Crime, Courts, Calamity

NONG KHAI — Six police officers in northeastern Thailand have been arrested and expelled from the police force for allegedly kidnapping a Laotian businesswoman and her son.

CHAIYAPHUM – A 24-year-old man is under arrest for allegedly stealing copper from telephone cables in Chaiyaphum province and selling it for at least 60,000 baht - which he said was necessary to support his numerous girlfriends.

RANONG — Police in southern Thailand say they did not find any illegal activity during an inspection of a fishing port in Ranong province today, conducted as part of a nationwide effort to stave off the European Union's impending ban on Thai seafood.

YALA — A bomb injured five security officers and a civilian in the southern border region of Thailand today, as security forces prepare for further attacks surrounding the 11th anniversary of a massacre at a local mosque.

CHONBURI - A former convict pardoned earlier this month was arrested yesterday for robbing a foreign tourist in the resort town of Pattaya, police say.

PATTANI — Four security officers in Pattani province were injured by a bomb that appeared to be planted in revenge for the the military raid that killed four civilians last month.

SURAT THANI — The military has detained six suspects in connection with the car bomb that exploded in a shopping mall on the southern island of Koh Samui last month, a high-ranking military officer said.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Some 3,000 ivory collectors rushed to declare their holdings on the last day of a Thai government plan aimed at curbing the international trade in elephant tusks, reports said Wednesday.

PATHUM THANI — In an effort to crackdown on undocumented immigrants, police in Pathum Thani have instructed migrant workers in a major market to wear wristbands indicating they have been properly registered.

YALA — A roadside bomb prematurely exploded in Yala province last night, killing the person who was planting the explosive, military officers say.