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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.
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.
Officials accused of aiding gun runners
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/06/2022
» Government officials arrested for alleged criminal involvement in the running of guns to Myanmar will also face an Interior Ministry investigation for serious disciplinary breaches.
Patrol teams keep close watch on herd of wild elephants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/12/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Patrol teams have been set up to keep a close watch on the movement of a herd of wild elephants crossing the Kwai Noi River to forage for food on farms in Thong Pha Phum district while motorists using Highway 323 are warned to watch out for the pachyderms on the road.
Karen poacher jailed, officials who hired him let off lightly
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/03/2019
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen man who said he shot a bearcat in a national park on the orders of "Thai officials" who hired him has been sent to prison for 3 years and seven months.
Tycoon granted court absence
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/11/2018
» The Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday approved a request by construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to remain absent while prosecution witnesses testified in the infamous black panther poaching case.
Tourist rescued from ravine
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/10/2018
» At least 60 people, including soldiers, were involved in an operation to rescue an injured man from a ravine in Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district.
Ethnic man says he was ordered to take officials hunting
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/10/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A forest temple caretaker accused of poaching has told park rangers that two Thai men claiming to be government officials ordered him to take them bearcat hunting in Sai Yok National Park.
Hunting suspects granted bail
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/10/2018
» A court has granted bail to Watcharachai Samirak, deputy chief of Dan Makham Tia district in Kanchanaburi, and 10 others charged with hunting wildlife in Sai Yok National Park over the weekend.
Animal remains, spent shells found in park poaching case
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 09/10/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Wildlife remains have been found in the cooking area of the campsite used by suspected poachers, including a senior district official, detained as they were leaving Sai Yok National Park on Sunday.