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Gunman shoots fire chief
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/03/2026
» Police have arrested a 57-year-old suspect after a forest fire control chief was shot during an operation against forest encroachment in Kanchanaburi province.
11 illegal migrants, Thai driver arrested in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/11/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Eleven illegal migrant workers from Myanmar were arrested along with a Thai driver in Thong Pha Phum district on Friday morning.
Myanmar woman arrested with empty M16 cartridges
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/09/2023
» KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar woman was arrested in Sangkhla Buri district of this western province on Saturday for illegally having in possession 920 empty M16 cartridges and 24 magazines loaded with M16 ammunition.
Parks set for holiday surge
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/08/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district is gearing up for an influx of tourists over the three-day holiday weekend after entry fees to national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country were waived to celebrate Mother's Day and the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother today.
Jailed hunter in Premchai poaching case dies of cancer
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/08/2022
» KANCHANABURI: The hunter who was jailed along with construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for poaching in a wildlife sanctuary has died of cancer after being released to a hospital in Nakhon Pathom province for treatment, a close family friend has confirmed.
Give way to elephants, or go to jail
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Motorists using a highway also favoured by wild elephants in Muang district have been warned they face up to 10 years' imprisonment and a million baht fine if they hit and injure one of the giant animals, and wildlife authorities will strictly enforce the penalties.
7-Eleven robbed in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A barefoot man with a gun in a plastic bag robbed a 7-Eleven store in Muang district of about 7,000 baht early on Thursday.
Thai women nabbed for illegally moving migrants
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/10/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Two Thai women were arrested at a checkpoint in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday while transporting seven Myanmar migrants and a child in violation of the provincial communicable disease committee's order prohibiting movements of migrants to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
Job seekers arrested for illegal entry
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/09/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Thirteen Myanmar job seekers were arrested for illegal entry after they crossed the border into Thailand in Muang district on Monday.
Illegal border crossers, Thai guides arrested
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/07/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Nine Myanmar nationals and their two Thai guides were arrested at a security checkpoint in Sangkhlaburi district early on Wednesday.