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Ten suspects caught en route to Myanmar scam hub
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/03/2026
» KANCHANABURI - Police have arrested seven Chinese nationals and three Myanmar men at a rented property, where they were reportedly waiting to travel to a scam base in the Myanmar border town of Payathonzu.
Chinese-led scam gangs leave Payathonzu
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/02/2025
» Chinese businesses have deserted Payathonzu, a Myanmar border town adjacent to Kanchanaburi province, days after Thailand cut off power, oil and internet services to put the squeeze on criminal gangs, according to Thai security sources.
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.
50 million meth pills seized, couple arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Police arrested a married couple and seized 50 million methamphetamine pills from their six-wheel truck in Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday - the largest drug seizure ever made in this western border province.
Parks set for holiday surge
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/08/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district is gearing up for an influx of tourists over the three-day holiday weekend after entry fees to national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country were waived to celebrate Mother's Day and the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother today.
Inmates recaptured hours after breaking out of jail
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/07/2023
» KANCHABURI: Two drug detainees broke out of Kanchanaburi Prison on Friday morning, but both have now been recaptured, police said.
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.
Crackdown at borders catches 93
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/10/2021
» Seventy-two Myanmar migrants have been arrested in Kanchanaburi and 21 Cambodian migrants in Sa Kaeo for illegal entry, following the government's policy to strengthen border protection to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
Abusive drug rehab centre shut down
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/09/2021
» KANCHANABURI: The Department of Medical Services has ordered the immediate closure of a drug rehabilitation centre at a local temple following complaints of violent abuse and extortion of addicts admitted for treatment there.
Cases prompt factory closures
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: More than 140 people tested positive for Covid-19 during mass testing at seven fruit-processing factories in Tha Maka district, prompting a week-long closure.