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Indonesians held with 8,000 speed pills in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 13/11/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Two Indonesian men have been arrested after being found with 8,000 speed pills and 8 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine in Sangkhla Buri district.
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.
Driver arrested after night pursuit, transporting illegal migrants
Piyarach Chongcharoen and Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A Myanmar woman was arrested following a car chase in Sangkhla Buri district on Tuesday night, and nine illegal migrants crammed inside the car she was driving were also detained.
Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Chakkrapan Natanri, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
Fleeing driver abandons 44 illegal migrants in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/06/2025
» KANCHANABURI - Forty-four illegal migrants from Myanmar hoping to get jobs in Malaysia were arrested early Thursday after a fleeing driver abandoned them following a chase in Thong Pha Phum district.
22 Illegal migrants caught crossing Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 12/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI, Thailand — Authorities apprehended 22 undocumented migrants in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi province, on Sunday as they attempted to enter Thailand illegally from Myanmar.
French tourist killed on zebra crossing in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 03/04/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A French tourist was killed by a car on a zebra crossing in Muang district of this province on Wednesday night.
49 migrants held in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/03/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A special task force on Friday detained 49 people for illegal entry in Sangkhla Buri district near the Thai-Myanmar border, local officials said on Saturday.
Dozens of illegal job seekers arrested near Myanmar border
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/02/2025
» KANCHANABURI - A total of 116 Myanmar nationals have been arrested in Sangkhla Buri district of this western province this week for illegally crossing into Thailand.
Big push to rescue 10,000 foreigners in Myanmar scam farms
Mongkol Bangprapa and Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) estimate that 10,000 foreign nationals will be rescued from call scam centres in Myanmar as authorities ramp up a crackdown on transnational crime syndicates near the Thai border.