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KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped three bombs on a border village in Karen State, close to the Thai border in Sangkhla Buri district, in the early hours of Thursday.

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Border patrols increased, fighting in Myanmar

KANCHANABURI: Soldiers have increased security checks along the border in Sangkhla Buri district amid fresh fighting between government troops and ethnic forces in Myanmar.

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95 illegal migrants arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Ninety-five Myanmar migrants were arrested by Thai authorities after they illegally crossed the border into this western border province on Wednesday morning.

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Job seekers from Myanmar arrested in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: Thirty-four job seekers from Myanmar were arrested after illegally crossing the border into Muang district in the early hours of Wednesday.

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15 illegal migrants found crammed in pickup

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.

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Army sergeant dismissed over attempted rape

A disgraced soldier accused of attempting to rape a civilian employee at an army office in Kanchanaburi has been dismissed from military service.

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Shoe shortage closes new River Kwai skywalk

KANCHANABURI: The new skywalk along the River Kwai was closed only hours after it was opened, after running out of the special shoes visitors must buy to enjoy the province's latest attraction.

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Skywalk opens in Kanchanaburi

A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river - of "Bridge Over The River Kwai" fame - in Kanchanaburi.

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'Skywalk over the River Kwai' opens in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river - of "Bridge Over The River Kwai" fame - in Muang district of this western border province.

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Jailed hunter in Premchai poaching case dies of cancer

KANCHANABURI: The hunter who was jailed along with construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta for poaching in a wildlife sanctuary has died of cancer after being released to a hospital in Nakhon Pathom province for treatment, a close family friend has confirmed.

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Army of motorcyclists smuggling illegal migrants

KANCHANABURI: Smuggling of illegal migrants is rampant along the border in Sangkhla Buri district with young motorcyclists being well paid to make many trips a day.

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4 Myanmar migrants killed, 9 injured in road accident

KANCHANABURI: Four illegal Myanmar migrants were killed and nine others injured after a car overturned on Highway 323 in Sangkhla Buri district of this western border province early on Sunday.

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43 more illegal Myanmar migrants, 2 drivers arrested

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.

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Illegal border crossers caught

KANCHANABURI: Twenty-one Myanmar nationals who illegally crossed the border into Thong Pha Phum, Sai Yok and Sangkhla Buri districts of this western province were arrested by combined military and police patrols on Saturday and Sunday.

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Skywalk set for debut

Despite numerous construction delays, a new skywalk in Kanchanaburi will open early next year, according to governor Jirakiat Bhumisawasdi.

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Job seekers arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Nineteen Myanmar nationals who illegally crossed the border into Thailand in four districts of this western province were arrested by army-police patrols on Monday, police said.

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More illegal job seekers from Myanmar, smuggling gang arrested

KANCHANABURI: Nineteen illegal job seekers from Myanmar and six Thai men were arrested at a house in Sangkhla Buri district on Saturday.

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Police seize resorts on Egat, forest land

Several resorts in Kanchanaburi have been raided by police for encroaching on Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) land and forest reserve areas.

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Illegal job seekers arrested on western border

KANCHANABURI: Border patrols on Sunday arrested 30 Myanmar nationals for illegal entry in two districts of this western province, police said.

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Canadian cyclist struck, killed by pickup

KANCHANABURI: A Canadian woman who worked for a non-governmental organisation was killed when her road bicycle was hit by a pickup truck on Saturday.

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Police crack down on gun trading ring

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police on Monday launched multiple raids on an illegal gun trading network allegedly run by Danupol "Bell" Samaesarn, with operations in Bangkok, Chon Buri, Kanchanaburi, Udon Thani and Chiang Mai provinces.

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Raids target gun runners

Crime Suppression Division police on Monday launched multiple raids on the illegal gun trading network allegedly run by Danupol "Bell" Samaesarn, with operations in Bangkok, Chon Buri, Kanchanaburi, Udon Thani and Chiang Mai provinces.

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Court ruling confirms B30m lottery winner in long-running dispute

KANCHANABURI: The Supreme Court has dismissed a teacher's claim he, not a retired policeman, owned the government lottery tickets that won a first prize worth 30 million baht on Nov 1, 2017.

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Illegal migrants caught after car crash

KANCHANABURI: Police arrested a total of 66 illegal job seekers from Myanmar in Thong Pha Phum district early Monday morning, eight of them after the car they were in crashed during a police chase.

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British man convicted of infamous 'body in suitcase' murder

A court in Kanchanaburi on Tuesday convicted a British man of the 2014 murder of a woman whose dismembered body was found in a suitcase dumped in a river.

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