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Ten suspects caught en route to Myanmar scam hub
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/03/2026
» KANCHANABURI - Police have arrested seven Chinese nationals and three Myanmar men at a rented property, where they were reportedly waiting to travel to a scam base in the Myanmar border town of Payathonzu.
Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathonzu
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/02/2025
» Chinese businesses have deserted Payathonzu, a Myanmar border town adjacent to Kanchanaburi province, days after Thailand cut off power, oil and internet services to put the squeeze on criminal gangs, according to Thai security sources.
Karen rebels give Chinese gangsters deadline to leave
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Karen rebels have issued an ultimatum to Chinese nationals illegally operating scam centres and other illicit businesses - leave all areas under their control by the end of this month.
Karen centre of learning seeks govt aid
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/06/2023
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen learning centre in Sangkhla Buri district has appealed to the Education Ministry to provide it with financial aid, much as it does to formal schools, to improve the educational and student conditions there.
72 Myanmar nationals charged with illegal entry
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/05/2021
» Seventy-two Myanmar nationals were arrested in Kanchanaburi's Muang district on Thursday and charged with illegal entry, according to local authorities.
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.
Myanmar medics test negative
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 02/10/2020
» Myanmar rescue workers who brought a Covid-19 patient in the country's Kayin state to a hospital in its Hpa-An city have tested negative for the disease, according to the group.
Covid report closes major Kanchanaburi border crossing to all traffic
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/09/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Three Pagodas border checkpoint in Sangkhla Buri district has been closed until Oct 5 to prevent the spread of Covid-19 from a nearby town in Myanmar.
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.
City rich eyed over park land grab
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Police are gathering evidence to summon wealthy investors from Bangkok to acknowledge charges of land encroachment as authorities expand their investigation into cases of land grabbing.