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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.
Tourism uptick offsets trade dip in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/11/2025
» Kanchanaburi is seeing an uptick in tourism with hotel occupancy reaching 67.3% in the first nine months of this year, and at least 11 million local and foreign visitors generating 28 billion baht in revenue, according to governor Athisan Intra.
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.
Battle erupts in Myanmar opposite Three Pagodas Pass
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/04/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A military skirmish took place late on Saturday night in Phyatonezu township opposite the Three Pagodas Pass in tambon Nong Lu of Sangkhla Buri district, local media reported.
Hellfire Pass to re-open Sept 25
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/09/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Hellfire Pass or Chong Khao Khad, a historic site featuring a railway cutting on the former railway that Japan intended to build from Thailand to Burma during the Second World War, in Sai Yok district of this western province, will be re-opened to tourists on Sept 25 after being closed for about six months due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Rangers arrest poacher
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/04/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A poacher was arrested while three others managed to escape after they were spotted by rangers in Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary in Sri Sawat district.
Hunter arrested, slain game seized
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 09/04/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A hunter was arrested in a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Sawat district in possession of two dead animals and some wild honey, but three other men fled after allegedly injuring a forestry official with a knife.
Motorcycle repair shop owner shot dead by thief
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/10/2018
» KANCHANABURI: The owner of a motorcycle repair shop in Muang district of this western border province was shot dead by one of two thieves who broke into the shop early Sunday to steal motorcycle parts.