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Border security boosted as fighting erupts in Myanmar
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 25/02/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Security has been tightened along the border in Sangkhla Buri district as fresh fighting erupted in Myanmar on Saturday morning.
14 illegals arrested after river crossing
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 11/03/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Thirteen Myanmar job-seekers, together with one child, were arrested in Sangkhla Buri district for illegal entry early yesterday.
Border trade briefly resumes in Kanchanaburi
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/02/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Trade between Thailand and Myanmar resumed in Kanchanaburi province on Wednesday after Thai authorities temporarily eased Covid-19 restrictions.
Three Pagodas border pass to remain closed a while longer
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 05/10/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Three Pagodas border checkpoint will remain closed for another two weeks, due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease in Myanmar, it was announced on Monday
Mon head back as fighting dies down
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/12/2019
» KANCHANABURI: More than 1,000 Mon villagers are set to return to Myanmar after fighting between Mon rebels and the Nay Pyi Taw-backed Border Guard Force (BGF) eased off.
3 Pagodas Pass shut as clashes ease
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 30/11/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Soldiers were positioned at the border in Sangkhla Buri district yesterday to prevent any incursion into Thailand, but allowed migrant workers to enter, as Myanmar troops and Mon fighters settled into an uneasy truce.
Three Pagodas border closed, clash in Myanmar eases
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 29/11/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Soldiers were guarding the border in Sangkhla Buri district on Friday to prevent any incursion into Thailand but allowing migrant workers to enter, as Myanmar troops and Mon fighters settled into an uneasy truce.
Border meet focuses on drugs, labour
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/02/2018
» Kanchanaburi's Thai-Myanmar Township Border Committee (TBC) met yesterday to strengthen ties and step up efforts to combat cross-border crime, including narcotics smuggling and human trafficking, local authorities said.
Three Pagodas Pass upgrade sought
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 23/04/2016
» The head of the Immigration Bureau will propose that the government upgrade the Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchanaburi from a temporary border crossing to a permanent one to facilitate rapidly growing tourism and trade with Myanmar.
Cattle smugglers busted on Thai-Myanmar border
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 17/06/2015
» KANCHANABURI — A military patrol arrested five cattle smugglers and seized 38 buffaloes and cows near the Ban Pu Nam Ron crossing on the Thai-Myanmar border on Wednesday.