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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.
7-Eleven robbed in Kanchanaburi
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A barefoot man with a gun in a plastic bag robbed a 7-Eleven store in Muang district of about 7,000 baht early on Thursday.
Suspects in killing of Bengal tigers surrender
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 13/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Four men wanted for killing two Bengal tigers found skinned, their meat cooking on a grill, in a jungle camp near the Myanmar border surrendered to police on Thursday.
Premchai jailed for 16 months, not guilty of leopard charge
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 19/03/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Construction billionaire Premchai Karnasuta was sentenced to 16 months in jail for illegal possession of a dead pheasant and weapons, and supporting poaching -- but he was acquitted of any wrongdoing connected with a black leopard carcass found at the scene, which was blamed on other defendants.
Tycoon's trial on wildlife poaching charges begins
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 27/11/2018
» KANCHANABURI: The trial of Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta and three accomplices on wildlife poaching charges began in the Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday.
Two men caught in connection with riverside BBQ shootout
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 12/06/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Two men allegedly involved in a gunfight at a riverside barbeque which claimed two lives and injured three boys were caught while police will issue an arrest warrant for another suspect.
Abbot dreams of reopening his tiger zoo
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 08/10/2016
» The abbot of the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi province told reporters on Saturday that he already had a zoo licence and would seek a return of five disabled tigers so he could reopen the place to visitors again.
Tiger Temple abbot blames subordinates, officials
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 09/06/2016
» The abbot of the Tiger Temple had nothing to do with the alleged abuse and illegal trading of tigers and tiger parts, according to his representatives who have put the blame squarely on temple staff and officials.
Tiger Temple abbot to tell his story
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 06/06/2016
» The abbot of the Tiger Temple will hold a briefing on Thursday as 2,000 wild animals remain at his temple in Kanchanaburi province after all 137 tigers were relocated, according to the temple's legal team.
'I'm sorry,' says brick thrower
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 05/07/2013
» KANCHANABURI - A 19-year-old man was arrested and confessed on Friday to throwing a brick at a vehicle and severely injuring a Kasetsart University student almost a month ago.