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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.
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.
Migrant smugglers switch to using small vehicles
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/01/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Three Thais driving separate vehicles were arrested and a total of seven illegal migrants taken into custody at road checkpoints on Friday, as smugglers turn to using small vehicles to bring in a few workers at a time.
Fatal shots end dispute over wife's phone number
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/07/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A retired Muay Thai boxer is wanted by police for allegedly shooting dead his good friend, who is said to have ignored warnings not to give his wife's phone number to deliverymen.
Car production stats down
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/02/2020
» Vehicle production in January dropped 12.99% year-on-year to 156,266 units, hit by contractions in local sales and exports, according to the monthly report from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Youth flaunting home-made gun kills friend
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A 17-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed when a teenager was showing off a home-made gun to a group of friends early on Wednesday morning.
Teacher threatens to take lottery ticket row to court
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2018
» KANCHANABURI:, A teacher who has claimed a 30-million-baht lottery win yesterday vowed to take the case to court if it is further disputed in light of new evidence that he did not buy the winning tickets.
Tiger temple animals now 'starving'
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/02/2018
» Hundreds of animals, including a lion, are being underfed at Kanchanaburi's Tiger Temple, according to a recent visitor who posted his concerns on Facebook.