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Lack of fuel halts garbage collection
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/03/2026
» KANCHANABURI - Lack of diesel brought garbage collection to a halt in Kanchanaburi municipality on Tuesday morning, with the trucks not beginning their rounds until fuel was available in the afternoon
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.
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.
Former minister Decha Sukharom dies aged 86
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/09/2021
» KANCHNABURI: Dr Decha Sucarom, a former public health minister and six-time MP, died at 10.29pm on Monday at the age of 86, his daughter Vorasuda Sucarom posted on her Facebook page.
379 new infections at Kanchanaburi prison
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A field hospital will be set up at the provincial prison in this western border province after 379 inmates were found infected with Covid-19 in active case-finding, governor Jirakiat Bhumisawasdi said on Sunday.
Covid-infected mother gives birth to baby boy
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A woman infected with Covid-19 gave birth to a baby boy at Mararak Hospital in Tha Maka district of this western border province on Thursday afternoon. The baby was not infected.
Kanchanaburi Safari park closed 14 days
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/05/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Safari Park and Open Zoo in Bo Phloi district have been ordered closed until May 16 after three of its employees were infected with Covid-19.
River Kwai bridge vendors bemoan lack of tourists
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Tourism in Kanchanaburi has gone quiet since provincial authorities suddenly ordered the closure of hotels and resorts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, leaving vendors bemoaning the plunge in their income.
Myanmar medics test negative
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 02/10/2020
» Myanmar rescue workers who brought a Covid-19 patient in the country's Kayin state to a hospital in its Hpa-An city have tested negative for the disease, according to the group.
Kanchanaburi governor allays Covid-19 fears
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 02/09/2020
» KANCHANABURI: One of the two Myanmar men who fell ill after illegally entering Thailand and staying in a village in Thong Pha Phum district has tested negative for Covid-19, provincial governor Jirakiat Phumsawat said.