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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.
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.
Drink-driving cop kills lady in smash
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 05/12/2023
» A drunken policeman collided with a motorcycle in Kanchanaburi, killing the rider on the spot. The officer, who was driving his own pick-up, was found to have 300 milligrammes per decilitre (mg/dL) of alcohol in his blood, which far exceeds the legal alcohol limit of 50 mg/dL.
Wild jumbo, two men injured in pickup truck crash
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/12/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A wild elephant was injured after being hit by a pickup truck on a road in Muang district of this western border province late on Friday night. The driver and a passenger were also hurt.
Wild elephant dies from septicemia
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/05/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A bull elephant died on Sunday afternoon after it was found suffering from septicemia in a forest in Si Sawat district the previous day, a wildlife official said.
Sick wild elephant given medical care
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 15/05/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A male wild elephant suffering from septicemia, or blood infection by bacteria, is being taken care of by veterinarians after being found lying immobile in Si Sawat district, a wildlife official revealed on Sunday.
Suspects in killing of Bengal tigers surrender
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Four men wanted for killing two Bengal tigers found skinned, their meat cooking on a grill, in a jungle camp near the Myanmar border surrendered to police on Thursday.
Young girl shot while children playing alone in room
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A five-year-old girl died from her wounds when a shotgun discharged while she and two young boys were playing alone in a room in a village chief's house in Phanom Thuan district on Monday.
Fleeing pickup passenger shot 10 times by motorcyclist
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/11/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A 27-year-old man died in a hail of bullets as he fled a gunman who stopped a vehicle driven by a 50-year-old woman he was travelling with in Muang district on Monday morning.
Erawan Waterfall in Kanchanaburi closed
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/10/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The famous Erawan Waterfall in Si Sawat district of this western province on Sunday was closed to tourists for safety reasons following days of continuous rain, Erawan National Park chief Pirawat Sirotpipat said.