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Tourism uptick offsets trade dip in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/11/2025
» Kanchanaburi is seeing an uptick in tourism with hotel occupancy reaching 67.3% in the first nine months of this year, and at least 11 million local and foreign visitors generating 28 billion baht in revenue, according to governor Athisan Intra.
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.
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.
Fire guts 14 houserafts on Khwae Noi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 30/01/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Fire destroyed 14 of the 16 houserafts at a resort on the Khwae Noi river in Sai Yok district on Sunday afternoon, causing about 10 million baht damage. There were no casualties.
Officials accused of aiding gun runners
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/06/2022
» Government officials arrested for alleged criminal involvement in the running of guns to Myanmar will also face an Interior Ministry investigation for serious disciplinary breaches.
Srinakarin Dam resort to be razed
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/02/2022
» National Park authorities have announced plans to demolish a 20-million-baht resort found to be encroaching on Srinakarin Dam National Park in Kanchanaburi's Sri Sawat district.
Giant demolition order posted at B20m resort in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: National park authorities on Friday posted a huge demolition notice at a 20-million-baht resort that encroaches on Sri Nakarin Dam National Park in Sri Sawat district.
River Khwai Bridge Week set in Covid-free style
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/11/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Local authorities announced on Tuesday the River Khwai Bridge Week festival would go ahead next month for fully vaccinated people and those testing negative for Covid-19.
Long-weekend crowds throng Sangkhla Buri
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Tourists flocked to Sangkhla Buri on Saturday, with most hotels and resorts in the district witnessing impressive occupancy over the long holiday weekend after months in the doldrums because of Covid-19.
Thai women nabbed for illegally moving migrants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Two Thai women were arrested at a checkpoint in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday while transporting seven Myanmar migrants and a child in violation of the provincial communicable disease committee's order prohibiting movements of migrants to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.