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Bhumjaithai wins by-election, takes seat from Pheu Thai
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/10/2025
» Bhumjaithai Party candidate Wisuda Vicheansil, 31, won Sunday's by-election in Kanchanaburi province with 53,542 votes, comfortably defeating Shinawat Maendet, 67, of the Pheu Thai Party, who received 36,521 votes.
Lotto-dispute teacher sues comedian ‘Nose’
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/08/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Popular Thai comedian Udom “Nose” Taepanich is in trouble yet again with someone who doesn’t share his sense of humour. This time it is a Kanchanaburi teacher who gained notoriety during a long-running battle over a 30-million-baht lottery prize.
30 detained for forest violations, illegal entry
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/09/2024
» Thirty people, including nine children, were arrested yesterday for crossing the border illegally, encroaching on forest land, and destroying the forest in Srinagarindra Dam National Park in Kanchanaburi.
Police charge Indian man with Thai girlfriend's murder
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/04/2024
» Kanchanaburi: Police arrested an Indian man for allegedly stabbing his Thai girlfriend to death at a hotel in Bangkok, as he tried to sneak out of the country through a checkpoint in the western province yesterday.
14 Myanmar illegal workers injured as truck overturns
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/04/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A lorry smuggling Myanmar workers into Thailand overturned on its way from the border in this western province on Monday, injuring 14 passengers.
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.
One illegal migrant killed, 10 arrested after pickup overturns
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/06/2023
» KANCHANABURI: One illegal migrant from Myanmar was killed and 10 others arrested after a pickup truck carrying them overturned in Sangkhla Buri district late on Wednesday night. A police officer was also injured after being hit by one of three pickup trucks smuggling migrants.
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.
42 illegals arrested following tip-off
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/04/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-two job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after illegally crossing the border into Sangkhla Buri district late on Wednesday night, authorities said yesterday.
42 illegal migrants caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/04/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-two job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after illegally crossing the border into Sangkhla Buri district late on Wednesday night.