New court statement triggers confusion over verdict of former Thai PM Yingluck

The implementation of a verdict concerning former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been thrown into question after a statement by the court. The Thai Supreme Administrative Court had found Ms Yingluck liable for the payment of about US$300 million in damages incurred by the state under a rice-pledging scheme launched by her government. But on May 26, the court said it did not have the authority to force the former premier to make the payment, raising questions about what this means for Ms Yingluck, who remains in self-imposed exile.