BANGKOK, Aug 25: 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.” A spokeswoman for Yingluck, who was ousted by a military coup in 2014, declined to comment. (AGENCIES)
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‘The Runways’ dir to helm Henry James-inspired ‘The Turning’
LOS ANGELES, Aug 25:
Floria Sigismondi, best known for writing and directing “The Runways”, is set to helm “The Turning”, a story inspired by the 1898 Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw.
The script has been written by Chad and Carey Hayes for Amblin Entertainment, reported Deadline.
Scott Bernstein, Roy Lee and John Middleton are producing a contemporized version of the classic ghost story.
Production on the film is expected to start in early 2018.
Sigismondi has directed several music videos for artistes such as David Bowie, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, The White Stripes, Katy Perry and Marilyn Manson. (PTI)
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