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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.
Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathonzu
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/02/2025
» Chinese businesses have deserted Payathonzu, a Myanmar border town adjacent to Kanchanaburi province, days after Thailand cut off power, oil and internet services to put the squeeze on criminal gangs, according to Thai security sources.
Karen centre of learning seeks govt aid
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/06/2023
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen learning centre in Sangkhla Buri district has appealed to the Education Ministry to provide it with financial aid, much as it does to formal schools, to improve the educational and student conditions there.
Rare species avoid being hunted in Sri Sawat forest
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/01/2023
» Rare subspecies of Indochinese tigers, gaurs and a clouded leopard have been found in the forest of Sri Sawat, which is now largely a non-hunting zone, said park chief Prawut Prempree.
30 escape death from burning bus
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/05/2022
» KANCHANABURI: About 30 workers narrowly escaped death after a bus they were travelling in caught fire in Tha Muang district on Monday, police said.
District goes into lockdown
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: The border district of Sangkhla Buri has been locked down for 14 days and people ordered to stay home from 10pm to 4am, to curb an outbreak of Covid-19.
Border trade briefly resumes in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/02/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Trade between Thailand and Myanmar resumed in Kanchanaburi province on Wednesday after Thai authorities temporarily eased Covid-19 restrictions.
342 stateless people win Thai status
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/02/2018
» Kanchanaburi: A group of 342 stateless people have pledged to be good citizens in a ceremony held in this western province to formally grant them Thai citizenship.