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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.
28 illegal Myanmar migrants survive vehicle plunge in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/09/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Twenty-eight illegal Myanmar migrants survived after a speeding vehicle driven by their smuggler veered off the road in Thong Pha Phum district early Monday.
Planting the seeds of self-reliance
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/08/2025
» One fine morning, young students at Sahathanakhan Krungthep Border Patrol Police School in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi, were fully absorbed in rice planting activities.
Missing DJ’s body found with tied hands, gunshot wounds in temple
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI: The body of a male DJ, 33, who had gone missing four days previously was found in a remote forest in Muang district in this western Thai province on Sunday, with tied hands and bullet wounds in a temple. Police suspect a romantic conflict.
Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathonzu
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/02/2025
» Chinese businesses have deserted Payathonzu, a Myanmar border town adjacent to Kanchanaburi province, days after Thailand cut off power, oil and internet services to put the squeeze on criminal gangs, according to Thai security sources.
Mother of man who fell to death in Poipet seeks answers
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI — The mother of a man who died after falling from a building in Poipet, Cambodia, is calling on his colleagues to provide clarity regarding the circumstances of his death.
Two die as pickup smashes into highway pole in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/06/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A restauranteur and his girlfriend were killed when their pickup truck smashed into a roadside power pole so violently that its engine was ejected and the vehicle wrapped around the pole.
Iraqi held for overstaying visa for 15 years
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/08/2023
» KANCHANABURI: An Iraqi man has been arrested in this border province for overstaying his visa by almost 15 years.
Body of missing teen retrieved from dam reservoir
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/11/2022
» KANCHANABURI: The body of an 18-year-old missing since he fell from a jet ski in Srinagarind dam reservoir on Oct 24 was retrieved on Sunday, 27 days after the accident in Si Sawat district.
Myanmar border village bombed
Piyarach 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.