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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.
43 more illegal Myanmar migrants, 2 drivers arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/08/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-three illegal migrants from Myanmar on board four vehicles and two drivers were arrested in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday morning. Two other drivers managed to flee.
Colour-coded job seekers found hiding on 18-wheel truck
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/05/2022
» KANCHANABURI: More than 100 illegal Myanmar job seekers with coloured string around their wrists to show their various destinations were arrested after the 18-wheel trailer truck they were hiding in became stuck when it turned off a main road in Muang district on Wednesday morning.
Phu Nam Rom border crossing reopened for freight
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: The Phu Nam Rom border crossing in Muang district will reopen from Wednesday for transport of cargo between Thailand and Myanmar.
Border checkpoints to reopen Monday to allow flow of goods
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/02/2021
» Kanchanaburi: Two border checkpoints will reopen to allow the transport of goods from Monday onward, say local authorities.
Kanchanaburi checking all vehicles for people smuggling
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Security officers have been ordered to strictly check all types of vehicles at all security checkpoints in three border districts following the arrests of three Thais driving personal vehicles to bring in illegal migrants on Friday. All were linked.
Migrant smugglers switch to using small vehicles
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Three Thais driving separate vehicles were arrested and a total of seven illegal migrants taken into custody at road checkpoints on Friday, as smugglers turn to using small vehicles to bring in a few workers at a time.
Pandemic fails to dampen holiday revelry
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Tourists have flocked to Sangkhla Buri district for the long holiday weekend, with hotels and resorts fully booked until New Year amid measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Sangkhla Buri hails tourist crowds
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/12/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Tourists have flocked to Sangkhla Buri district for the long holiday weekend, with hotels and resorts fully booked until New Year amid measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Border patrols alerted to Covid-19 case in nearby Myanmar
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/09/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Local officials have again been warned of the need for tightened security along the frontier following reports that a teenager who lives near the border in Myanmar tested positive for Covid-19.