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36 migrants found in hiding
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/04/2026
» KANCHANABURI: Police arrested 36 individuals, including a local man, for harbouring undocumented foreign workers.
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.
Pet lion mauls 2 villagers including 11-year-old boy
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 05/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI: A man and a boy were wounded when they were attacked by a pet lion which escaped from its house in Bo Phloi district Saturday night.
M81 motorway toll-free during King’s Cup tournament
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 26/08/2025
» The M81 motorway, running from Bang Yai in Nonthaburi to Kanchanaburi, will be free of charge for drivers from Aug 29 to Sept 10 to facilitate travel to the King’s Cup football tournament, according the Department of Highways.
Border warehouses' back gates into Myanmar ordered shut
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI - All gates of border warehouses in Sangkhla Buri district opening into Myanmar's Payathonzu township were ordered closed after a smuggler was arrested carrying about 18 million baht in cash.
Missing DJ’s body found with tied hands, gunshot wounds in temple
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI: The body of a male DJ, 33, who had gone missing four days previously was found in a remote forest in Muang district in this western Thai province on Sunday, with tied hands and bullet wounds in a temple. Police suspect a romantic conflict.
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.
Myanmar duo arrested for smuggling compatriots into central Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Two Myanmar men were arrested for allegedly smuggling six compatriots who hid in the backseat of their pickup truck in Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday morning.
Mother of man who fell to death in Poipet seeks answers
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI — The mother of a man who died after falling from a building in Poipet, Cambodia, is calling on his colleagues to provide clarity regarding the circumstances of his death.
Police charge Indian man with Thai girlfriend's murder
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 18/04/2024
» Kanchanaburi: Police arrested an Indian man for allegedly stabbing his Thai girlfriend to death at a hotel in Bangkok, as he tried to sneak out of the country through a checkpoint in the western province yesterday.