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Thailand's supreme court to seek arrest warrant for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand's Supreme Court on Friday said it would seek permission for an arrest warrant for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra after she failed to show up to hear the court's verdict in a negligence case against her. The court set a new date of Sept. 27 for the verdict. The court said Yingluck, who had pleaded not guilty in the case focused on a rice subsidy scheme for farmers, had told the court she could not attend due as she was suffering from an ear problem. "We don't think that the defendant is ill. We think that the defendant is hiding or has fled ... We have pushed back the verdict date to September 27," a statement from a Supreme Court judge said. "She asked for sick leave not to show up today." Her lawyer said on Friday he did not know whether she is still in Thailand after she failed to show up for the verdict in a negligence case that could result in her facing up to 10 years in prison. "At 8 am Yingluck's team contacted me to say it had told the court she could not show up because of an ear fluid imbalance," Norawit Lalaeng, Yingluck's lawyer, told reporters. "In the past one to two days I have not had direct contact with Yingluck but have contacted her team." When asked whether Yingluck was still in Thailand the lawyer replied: "I don't know." A spokeswoman for Yingluck, who was ousted by a military coup in 2014, declined to comment.
Samsung heir faces corruption verdict
The heir to the Samsung business empire, including the world's biggest smartphone maker, awaited the verdict Friday in his corruption trial over the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. Prosecutors demanded a 12-year sentence for Lee Jae-Yong, which could leave the giant firm rudderless for years and hamper its ability to make key investment decisions. Prosecutors say the money was in return for policy favours including government support for Lee's hereditary succession at the group, after his father was left bedridden by a heart attack in 2014.
At ancient pyramid in Peru, remains of 20th century Chinese laborers found
Archaeologists exploring Peru's pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country's history - the remains of 16 Chinese laborers from around the turn of the last century. The bodies, thought to be those of indentured workers brought to Peru to replace slave labor, were found buried at the top of an adobe pyramid first used by the ancient Ichma people, Roxana Gomez, the lead archaeologist of the site, said on Thursday. Peru was one of the biggest destinations for Chinese labor in Latin America in the 20th century, a market that thrived after slavery was abolished in the country in 1854.
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