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Trat businesses brace for lengthy closures
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 17/02/2026
» Business operators along the Thai–Cambodian frontier in Trat province are bracing for a prolonged border shutdown, urging authorities to reopen checkpoints while rapidly pivoting toward domestic markets to survive.
Sukhothai bags coveted Green Award
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 02/10/2025
» Sukhothai's Old Town has been awarded the Green Destinations Gold Award 2025 at the Green Destinations international event in France.
Trat buoyed by tourist traffic as Songkran nears
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 26/03/2025
» Trat province, including the popular resort island Koh Chang, is expecting high occupancy rates at its hotels and other tourist accommodations during the upcoming Water Festival.
'Dodgy' types buying up land on Thailand's Koh Chang island
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 02/09/2024
» National parks chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn has expressed concern about an increase in land acquisitions on Koh Chang in Trat province by investors with suspected links to shady businesses.
Maritime route to link Trat islands with Cambodia, Vietnam
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/06/2024
» Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam are looking to join hands to establish a maritime route that links the islands near Trat province with Cambodia’s Sihanoukville province and Vietnam’s Kiên Giang.
Koh Chang hotel bookings hit 90%
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/10/2021
» TRAT: Holidaymakers are flocking to Koh Chang as Covid travel restrictions ease, with hotel reservations for the long weekend next week reaching 90% on the island and neighbouring Koh Mak and Koh Kut.
Trat bemoans lack of tourists
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 17/07/2021
» TRAT: Koh Chang and Koh Kut, two popular islands in Trat, have seen a sharp drop in tourists this weekend as people are avoiding travel because of worries about Covid-19.
Trat wants to join 3-airport rail extension
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 05/08/2020
» Trat: Residents want the government to extend the high-speed rail route that will link Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports through their province.
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.