Crime, Courts, Calamity

SONGKHLA — The army general accused of running a human trafficking operation in southern Thailand has been charged with 13 different offenses after eight hours of police interrogation last night.

YALA — Four soldiers were shot dead while they were driving in the restive province of Yala this evening.

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Police say they have arrested five people, including two minors, who allegedly stole assault rifles from a police base in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

YALA — Thai authorities have arrested 22 suspects in connection with a three-day spate of bombings in the southern border province of Yala that injured nearly 20 people last month.

BANGKOK — Thailand's defense minister Prawit Wongsuwan described the army general who surrendered to police today on charges of human trafficking as a hard-working military officer.

BANGKOK — Police have issued the first arrest warrant for a Thai army officer in connection with a crackdown on human tracking that began one month ago.

CHIANG MAI — A 37-year-old woman in Chiang Mai has apologized to police for misrepresenting a video she posted on social media showing a police officer knock down a speeding motorcyclist.

KANCHANABURI — Police say two men are under arrest for raping a 19-year-old female British tourist in western Thailand earlier this week.

RANONG — Thai police reportedly rescued five Rohingya migrants from a sinking fishing boat near the Thai - Burmese border in Ranong province this morning, one day before Thailand will host an international summit on the humanitarian crisis posed by the thousands of migrants who have fled the Bay of Bengal this month.

BANGKOK – Police say they have arrested a public bus driver in Bangkok for driving under the influence of methamphetamine.