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36 migrants found in hiding
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/04/2026
» KANCHANABURI: Police arrested 36 individuals, including a local man, for harbouring undocumented foreign workers.
Lack of fuel halts garbage collection
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/03/2026
» KANCHANABURI - Lack of diesel brought garbage collection to a halt in Kanchanaburi municipality on Tuesday morning, with the trucks not beginning their rounds until fuel was available in the afternoon
Illegal gold mining operation busted
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/11/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Three Myanmar citizens and a Karen villager were arrested for allegedly being involved in illegal gold mining in the Pilok Ki forest, a protected watershed area.
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.
Free weekend travel on new motorway to Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/04/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Motorists can now use a section of the new motorway being built between Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi provinces for free every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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.
Myanmar clashes prompt border checkpoint closure
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 30/09/2022
» Kanchanaburi: The Mai Kradok checkpoint in Sangkhla Buri district has been temporarily closed following clashes between Myanmar troops and the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) near the border on Wednesday.
15 illegal migrants found crammed in pickup
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A driver and 15 illegal migrants from Myanmar were arrested following a chase involving a pickup truck with an enclosed box in Thong Pha Phum district early Saturday morning.
More illegal job seekers from Myanmar, smuggling gang arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/06/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Nineteen illegal job seekers from Myanmar and six Thai men were arrested at a house in Sangkhla Buri district on Saturday.
More illegal job seekers, guide caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 26/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Sixty-nine job seekers from Myanmar and a guide were caught after crossing the border into three districts of this border province on Friday.