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flag Thai court orders ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra to pay $304M for a failed rice subsidy program.

flag Thai court orders former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to pay over $304 million in damages for a failed rice subsidy program from a decade ago. flag The program aimed to support farmers by buying rice at above-market prices but resulted in significant financial losses. flag Yingluck, who fled the country in 2017 to avoid jail, was found guilty of negligence and sentenced to five years in prison in absentia. flag The court reduced the initial compensation from $1.07 billion to $304 million. flag Yingluck's legal team plans to request a retrial.

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