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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.
Teacher accused of molesting teen
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/10/2025
» Kanchanaburi: A 35-year-old social studies teacher has been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly sexually assaulting a male student during a school-organised scout camp in Dan Makhamtia district of this western province.
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.
11 illegal job seekers, Thai guides caught
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Eleven Myanmar job seekers were caught entering the country illegally, and two Thai guides, near the border in Muang district on Thursday.
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.
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.
Tycoon granted court absence
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/11/2018
» The Thong Pha Phum Provincial Court on Tuesday approved a request by construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta to remain absent while prosecution witnesses testified in the infamous black panther poaching case.
Senior official, 11 others charged with wildlife poaching
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/10/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Twelve people, including a senior district official, have been arrested and charged with poaching in Sai Yok National Park after they were found leaving there with guns and several paws from an Asian bearcat.
Assaulted 9-year-old novice dies after coma
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/08/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A nine-year-old boy ordained during his school break and then violently assaulted by a senior monk, his mentor, died on Thursday night after five days in a hospital intensive care unit.
Battered young novice dies
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/08/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A nine-year-old boy ordained during his school break and then violently assaulted by a senior monk, his mentor, died on Thursday night after five days in a hospital intensive care unit.