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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
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.
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.
Police seek arrest of ID card thieves
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/03/2023
» Police will apply for arrest warrants for three scammers who allegedly forged the ID card of a victim to commit offences in many provinces.
15 illegal migrants found crammed in pickup
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A driver and 15 illegal migrants from Myanmar were arrested following a chase involving a pickup truck with an enclosed box in Thong Pha Phum district early Saturday morning.
Long-weekend crowds throng Sangkhla Buri
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Tourists flocked to Sangkhla Buri on Saturday, with most hotels and resorts in the district witnessing impressive occupancy over the long holiday weekend after months in the doldrums because of Covid-19.
Motorcycles crash and burn, 2 killed, child injured
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/06/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A man and a woman were killed and a boy seriously injured when two motorcycles collided and went up in flames in Phanom Thuan district on Monday morning.
Car production stats down
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/02/2020
» Vehicle production in January dropped 12.99% year-on-year to 156,266 units, hit by contractions in local sales and exports, according to the monthly report from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
'Mules' fail to hoodwink eagle-eyed cops at border
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/09/2018
» KANCHANABURI: An elderly Thai and a young Myanmar man were arrested in separate busts at a checkpoint in the Sangkhla Buri border district, and almost 32 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 50,000 speed pills worth 52 million baht seized.
Double bust at checkpoint, drugs worth B50m seized
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/09/2018
» KANCHANABURI: An elderly Thai and a young Myanmar man were arrested in separate busts at a checkpoint in-Sangkhla Buri border district, and 31 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 50,000 speed pills seized with a combined worth of 52 million baht.