The Latest Breaking News from Sangkhla Buri

Illegal migrants, contraband diesel, cigarettes seized in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI - Officials arrested 40 illegal migrants and seized 1,600 litres of diesel and 1.5 million contraband cigarettes near the Myanmar border in this western province on Saturday night.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girl

KANCHANABURI - Police have arrested two teenaged relatives of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found in a rubber plantation in Kanchanaburi province, with both suspects reportedly confessing to causing her death before disposing of the body.

Bangkok Post · Jun 6

Cops hunt for girl's killer

Police have intensified efforts to track down the killer of a seven-year-old girl known as "Nong Angoon" after senior officers travelled to Kanchanaburi to oversee the investigation into her death in a rubber plantation in Sangkhla Buri district.

Bangkok Post · Jun 3

Border security boosted as fighting erupts in Myanmar

KANCHANABURI: Security has been tightened along the border in Sangkhla Buri district as fresh fighting erupted in Myanmar on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post · Feb 25, 2023

Myanmar rebels attack Payathonzu border town

KANCHANABURI: Thick smoke and flames were seen billowing above Myanmar's Payathonzu township, opposite Sangkhla Buri district, as rebels attacked government installations there on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Jan 24, 2023

Fire destroys homes at refugee camp

KANCHANABURI: A fire at a camp sheltering war refugees from Myanmar in Sangkhla Buri district burned down 21 houses and damaged 10 others on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Dec 26, 2022

Villagers call for help as dumped tourist garbage blocks road

KANCHANABURI: Residents of a border village in the tourist district of Sangkhla Buri are calling for urgent action against lazy garbage truck drivers dumping their loads on a local road instead of at the nearby rubbish tip.

Bangkok Post · Nov 3, 2022

Myanmar border village bombed

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.

Bangkok Post · Oct 6, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Sep 29, 2022

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.

Bangkok Post · Aug 30, 2022