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Drivers warned about flooding in Sangkhla Buri
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 25/07/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Drivers are advised to avoid travel on a main road between Sangkhla Buri and Thong Pha Phum districts or to check weather conditions ahead of time because of flooding in the area.
Police charge Indian man with Thai girlfriend's murder
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 18/04/2024
» Kanchanaburi: Police arrested an Indian man for allegedly stabbing his Thai girlfriend to death at a hotel in Bangkok, as he tried to sneak out of the country through a checkpoint in the western province yesterday.
Klity Creek residents renew demand for lead removal
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 16/01/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Long-suffering residents of Klity Creek affected by lead pollution in Thong Pha Phum district are stepping up pressure on the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to get rid of the remaining toxic sediment.
Skywalk bids to become a landmark
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 12/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A new skywalk and a walking street have opened along the banks of the Kwae Yai River in Muang district of this western border province.
Jailed hunter in Premchai poaching case dies of cancer
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 31/08/2022
» KANCHANABURI: The hunter who was jailed along with construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for poaching in a wildlife sanctuary has died of cancer after being released to a hospital in Nakhon Pathom province for treatment, a close family friend has confirmed.
Court ruling confirms B30m lottery winner in long-running dispute
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 07/06/2022
» KANCHANABURI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a teacher's claim he, not a retired policeman, owned the government lottery tickets that won a first prize worth 30 million baht on Nov 1, 2017.
Suspects in tiger hunt ordered to remove homes from national park
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 18/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities have ordered the removal from Khao Laem National Park of the houses of five people charged with killing two wild tigers in jungle near the Myanmar border.
Long-weekend crowds throng Sangkhla Buri
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 23/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Tourists flocked to Sangkhla Buri on Saturday, with most hotels and resorts in the district witnessing impressive occupancy over the long holiday weekend after months in the doldrums because of Covid-19.
Covid closes country's longest wooden bridge
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 11/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: The communicable disease committee of this western province has closed the country's longest wooden bridge, known as Saphan Mon, isolating a village where Covid-19 cases are increasing.
Cases prompt factory closures
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 23/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: More than 140 people tested positive for Covid-19 during mass testing at seven fruit-processing factories in Tha Maka district, prompting a week-long closure.