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Gunman shoots fire chief
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/03/2026
» Police have arrested a 57-year-old suspect after a forest fire control chief was shot during an operation against forest encroachment in Kanchanaburi province.
Illegal gold mining operation busted
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/11/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Three Myanmar citizens and a Karen villager were arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal gold mining in the Pilok Ki forest, a protected watershed area.
162 illegal migrant workers caught in Kanchanaburi forest
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A group of 162 illegal migrant workers from Myanmar has been arrested on Sunday while they were waiting in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district for transport to promised jobs in Thai provinces and Malaysia.
Rare animals thriving in Kanchanaburi park
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 02/09/2025
» Kanchanaburi: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has released new images from camera traps showing rare animals thriving in Khao Laem National Park in Kanchanaburi, highlighting the success of conservation efforts in the Western Forest Complex.
Missing DJ’s body found with tied hands, gunshot wounds in temple
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI: The body of a male DJ, 33, who had gone missing four days previously was found in a remote forest in Muang district in this western Thai province on Sunday, with tied hands and bullet wounds in a temple. Police suspect a romantic conflict.
Ranger drowns in cave looking for tourist's dropped phone
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/04/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A park ranger drowned while trying to retrieve a mobile phone a visitor dropped into the stream inside Tham Sao Hin cave in Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday afternoon.
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.
30 detained for forest violations, illegal entry
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/09/2024
» Thirty people, including nine children, were arrested yesterday for crossing the border illegally, encroaching on forest land, and destroying the forest in Srinagarindra Dam National Park in Kanchanaburi.
37 Malaysians hurt in tour bus crash
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/02/2024
» KANCHANABURI - Thirty-seven Malaysian tourists were injured along with a Thai driver and guide when a tour bus skidded off a road in Bo Phloi district on Thursday afternoon.
Troublesome stray jumbos will be moved to new area
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 30/12/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Forestry authorities are eyeing a large area of land to accommodate wild elephants, which often stray into communities in Muang district.