Thailand’s Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear in court.
BANGKOK—Thailand’s Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to appear in court for a case stemming from a botched rice-subsidy program that cost the country billions of dollars.
The court was to have ruled on whether Ms. Yingluck was guilty of negligence in mismanaging the program. If found guilty, the court could sentence her to up to 10 years in prison. She has said the…