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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.
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.
Illegal job seekers arrested near western border
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/10/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Government patrols arrested two groups of Myanmar job seekers, 45 in total, who illegally crossed the border into Muang district on Sunday, police said.
43 Myanmar migrants arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/01/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-three people in two groups were arrested after crossing the border illegally from Myanmar into Muang and Sai Yok districts on Saturday, police said.
Two groups caught entering from Myanmar
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 02/03/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Twenty-four Myanmar nationals were arrested for illegal entry after they slipped across the border into this western province on Monday.
3 Pagodas Pass shut as clashes ease
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 30/11/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Soldiers were positioned at the border in Sangkhla Buri district yesterday to prevent any incursion into Thailand, but allowed migrant workers to enter, as Myanmar troops and Mon fighters settled into an uneasy truce.
Three Pagodas border closed, clash in Myanmar eases
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/11/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Soldiers were guarding the border in Sangkhla Buri district on Friday to prevent any incursion into Thailand but allowing migrant workers to enter, as Myanmar troops and Mon fighters settled into an uneasy truce.
Stateless student overcomes hardship to attend school
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/06/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Thanongsak, a teenage Karen youth, gets up at 5am and has to wade across a creek to catch a bus and travel 30 kilometres along a bumpy mountain road to school - but never misses a class.
Mixed reviews for boardwalk around giant Jamjuree tree
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/09/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Construction of a wooden boardwalk around an old tree at a tourist attraction has drawn mixed reactions from local residents and visitors, with local authorities seeking to charge six people for particularly harsh criticism.
Kanchanaburi folk launch anti-poaching campaign
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/03/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Local residents have launched a new campaign against poaching, tapping into heightened public interest following recent arrests in a high-profile illegal hunting case in this western province.