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Myanmar clash sends civilians fleeing into Kanchanaburi
Published on 10/05/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Fighting and explosions erupted in Myanmar close to the border with Sangkhla Buri district of this western province on Friday afternoon, forcing more than 100 civilians to flee into Thailand.
135 Myanmar nationals held in separate cases in Kanchanaburi
News, Published on 07/04/2024
» A total of 135 Myanmar nationals, including four children, have been arrested for allegedly entering the country illegally in two separate cases in Kanchanaburi province.
50 million meth pills seized, couple arrested
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Police arrested a married couple and seized 50 million methamphetamine pills from their six-wheel truck in Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday - the largest drug seizure ever made in this western border province.
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.
Villagers call for help as dumped tourist garbage blocks road
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/11/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Residents of a border village in the tourist district of Sangkhla Buri are calling for urgent action against lazy garbage truck drivers dumping their loads on a local road instead of at the nearby rubbish tip.
Myanmar border village bombed
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 06/10/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped three bombs on a border village in Karen State, close to the Thai border in Sangkhla Buri district, in the early hours of Thursday.
Army of motorcyclists smuggling illegal migrants
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 30/08/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Smuggling of illegal migrants is rampant along the border in Sangkhla Buri district with young motorcyclists being well paid to make many trips a day.
Cops arrest illegals inside cave hideout
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 22/01/2022
» Police arrested more than 80 illegal Myanmar migrants who were in hiding in a cave in Kanchanaburi on Thursday.
Couple arrested, 10kg of crystal meth found in their car
Published on 10/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A man and his wife were arrested after 10 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine were found in their vehicle, in which their 9-year-old daughter was also a passenger, in Thong Pha Phum district.
District goes into lockdown
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 10/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: The border district of Sangkhla Buri has been locked down for 14 days and people ordered to stay home from 10pm to 4am, to curb an outbreak of Covid-19.