A Thai court will decide this week whether to give Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to defend herself against charges of abuse of power.
The fate of Yingluck and her government will determine the course of politics in Thailand. Currently there is a political battle raging between her supporters of her and supporters of the royalist establishment.
The confrontation between the two sides, marked by occasional violence, has undermined growth in Southeast Asia’s second biggest economy.
