Thaksin and Yingluck surface in Vegas with DNA startup

Fugitive Thai leaders turn up as political tensions heat up at home

A screen capture from ousted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's Facebook page shows her with her brother, exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra, at CES 2020.

MASAYUKI YUDA and AKANE OKUTSU, Nikkei staff writers

January 10, 2020 17:21 JST

BANGKOK/LAS VEGAS -- Thailand's former prime ministers-turned-fugitives Thaksin and Yingluck Shinawatra, who are hugely popular among opponents of the country's pro-military government, resurfaced in Las Vegas this week in a surprise new role: startup backers.