Chaotic kingdom: Thailand's 'lost decade'

On Friday ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show at a court date that could have seen her jailed. Speculation is rife that she may have fled the country.

Bangkok (AFP) - On Friday ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show at a court date that could have seen her jailed.

Speculation is rife that she may have fled the country injecting fresh drama into a recent history littered by coups, long periods of autocracy and brief flowerings of democracy.