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14 Myanmar illegal workers injured as truck overturns
Piyarat 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.
37 Malaysians hurt in tour bus crash
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 22/02/2024
» KANCHANABURI - Thirty-seven Malaysian tourists were injured along with a Thai driver and guide when a tour bus skidded off a road in Bo Phloi district on Thursday afternoon.
SUV overturns, 2 illegal migrants killed
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 02/03/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Two illegal migrants from Myanmar were killed and eight others hurt when a speeding SUV carrying them overturned after its tyres burst on a road in Muang district early Thursday. The driver and about 10 other migrants fled.
Villagers call for help as dumped tourist garbage blocks road
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/11/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Residents of a border village in the tourist district of Sangkhla Buri are calling for urgent action against lazy garbage truck drivers dumping their loads on a local road instead of at the nearby rubbish tip.
15 illegal migrants found crammed in pickup
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A driver and 15 illegal migrants from Myanmar were arrested following a chase involving a pickup truck with an enclosed box in Thong Pha Phum district early Saturday morning.
43 more illegal Myanmar migrants, 2 drivers arrested
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 03/08/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Forty-three illegal migrants from Myanmar on board four vehicles and two drivers were arrested in Sangkhla Buri district on Wednesday morning. Two other drivers managed to flee.
Colour-coded job seekers found hiding on 18-wheel truck
Piyarat 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.
30 escape death from burning bus
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 16/05/2022
» KANCHANABURI: About 30 workers narrowly escaped death after a bus they were travelling in caught fire in Tha Muang district on Monday, police said.
3 sisters go missing in Kanchanaburi river
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 17/03/2022
» KANCHANABURI: Three Mon sisters went missing in the Kwai Noi River in Sai Yok district after they and a neighbour tried to help their youngest sister, 7, who was drowning in the strong current on Wednesday evening. The youngest sister and the neighbour were pulled to shore.
More illegal job seekers, guide caught in Kanchanaburi
Piyarat 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.