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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.
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.
53 illegal migrants crammed inside three vehicles
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/09/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Fifty-three illegal Myanmar migrants were found packed inside three vehicles stopped in the parking lot of a temple in Thong Pha Phum district on Monday 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.
Truckload of illegal migrants caught near border
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 04/03/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Fourteen illegal Myanmar job seekers were arrested shortly after they entered Thailand by boat across Vajiralongkorn Reservoir in Kanchanaburi's Thong Pha Phum district on Tuesday morning.
14 Myanmar illegal workers injured as truck overturns
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/04/2024
» KANCHANABURI: A lorry smuggling Myanmar workers into Thailand overturned on its way from the border in this western province on Monday, injuring 14 passengers.
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 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.
Colour-coded job seekers found hiding on 18-wheel truck
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 25/05/2022
» KANCHANABURI: More than 100 illegal Myanmar job seekers with coloured string around their wrists to show their various destinations were arrested after the 18-wheel trailer truck they were hiding in became stuck when it turned off a main road in Muang district on Wednesday morning.
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.