BANGKOK - An arrest warrant was issued on Friday for former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra who failed to appear in court on the judgment day of a rice lawsuit filed against her.

The warrant obliges police to locate and detain the former premier so that she can be brought to justice on Sept 27.

The Supreme Court postponed the reading of the verdict for the criminal case against Yingluck until Sept 27 after her lawyer said the former leader was suffering from Meniere's disease and feeling dizzy and thus was unable to attend.