US EditionThailand’s ex-Prime Minister Yingluck ordered to pay for losses from a rice subsidy program
- A Thai court ordered former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on May 22, 2025, to pay 10 billion baht in damages in Bangkok over a rice pledging scheme.
- The ruling arose from Yingluck's 2017 conviction for negligence in managing a programme that paid farmers about 50% above market prices, causing large state losses.
- The scheme was a flagship policy of Yingluck's Pheu Thai party, which aimed to support farmers but left millions of tons of rice unsold and damaged Thailand's rice export position.
- The Supreme Administrative Court deemed Yingluck's gross negligence caused state damage but ruled the previous 35 billion baht compensation order unlawful and excessive, mandating 10 billion baht instead.
- Yingluck, currently living in exile, called the order excessive, denied wrongdoing alongside her family, and vowed to continue seeking justice through legal appeals and public statements.
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Thailand's Ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Ordered to Pay for Losses from Rice Subsidy Programme
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Thai court on Thursday ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than 10 billion baht (USD 304 million) to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy programme that her administration had implemented more than a decade ago. World News | Thailand's Ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Ordered to Pay for Losses from Rice Subsidy Programme.
Thai ex-PM Yingluck ordered to pay US$305 million in damages over rice scheme
BANGKOK: A Thai court on Thursday (May 22) ordered self-exiled former premier Yingluck Shinawatra to pay 10 billion baht (US$305 million) in damages over a botched rice pledging scheme that saw her sentenced in 2017 to five years in prison for negligence. Yingluck, one of four members of the billiona
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abc NewsThailand's ex-Prime Minister Yingluck ordered to pay for losses from a rice subsidy program
A Thai court has ordered exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay more than $304 million to compensate for losses incurred by a money-losing rice farming subsidy program that her government had implemented more than a decade ago.
Thai Court Orders Ex-Premier Yingluck Shinawatra to Pay $305 Million Over Rice Scheme
Thai Court Orders Ex-Premier Yingluck Shinawatra to Pay $305 Million Over Rice Scheme In a significant legal development, a Thai court has mandated former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to compensate the state with 10 billion baht, equivalent to $305 million, due to her involvement in a mismanaged rice pledging scheme. The program, initially a part of Yingluck's Pheu Thai party's populist agenda, aimed to support farmers by offering prices s…
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