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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.
Bhumjaithai wins by-election, takes seat from Pheu Thai
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/10/2025
» Bhumjaithai Party candidate Wisuda Vicheansil, 31, won Sunday's by-election in Kanchanaburi province with 53,542 votes, comfortably defeating Shinawat Maendet, 67, of the Pheu Thai Party, who received 36,521 votes.
Myanmar air force plane drops bombs near Thai border in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped six bombs on a border village in Myanmar near the Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Friday in a second round of airstrikes. No casualties were reported.
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.
Myanmar duo arrested for smuggling compatriots into central Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Two Myanmar men were arrested for allegedly smuggling six compatriots who hid in the backseat of their pickup truck in Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday morning.
Two men arrested, over 4 tonnes of smuggled seafood seized
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/12/2024
» KANCHANABURI - Two men were arrested and more than four tonnes of smuggled seafood seized along a route near a natural border crossing in Sangkha Buri district late Thursday evening.
High-perched garbos killed as truck enters underpass
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/01/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Two garbage collectors sitting on top of the truck were struck and killed when it entered a motorway underpass in Tha Maka district.
Expert downplays quake threat
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/11/2023
» Hundreds of quakes occur along the Three Pagodas Fault per year in Kanchanaburi, although they are too small to be noticed, according to a geological expert.