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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.
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.
Police charge Indian man with Thai girlfriend's murder
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/04/2024
» Kanchanaburi: Police arrested an Indian man for allegedly stabbing his Thai girlfriend to death at a hotel in Bangkok, as he tried to sneak out of the country through a checkpoint in the western province yesterday.
Fire guts 14 houserafts on Khwae Noi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 30/01/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Fire destroyed 14 of the 16 houserafts at a resort on the Khwae Noi river in Sai Yok district on Sunday afternoon, causing about 10 million baht damage. There were no casualties.
Villagers call for help as dumped tourist garbage blocks road
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/11/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Residents of a border village in the tourist district of Sangkhla Buri are calling for urgent action against lazy garbage truck drivers dumping their loads on a local road instead of at the nearby rubbish tip.
Korean hotelier found dead in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A 38-year-old South Korean hotel executive was found dead inside a second-floor office at the hotel in Tha Muang district on Saturday.
Kanchanaburi reports first Omicron case
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Health officials have reported the first case of Omicron in this central province — a British man who tested positive three days after he arrived.
Long-weekend crowds throng Sangkhla Buri
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Tourists flocked to Sangkhla Buri on Saturday, with most hotels and resorts in the district witnessing impressive occupancy over the long holiday weekend after months in the doldrums because of Covid-19.
New Kanchanaburi case linked to Bangkok cluster
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/04/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A new Covid-19 case in this central region province has been found linked to a new cluster of bars and pubs in Bangkok.
River Kwai traders suffer after closures
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Tourism in this western province has gone quiet since provincial authorities suddenly ordered the closure of hotels and resorts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, leaving vendors bemoaning the plunge in their income.