Crime, Courts, Calamity

BANGKOK — Twelve people were wounded, including a woman who lost the fingers on her left hand, when a public bus crashed into a wall outside of Don Mueang Airport in northern Bangkok early this morning, police say.

SARABURI — Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly attempted to steal metal plates from an army base in central Thailand this morning.

PATHUM THANI — A police officer has been charged with premeditated murder for fatally shooting a 30-year-old man at a police station in Pathum Thani province yesterday.

BANGKOK — Police have arrested a taxi driver and two waitresses who allegedly robbed a Nigerian man in Bangkok this week.

SONGKHLA — A three-star army general accused of running a human trafficking ring in southern Thailand has been denied bail.

PATTANI – A car bomb in the insurgent-torn province of Pattani injured eight soldiers and one civilian who were passing by in a truck when the device exploded at 9am this morning, police say.

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.