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Myanmar planes bomb rebel village near the border in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 08/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Three Myanmar air force planes were seen dropping bombs on a village in Myanmar close to the Ban Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Wednesday.
Khao Laem National Park prepares for influx as entry fees waived
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 11/08/2023
» KANCHANABURI: Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district is gearing up for an influx of tourists during this three-day holiday, as entry fees for national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country will be waived for Thais on Mother's Day on Aug 12, the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother.
Nine hurt as illegally cut tree falls on bus
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI: Nine foreign tourists were injured when a roadside tree believed to have been illegally cut suddenly fell onto a bus on Friday morning. A suspected timber poacher was subsequently arrested and a chainsaw and a pruning saw seized.
Myanmar clash sends civilians fleeing into Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/05/2024
» KANCHANABURI: Fighting and explosions erupted in Myanmar close to the border with Sangkhla Buri district of this western province on Friday afternoon, forcing more than 100 civilians to flee into Thailand.
Double bust at checkpoint, drugs worth B50m seized
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 07/09/2018
» KANCHANABURI: An elderly Thai and a young Myanmar man were arrested in separate busts at a checkpoint in-Sangkhla Buri border district, and 31 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and 50,000 speed pills seized with a combined worth of 52 million baht.
Dairy firm ex-MD gets one-year jail term
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Kanchanaburi provincial court has sentenced a former managing director of Thai Diary Industry Co to one year in jail for encroaching on a forest area in the compound of Erawan National Park, where a resort was built.
Mixed reviews for boardwalk around giant Jamjuree tree
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 29/09/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Construction of a wooden boardwalk around an old tree at a tourist attraction has drawn mixed reactions from local residents and visitors, with local authorities seeking to charge six people for particularly harsh criticism.
Villagers wilting under elephant invasion want assistance
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 06/06/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Local officials want a tambon that borders on heavily forested mountains declared a disaster area because of the frequent raids by wild elephants.
169 illegal migrants found crammed inside truck
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 31/01/2025
» KANCHANABURI — A total of 169 illegal migrants from Myanmar were arrested on Friday morning after being found crammed into a trailer truck in Thong Pha Phum district. Two Thai smugglers were also apprehended.
Nephew of tobacco firm owner caught, firearms seized
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/09/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A nephew of a tobacco factory owner was arrested and 18 weapons with almost 1,000 rounds of ammunition and some crystal methamphetamine seized during a police-military raid on his house in Tha Maka district on Saturday.