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Tourism uptick offsets trade dip in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/11/2025
» Kanchanaburi is seeing an uptick in tourism with hotel occupancy reaching 67.3% in the first nine months of this year, and at least 11 million local and foreign visitors generating 28 billion baht in revenue, according to governor Athisan Intra.
Careering downhill truck kills 3, injures 23 in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/07/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Three people were killed and 23 others hurt when a loaded 10-wheel truck crashed into five pickup trucks while descending a wet road in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday.
Fleeing driver abandons 44 illegal migrants in Kanchanaburi
Published on 12/06/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Forty-four illegal migrants from Myanmar hoping to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested early Thursday after a fleeing driver abandoned them following a chase in Thong Pha Phum district.
Dystopia of slavery
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/02/2025
» The government is moving in the right direction in terms of tackling online scam gangs that operate near the country's borders.
Karen rebels give Chinese gangsters deadline to leave
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Karen rebels have issued an ultimatum to Chinese nationals illegally operating scam centres and other illicit businesses - leave all areas under their control by the end of this month.
Power cut to scam centres along Myanmar border
Published on 05/02/2025
» The Provincial Electricity Authority on Wednesday morning cut off the power it was supplying to border regions in Myanmar, a move targeting the large number of scam centres based there.
Thailand pulling the plug on scam gangs in Myanmar
Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2025
» Thailand will cut electricity, internet services and fuel supply to five areas of Myanmar on Wednesday morning as it attempts to cripple the call-centre scam gangs that have become a threat to national security, Deputy Prime Minister Phutham Wechayachai said on Tuesday night.
Illegal migrant killed, 2 injured in crash near border
Published on 08/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI: A woman from Myanmar was killed and two men injured when two pickup trucks carrying illegal migrants crashed in Sangkhla Buri district in the early hours of Wednesday.
Two men arrested, over 4 tonnes of smuggled seafood seized
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 27/12/2024
» KANCHANABURI - Two men were arrested and more than four tonnes of smuggled seafood seized along a route near a natural border crossing in Sangkha Buri district late Thursday evening.
The charm of Songkran
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 11/04/2024
» After being listed as a Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage late last year, Songkran is gaining momentum in drawing tourists to Thailand. In an attempt to boost tourism, Thai New Year celebrations get under way today and will last until April 17 in various places.