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162 illegal migrant workers caught in Kanchanaburi forest
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A group of 162 illegal migrant workers from Myanmar has been arrested on Sunday while they were waiting in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district for transport to promised jobs in Thai provinces and Malaysia.
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.
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.
Karaoke bar owner charged with pimping underage girls
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A woman has been charged with human trafficking for procuring girls aged under 18 into prostitution following a raid on the karaoke bar she owns in Muang district.
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.
3 sisters go missing in Kanchanaburi river
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/03/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Three Mon sisters went missing in the Kwai Noi River in Sai Yok district after they and a neighbour tried to help their youngest sister, 7, who was drowning in the strong current on Wednesday evening. The youngest sister and the neighbour were pulled to shore.
New Kanchanaburi case linked to Bangkok cluster
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/04/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A new Covid-19 case in this central region province has been found linked to a new cluster of bars and pubs in Bangkok.
Bodies of missing girl students found in river
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/04/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The bodies of two girl students who went missing on Friday in the Kwae Noy river in this western province were recovered on Sunday, authorities said.
Court accepts B30m lottery tickets dispute lawsuit
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/12/2018
» KANCHANABURI: The provincial court on Thursday accepted a lawsuit filed by a teacher against a retired policeman, with first-prize lottery tickets worth 30 million baht at stake.
304 stateless people granted Thai nationality in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/08/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A ceremony was held on Sunday in Thong Pha Phum district of this western border province to present Thai identification cards to a group of 304 new citizens.