Former Thai PM fined $1 billion for failed rice scheme
Former Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been fined $1 billion for negligence in overseeing her government's policy of purchasing rice from farmers at above-market rates. Shinawatra responded saying that Thailand's military junta should treat her case in accordance with the law and "not (by) bullying". Notably, Shinawatra's government was ousted in a military coup in 2014.