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Vietnamese held in Trat after fleeing scam gang in Cambodia
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 18/02/2026
» TRAT – Six Vietnamese people have been taken into custody after crossing illegally through barbed wire into Thailand, reportedly to escape a scam gang that forced them to work and physically abused them in Cambodia.
Thai army presents discovery of 200 landmines to Asean observers
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 06/10/2025
» The military during a recent visit by the Interim Observer Team (IOT) Thailand reported the discovery of over 200 landmines that had been planted along the border with Cambodia in Ubon Ratchathani province between June and September.
Koh Kut falls victim to slump in vacationers
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 13/11/2023
» Trat: The number of tourists from European countries visiting Koh Kut district fell by 50% this year, according to the chairman of tambon Koh Kut administrative organisation.
'Comic islet' tree to get arborist rescue
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 27/01/2023
» Trat Forest Centre is preparing to send arborists to restore the sole taban tree that occupies almost all of a tiny islet known as "Koh Khai Hua Roh" after it was severely damaged by visitors.
3 Europeans sought after tests turn up positive
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 08/01/2022
» TRAT: Three of six European travellers who reportedly left Koh Chang before their Covid-test results came back positive were found last night at a new resort on the island.
Search for 6 more infected tourists who did not wait for results
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 07/01/2022
» TRAT: Koh Chang district authorities have sought help from police to locate six infected foreign visitors who left the island without waiting for their Covid-19 test results.
Vaccinated holidaymakers flock to Koh Kut in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 24/09/2021
» TRAT: More than 1,000 vaccinated holidaymakers flocked to Koh Kut, a popular tourist destination off the coast of this eastern province on Friday, the first day of a three-day long holiday weekend.
Tourists flock to Koh Chang
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 10/04/2021
» TRAT: Tourists flocked to Koh Chang on Saturday, on the first day of the Songkran holiday despite the sharp rise in Covid-19 infections that has dampened the festive mood across the country.
Boom along the border
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 01/07/2019
» A group of Chinese investors has poured in close to 10 billion baht to develop a new city in Thmada, a border village in Veal Veng district in Cambodia's Pursat province -- a project which, upon completion, is expected to change the dynamics of trade and tourism along the Thai-Cambodian border.
No banners, no bouquets allowed as PM visits Koh Chang
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 05/02/2018
» TRAT: Authorities derailed plans by people on Koh Chang to air their grievances personally when Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made a brief visit to the island on Monday.