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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.
Missing DJ’s body found with tied hands, gunshot wounds in temple
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI: The body of a male DJ, 33, who had gone missing four days previously was found in a remote forest in Muang district in this western Thai province on Sunday, with tied hands and bullet wounds in a temple. Police suspect a romantic conflict.
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.
Klity Creek residents renew demand for lead removal
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/01/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Long-suffering residents of Klity Creek affected by lead pollution in Thong Pha Phum district are stepping up pressure on the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to get rid of the remaining toxic sediment.
50 million meth pills seized, couple arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Police arrested a married couple and seized 50 million methamphetamine pills from their six-wheel truck in Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday - the largest drug seizure ever made in this western border province.
Man injured, two dogs killed in tiger attack
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A Karen tribal man was badly injured and two dogs killed in an attack by three tigers in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district, national park officials said on Saturday.
More Myanmar migrants held in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/11/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A total of 131 illegal migrants from Myanmar were caught near the border in Sai Yok district on Saturday morning while waiting for transport to take them to workplaces.
Kanchanaburi closes 1 retailer, 1 factory over Covid fears
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A Siam Global House branch and a famous frozen food factory have been ordered to close for two weeks from Wednesday amid fears the two places might spawn new coronavirus clusters.
Covid-infected mother gives birth to baby boy
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A woman infected with Covid-19 gave birth to a baby boy at Mararak Hospital in Tha Maka district of this western border province on Thursday afternoon. The baby was not infected.
Mass fish deaths leave farmers in deep trouble
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: More than 100 tonnes of fish raised in baskets in the reservoir of Vachiralongkorn Dam in Thong Pha Phum district have died from an unknown cause, leaving fish farmers with losses of about 15 million baht.