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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.
Tourists told to stop putting stickers on overhead road sign in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Tourists are being warned to stop plastering stickers over a big road sign in Thong Pha Phum district that has become an unofficial “check-in” point for visitors travelling the highway.
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.
Young girl shot while children playing alone in room
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 21/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A five-year-old girl died from her wounds when a shotgun discharged while she and two young boys were playing alone in a room in a village chief's house in Phanom Thuan district on Monday.
'Trafficker' had B14m in account
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/05/2021
» Kanchanaburii: Police have found a suspected human trafficking leader they arrested on Tuesday in Thong Pha Phum district accumulated about 14 million baht in his bank account over the year.
Conservationists seek closure of Kanchanaburi quarry
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Conservationist groups in this western province have voiced opposition to an extension of a private firm's concession to run a quarry, saying it has caused noise pollution, dust and other health hazards.
Paper Mill campaign binds Kanchanaburi community
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/12/2018
» Kanchanaburi province is known for its attractive tourist landmarks such as the bridge over the River Kwai and "Death Railway" as much as famous wild forest and waterfalls.
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.
3 arrested for illegal fishing
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 24/10/2018
» Three hunters, including a Myanmar national, have been arrested for illegally fishing in one of the country's most fertile freshwater sources in the western complex of the Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, according to the sanctuary authorities.
Disaster assistance for tambon plundered by wild elephants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/06/2018
» KANCHANABURI: An area in Thong Pha Phum district has finally been declared a disaster zone after being pillaged for the last month by wild elephants, with residents too scared to work in their raided fields.