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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.
Four killed, 31 hurt as pickup packed with migrants crashes
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Four people were killed and at least 31 others injured when a box pickup truck carrying undocumented migrants lost control and overturned in Sai Yok district on Saturday morning. The driver fled the scene.
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.
Careering downhill truck kills 3, injures 23 in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/07/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Three people were killed and 23 others hurt when a loaded 10-wheel truck crashed into five pickup trucks while descending a wet road in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday.
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.
Three killed in speeding truck crash
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/10/2024
» KANCHANABURI – Three people were killed and one was seriously injured when their speeding pickup truck lost control after it hit another vehicle and crashed into a roadside store on Tuesday morning.
Two die as pickup smashes into highway pole in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/06/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A restauranteur and his girlfriend were killed when their pickup truck smashed into a roadside power pole so violently that its engine was ejected and the vehicle wrapped around the pole.
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.
37 Malaysians hurt in tour bus crash
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/02/2024
» KANCHANABURI - Thirty-seven Malaysian tourists were injured along with a Thai driver and guide when a tour bus skidded off a road in Bo Phloi district on Thursday afternoon.
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.