Yingluck now in Dubai

BANGKOK, Sept 28 (AP): Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appears to be staying in the Mideast commercial hub of Dubai after fleeing a criminal conviction, Thailand's prime minister said Thursday in the first word on her whereabouts.
"We have received a preliminary informal report from the Foreign Ministry indicating that she is Dubai," said Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha after expressing annoyance over reporters' questions.

Yingluck was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison on Wednesday after being convicted of negligence in overseeing a money-losing rice subsidy program.
Her government was ousted in a 2014 coup and the military government that remains in control of the country has pursued Yingluck through the courts. She fled Thailand shortly before the court had been expected to rule last month.
Yingluck and her supporters have said she is innocent, and she has called the charges against her politically motivated. Her lawyers said Wednesday they do not know her whereabouts.