thailand's fugitive desposed PM #Yingluck Shinawatra https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-08-08/serbia-grants-citizenship-to-thailands-fugitive-ex-pm

#Thailand's military #junta, AKA National Council for Peace and Order, which overthrew the last elected PM #Yingluck Shinawatra, has asked #UK to extradite her https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/world/asia/uk-thailand-yingluck-shinawatra.html

#Thailand says it will seek the extradition of deposed PM #Yingluck Shinawatra from the UK. Although there is no confirmation that the UK has granted her political asylum, it is extremely unlikely that it would accede to such demands http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/01/09/thailand-will-seek-yingluck-extradition-london/

#Thailand says it will seek the extradition of deposed PM #Yingluck Shinawatra from the UK. Although there is no confirmation that the UK has granted her political asylum, it is extremely unlikely that it would accede to such demands http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/01/09/thailand-will-seek-yingluck-extradition-london/