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Ailing, pregnant woman airlifted to safety from remote village
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 05/09/2019
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen woman suffering pregnancy complications was safely airlifted to hospital in heavy rain from a remote village near a wildlife sanctuary in Sangkhla Buri district.
Villager seriously hurt by wild elephant in Kanchanaburi
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 01/09/2019
» KANCHANABURI: A villager was seriously hurt after being attacked by a wild elephant in Thong Pha Phum district on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Reserve seen as 'safe harbour'
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 04/07/2019
» The camera trap project -- a joint effort between the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to take pictures of what lies inside our wildlife spaces -- shows the Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, the first wildlife reserve in the country in Kanchanaburi province abundant with rare wildlife.
Stateless student overcomes hardship to attend school
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 27/06/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Thanongsak, a teenage Karen youth, gets up at 5am and has to wade across a creek to catch a bus and travel 30 kilometres along a bumpy mountain road to school - but never misses a class.
Arrested Karen hunter is not KNU soldier
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 24/05/2019
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen hunter who was arrested in the Sai Yok National Park on Wednesday was not a soldier of the Karen National Union as he earlier claimed, according to authorities.
Couple climb bamboo tree to escape tiger
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 14/05/2019
» KANCHANABURI: A teacher and her husband spent half an hour up a bamboo tree to avoid a wild tiger they encountered in Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.
Warning: Wild elephants crossing
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 05/04/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Motorists travelling the Ban Pha On-Thong Pha Phum route are warned to drive with caution as a herd of wild elephants is often seen crossing the road in Thong Pha Phum district.
ITD boss Premchai begins court fight in black leopard case
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 19/12/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta remained tight-lipped before the media as his turn came to testify in the alleged black leopard poaching case on Wednesday.
Four killed in taxi-pickup truck crash
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 08/12/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Four people, including Thai and Myanmar drivers and an Iranian tourist, were killed and another badly hurt when a pickup truck crashed head-on with a taxi in Sai Yok district in the early hours of Saturday.
Motorists warned of wild elephants roaming on highway
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 02/12/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Motorists using Highway 3272 in Thong Pha Phum district of this western border province have been warned to watch out for wild elephants on the road.