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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
Villagers call for help as dumped tourist garbage blocks road
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/11/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Residents of a border village in the tourist district of Sangkhla Buri are calling for urgent action against lazy garbage truck drivers dumping their loads on a local road instead of at the nearby rubbish tip.
Skywalk bids to become a landmark
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A new skywalk and a walking street have opened along the banks of the Kwae Yai River in Muang district of this western border province.
Fire hits Sangkhlaburi market
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 26/05/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A fire broke out at the fresh market in the Tambon Wang Ka Municipality in Sangkhlaburi district on Tuesday morning, causing about 30 million baht of damage. There were no casualties, police said.
Woman killed by son believed high on drugs
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 09/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A woman was murdered by her own son, who was believed to be high on drugs, in Tha Maka district of this western province late on Saturday night, police said.
Ancient wall damaged by fallen tamarind tree
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» KANCHANABURI: An ancient wall - a tourist attraction in this storied western town - was partly damaged after a large tamarind tree more than 100 years old, crashed down on it early Sunday.
Kanchanaburi aims to capitalise on raft culture
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/04/2019
» With two rivers, Kwai Yai and Kwai Noi, running through urban areas, residents of Kanchanaburi province have always had a close bond with waterways. A testament to this is the existence of the rafts that are ubiquitous throughout the region.
Malaysian big biker killed in Kanchanaburi crash
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/01/2019
» KANCHABURI: A Malaysian tourist riding through the province in a group of big bikes died after a collision with an elderly local motorcyclist on Sunday.
Four hurt in explosion while confronting wild elephants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/11/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Four members of a wild elephant watch team in Thong Pha Phum district were injured, two seriously, on Saturday when ping-pong bombs they were using to scare off a herd of four elephants. were set off accidentally.
Ten tonnes of smuggled onions burned in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/07/2018
» KANCHABURI: Soldiers from the Surasee Task Force and customs officials from Sangkhla Buri district of this western border province on Sunday oversaw the burning of 10,800 kilogrammes of smuggled onions.