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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.
162 illegal migrant workers caught in Kanchanaburi forest
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A group of 162 illegal migrant workers from Myanmar has been arrested on Sunday while they were waiting in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district for transport to promised jobs in Thai provinces and Malaysia.
28 illegal Myanmar migrants survive vehicle plunge in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/09/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Twenty-eight illegal Myanmar migrants survived after a speeding vehicle driven by their smuggler veered off the road in Thong Pha Phum district early Monday.
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.
30 detained for forest violations, illegal entry
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/09/2024
» Thirty people, including nine children, were arrested yesterday for crossing the border illegally, encroaching on forest land, and destroying the forest in Srinagarindra Dam National Park in Kanchanaburi.
Karaoke bar owner charged with pimping underage girls
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A woman has been charged with human trafficking for procuring girls aged under 18 into prostitution following a raid on the karaoke bar she owns in Muang district.
One illegal migrant killed, 10 arrested after pickup overturns
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/06/2023
» KANCHANABURI: One illegal migrant from Myanmar was killed and 10 others arrested after a pickup truck carrying them overturned in Sangkhla Buri district late on Wednesday night. A police officer was also injured after being hit by one of three pickup trucks smuggling migrants.
42 illegals arrested following tip-off
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/04/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-two job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after illegally crossing the border into Sangkhla Buri district late on Wednesday night, authorities said yesterday.
42 illegal migrants caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/04/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-two job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after illegally crossing the border into Sangkhla Buri district late on Wednesday night.