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M81 motorway toll-free during King’s Cup tournament
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 26/08/2025
» The M81 motorway, running from Bang Yai in Nonthaburi to Kanchanaburi, will be free of charge for drivers from Aug 29 to Sept 10 to facilitate travel to the King’s Cup football tournament, according the Department of Highways.
Lotto-dispute teacher sues comedian ‘Nose’
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/08/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Popular Thai comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich is in trouble yet again with someone who doesn’t share his sense of humour. This time it is a Kanchanaburi teacher who gained notoriety during a long-running battle over a 30-million-baht lottery prize.
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.
German tourist, van driver killed in crash
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/02/2023
» KANCHANABURI: A German tourist and a tour van driver were killed and the two other passengers injured in a head-on collision with a car that crossed the centre line in Sai Yok district on Sunday.
Cases prompt factory closures
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: More than 140 people tested positive for Covid-19 during mass testing at seven fruit-processing factories in Tha Maka district, prompting a week-long closure.
Large cluster at Kanchanaburi fruit plants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: More than 100 people have tested positive for Covid-19 during mass testing at seven fruit-processing factories in Tha Maka district.
Reserve seen as 'safe harbour'
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/07/2019
» The camera trap project -- a joint effort between the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to take pictures of what lies inside our wildlife spaces -- shows the Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, the first wildlife reserve in the country in Kanchanaburi province abundant with rare wildlife.
Ancient wall damaged by fallen tamarind tree
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» KANCHANABURI: An ancient wall - a tourist attraction in this storied western town - was partly damaged after a large tamarind tree more than 100 years old, crashed down on it early Sunday.
Paper Mill campaign binds Kanchanaburi community
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/12/2018
» Kanchanaburi province is known for its attractive tourist landmarks such as the bridge over the River Kwai and "Death Railway" as much as famous wild forest and waterfalls.
Ethnic man says he was ordered to take officials hunting
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/10/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A forest temple caretaker accused of poaching has told park rangers that two Thai men claiming to be government officials ordered him to take them bearcat hunting in Sai Yok National Park.