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Trat relies on goddess event to woo tourists
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 22/01/2026
» TRAT — The eastern province hopes a forthcoming event honouring the Goddess of the Sea will be the first step in attracting more visitors to its border district, which remains quiet despite the end of the clashes with Cambodia.
Cambodia begins dismantling coastal barrier in Koh Kong
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 21/12/2025
» TRAT: Cambodia has agreed to dismantle its controversial breakwater built into the Gulf of Thailand while the Royal Thai Navy has rejected media reports claiming it issued demands or threats to force Cambodia to dismantle the structure.
New Koh Kut tourism campaign launched
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 23/11/2024
» TRAT - Koh Kut has many interesting beaches to offer that are often overlooked, according to the local Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) office, which has launched a new campaign to promote the island’s attractions during the peak season from now until April.
Wide support for Koh Chang bridge at first public hearing
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 02/09/2024
» The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) on Monday began public hearings on four optional routes for the proposed bridge from the mainland to Trat's popular Koh Chang island.
Koh Chang bridge 'likely to cost B10bn'
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/07/2024
» Building a bridge to connect Trat on the mainland to Koh Chang, the province’s popular island, will likely cost 10 billion baht, according to the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat).
Two teachers jump off bridge, leave farewell letters behind in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/08/2022
» TRAT: Two women - a teacher and a retired teacher - jumped off a bridge into a canal in Muang district of this eastern province on Tuesday morning, with two farewell letters written to their children found inside a car they travelled in.
Koh Chang bridge build set for nod
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 08/10/2021
» The long-awaited construction of a bridge connecting Trat on the mainland to Koh Chang is likely to get the nod if it passes its second public hearing this year, according to Somkiat Samatthakan, chairman of the provincial working committee organising the hearings.
Sukhumvit highway impassable in Trat, Koh Chang flood drains
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/09/2019
» TRAT: Flooding caused by heavy rain has drained off Koh Chang but continued to disrupt life in Muang district, where a section of Sukhumvit Highway was still impassable, on Monday.
Koh Chang eyes infrastructure projects
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 10/02/2018
» TRAT: Local tourism agencies have urged the government to launch seven projects costing over 3.3 billion baht to enhance local tourism and the livelihoods of residents on Koh Chang, the province’s top tourist spot which attracts over two million visitors a year.