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Four killed, 31 hurt as pickup packed with migrants crashes
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Four people were killed and at least 31 others injured when a box pickup truck carrying undocumented migrants lost control and overturned in Sai Yok district on Saturday morning. The driver fled the scene.
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.
Careering downhill truck kills 3, injures 23 in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/07/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Three people were killed and 23 others hurt when a loaded 10-wheel truck crashed into five pickup trucks while descending a wet road in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday.
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.
14 Myanmar illegal workers injured as truck overturns
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/04/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A lorry smuggling Myanmar workers into Thailand overturned on its way from the border in this western province on Monday, injuring 14 passengers.
50 million meth pills seized, couple arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Police arrested a married couple and seized 50 million methamphetamine pills from their six-wheel truck in Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday - the largest drug seizure ever made in this western border province.
Drink-driving cop kills lady in smash
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 05/12/2023
» A drunken policeman collided with a motorcycle in Kanchanaburi, killing the rider on the spot. The officer, who was driving his own pick-up, was found to have 300 milligrammes per decilitre (mg/dL) of alcohol in his blood, which far exceeds the legal alcohol limit of 50 mg/dL.
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.
Man wanted for shooting girlfriend, golf course manager
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/06/2023
» Police are hunting for a 54-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend and a golf course manager in Kanchanaburi province.