Yingluck’s decision to flee Thailand made at last minute in anticipation of tough court ruling, say aides

August 28, 2017 8:36 PM

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra knelt before a row of saffron-robed Buddhist monks last Wednesday (Aug 23) as she offered them fruits and sticky rice soaked in coconut milk and logan juice, a specialty from her northern region.

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