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New chopper pad for Koh Chang
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 30/03/2026
» A new helicopter pad for emergency patient transport has opened on Koh Chang in Trat, boosting the island's medical readiness and enhancing tourist safety.
Sports tourism pitch for Koh Chang
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 17/03/2026
» Trat province is preparing to host an international adventure race and a new seafood festival to strengthen its tourism economy and promote Koh Chang as a global sports tourism destination.
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.
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.
Foreign arrivals on the rebound
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 02/12/2025
» Tourism in Trat province has entered its high season, with foreign arrivals showing a clear rebound since late October, says Wichit Sukasuyanont, president of the Trat Tourism Business Association.
Trat veteran begins 345km walk to Bangkok in tribute to Queen Mother
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 07/11/2025
» TRAT — A 60-year-old former soldier from Trat province has set out on a 345-kilometre walk to Bangkok to pay tribute to the late Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother. He expects to complete the journey in five days.
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 airport to be developed as eastern aviation hub
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 01/09/2025
» Bangkok Airways plans to upgrade Trat airport and make it the aviation centre of the East, boosting provincial economic and tourism growth.
Cambodia row hits seaside market
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 18/07/2025
» More than three weeks into the implementation of strict border control measures, Had Lek town's once-bustling seaside market has been reduced to a ghost town, with only one shop left open among dozens that previously lined the coastal strip.
Sparse attendance at school near Cambodian border
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 09/06/2025
» TRAT: A school in Khlong Yai district, which borders Cambodia, was only sparsely attended on Monday as many of the Cambodian children forming the majority of its students were absent because of the territorial dispute.