“Thailand’s Supreme Court has ordered the former prime minister to stand trial for negligence over a controversial rice subsidy scheme.
Yingluck Shinawatra is facing a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.
It is the latest blow to the dominance of the Shinawatra family in Thai politics, after Ms Yingluck was banned from politics for five years.”
Source: BBC News – Thai ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence
