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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.
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.
Suspected victim of ‘Aem Cyanide’ cremated
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/05/2023
» KANCHANABURI: The body of a woman believed to be the most recent victim of alleged serial killer Sararat “Aem” Rangsiwuthaporn was cremated on Wednesday, with families of four other cyanide poisoning victims bringing photos of their loved ones to bid farewell to her.
Skywalk bids to become a landmark
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A new skywalk and a walking street have opened along the banks of the Kwae Yai River in Muang district of this western border province.
'Skywalk over the River Kwai' opens in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river - of "Bridge Over The River Kwai" fame - in Muang district of this western border province.
Jailed hunter in Premchai poaching case dies of cancer
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/08/2022
» KANCHANABURI: The hunter who was jailed along with construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for poaching in a wildlife sanctuary has died of cancer after being released to a hospital in Nakhon Pathom province for treatment, a close family friend has confirmed.
Kanchanaburi aims to capitalise on raft culture
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/04/2019
» With two rivers, Kwai Yai and Kwai Noi, running through urban areas, residents of Kanchanaburi province have always had a close bond with waterways. A testament to this is the existence of the rafts that are ubiquitous throughout the region.
Disaster assistance for tambon plundered by wild elephants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/06/2018
» KANCHANABURI: An area in Thong Pha Phum district has finally been declared a disaster zone after being pillaged for the last month by wild elephants, with residents too scared to work in their raided fields.