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Ten suspects caught en route to Myanmar scam hub
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/03/2026
» KANCHANABURI - Police have arrested seven Chinese nationals and three Myanmar men at a rented property, where they were reportedly waiting to travel to a scam base in the Myanmar border town of Payathonzu.
11 illegal migrants, Thai driver arrested in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/11/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Eleven illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were arrested along with a Thai driver in Thong Pha Phum district on Friday morning.
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.
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.
Villagers call for help as dumped tourist garbage blocks road
Piyarach 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
Piyarach 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
Piyarach 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.
Abusive drug rehab centre shut down
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/09/2021
» KANCHANABURI: The Department of Medical Services has ordered the immediate closure of a drug rehabilitation centre at a local temple following complaints of violent abuse and extortion of addicts admitted for treatment there.
Illegal migrants caught hiding in plastic tank, barrels on truck
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/06/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Eleven illegal job seekers from Myanmar were caught hiding in plastic containers on the back of a pickup truck in Sai Yok district of this western border province on Sunday.
Premchai in convict clothing, awaits court's bail decision
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta arrived at Thong Pha Phum Court in prison clothing on Friday morning to await the Supreme Court's bail decision on his poaching conviction.