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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.
Fishery official caught smuggling migrants
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 13/03/2022
» KANCHANABURI: A fishery official assigned to a border checkpoint was arrested for smuggling three migrants from Myanmar into Muang district of this western border province on Saturday, police said.
Closure of Three Pagodas pass extended
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 17/11/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The closure of Three Pagodas pass, or Phra Chedi Sam Ong border checkpoint, in Sangkhlaburi district has been extended indefinitely on concerns over the spread of Covid-19 in nearby towns in Myanmar.
342 stateless people win Thai status
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 06/02/2018
» Kanchanaburi: A group of 342 stateless people have pledged to be good citizens in a ceremony held in this western province to formally grant them Thai citizenship.
35 tourists released by Karen BGF
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 22/01/2017
» Armed Karen border guards released 35 Thai tourists who were detained at a Myanmar market yesterday following negotiations.
Soldier, 26 illegal migrants hurt in wild pursuit crash
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 24/06/2016
» KANCHANABURI- A soldier, 26 illegal migranta and a Thai driver were injured when an army Humvee and the pickup truck it was chasing both plunged off the road and into a dry creek in Muang district on Thursday night.
Nabbed migrant smuggler admits it's a regular job
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 23/06/2016
» KANCHANABURI---Twenty-five illegal Myanmar workers have been detained and the Thai man arrested for smuggling them confessed he had done it at least 10 times before, according to police.
Bribery 'greases trafficking wheels'
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 11/12/2014
» KANCHANABURI — A Myanmar man arrested for smuggling Myanmar migrant workers into Thailand accused officials at the Ban Pu Nam Ron-Htee Ki border checkpoint and many local policemen of taking bribe money from his gang.