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1 Sixteen Myanmar border-crossers, including two children, are found in a cassava plantation in Sangkhla Buri district, Kanchanaburi early on Wednesday, after crossing the border along a natural path. (Photo supplied/Piyarat Chongcharoen)
KANCHANABURI: Sixteen Myanmar nationals were arrested in Sangkhla Buri district for illegal entry in the early hours of Wednesday.
An ethnic Mon teenager who admitted being asked to act as lookout by a Myanmar friend was also taken into custody.
They were caught by soldiers patrolling the area from Song Kalia intersection to Song Kalia village in tambon Nong Lu, after villagers reported seeing people hiding in the forest, said Col Sitthiporn Julapana, commander of the Lat Ya military task force.
3 Myanmar job-seekers are held at the border checkpoint at Ranti bridge in Sangkhlaburi district, Kanchanaburi, early on Wednesday morning. They were arrested while hiding in a bamboo forest after crossing illegally into Thailand. (Photo: Piyarat Chongcharoen)
KANCHANABURI: Thirteen Myanmar job-seekers, one with a child, were arrested in Sangkhlaburi district for illegal entry in the early hours of Wednesday.
Villagers at a vegetable farm on the bank of the Ranti river earlier reported seeing people wading across the river that marks the border and heading in the direction of an abandoned mine.
A team of local officials, police and soldiers manning the border checkpoint at Ranti bridge went to investigate.
Pandemic fails to dampen holiday revelry
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published : 13 Dec 2020 at 07:00
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KANCHANABURI: Tourists have flocked to Sangkhla Buri district for the long holiday weekend, with hotels and resorts fully booked until New Year amid measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The atmosphere at the Uttamanusorn Bridge, known locally as Saphan Mon, was lively yesterday as visitors thronged the country s longest wooden bridge spanning the Song Kalia River.
All had to pass a Covid-19 screening checkpoint manned by health officials and volunteers, and all were asked to wear face masks.
Business was also brisk at the Three Pagodas Pass, or Phra Chedi Sam Ong border checkpoint with Myanmar, despite the surge in Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring country.
Sangkhla Buri hails tourist crowds
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Visitors generating B10m a day in Kanchanaburi district, with rooms all booked to New Year
published : 12 Dec 2020 at 20:14
13 Visitors throng Saphan Mon, the country’s longest wooden bridge, in Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi on Saturday. (Photo by Piyarat Chongcharoen)
KANCHANABURI: Tourists have flocked to Sangkhla Buri district for the long holiday weekend, with hotels and resorts fully booked until New Year amid measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The atmosphere at the Uttamanusorn Bridge, known locally as Saphan Mon, was lively on Saturday as visitors thronged the country’s longest wooden bridge spanning the Song Kalia River. All of them had to pass a Covid-19 screening checkpoint manned by heath officials and volunteers. All were asked to wear face masks.