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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.
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.
Planting the seeds of self-reliance
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/08/2025
» One fine morning, young students at Sahathanakhan Krungthep Border Patrol Police School in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi, were fully absorbed in rice planting activities.
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.
New Zealander dies after falling off Death Railway train
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/12/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A New Zealand tourist fell to his death from a train while taking photos of the scenic route of the Death Railway on Tuesday.
Skywalk bids to become a landmark
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A new skywalk and a walking street have opened along the banks of the Kwae Yai River in Muang district of this western border province.
'Skywalk over the River Kwai' opens in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river - of "Bridge Over The River Kwai" fame - in Muang district of this western border province.
More illegal job seekers, guide caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 26/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Sixty-nine job seekers from Myanmar and a guide were caught after crossing the border into three districts of this border province on Friday.
169 illegal migrants, four guides caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A total of 169 job seekers from Myanmar were caught for illegal entry in six locations in three districts of this province on Wednesday and Thursday.
142 arrests on western border over weekend
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 14/02/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Border patrols arrested 142 job seekers who illegally crossed from Myanmar into three districts of this western province over the weekend, police said.