BANGKOK: Thai authorities Thursday delayed a ruling on whether deposed former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will face criminal charges - carrying up to 10 years in jail - over a loss-making rice subsidy scheme.
The attorney general's office said it needed more time to investigate Yingluck's involvement in the controversial scheme, which became a clarion call for protests against her now toppled government.
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