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Raid reveals investors 'grabbed park land'
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 15/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities on Friday confiscated 200 rai of land under the Khao Laem National Park in Sangkhla Buri district which was occupied by wealthy investors from Bangkok.
Conservationists seek closure of Kanchanaburi quarry
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 16/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Conservationist groups in this western province have voiced opposition to an extension of a private firm's concession to run a quarry, saying it has caused noise pollution, dust and other health hazards.
City rich eyed over park land grab
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 17/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Police are gathering evidence to summon wealthy investors from Bangkok to acknowledge charges of land encroachment as authorities expand their investigation into cases of land grabbing.
Car production stats down
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/02/2020
» Vehicle production in January dropped 12.99% year-on-year to 156,266 units, hit by contractions in local sales and exports, according to the monthly report from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Falling tree kills boy, injures pregnant woman in pick-up
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 23/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A five-months pregnant woman was seriously injured and her younger brother killed when a roadside tree fell onto a moving pick-up truck in Sangkhla Buri district on Saturday afternoon, police said.
Man run over, killed by train in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 01/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: An unidentified man was run over and killed by a train in Muang district of this western province on Sunday morning, police said.
B24m lottery prize finally unlocked, ending 3-year dispute
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 05/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Appeal Court has for the last time rejected teacher Preecha Kraikruan's request to freeze the 24-million-baht lottery prize won by retired policeman Jaroon Wimool, effectively ending their long-running dispute over the winnings.
Mogul jailed for building resort in Erawan
News, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 20/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Kanchanaburi provincial court has sentenced a former managing director of Thai Dairy Industry Co to one year in jail for encroaching on forest land in Erawan National Park to build a resort.
Visitors barred from visiting virus patients at hospital
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 22/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Phaholpolpayuhasena Hospital in this western border province has issued an announcement barring people from visiting patients in its care to reduce the risk of Covid-19 spreading.
Hunter arrested, slain game seized
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 09/04/2020
» KANCHANABURI: A hunter was arrested in a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Sawat district in possession of two dead animals and some wild honey, but three other men fled after allegedly injuring a forestry official with a knife.