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Mantis shrimp eyed as Trat tourism booster
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 28/02/2026
» Trat province plans to stage “World Mantis Shrimp Day” and make it an annual festival along with a river travel route, in order to stimulate the local economy and tourism in the eastern province.
Businesses along border call for aid
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 27/02/2026
» TRAT: Businesses along the border are calling for urgent government intervention as they struggle to survive in the face of prolonged closures of key checkpoints as a result of ongoing tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
Cambodia row hits local fruit growers
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 11/07/2025
» TRAT: The closure of the Ban Had Lek permanent border checkpoint to Cambodia in Trat province has resulted in economic losses exceeding 10 billion baht over the past two weeks, officials say.
Trat locals oppose expressway project
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 05/04/2025
» Residents and business operators in Trat city have slammed the proposed 5.9-kilometre route connecting Laem Ngob district to Koh Chang, arguing that the new expressway, which bypasses the city, will hurt the local economy.
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.
Needlefish stabs man in the neck in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 31/03/2022
» TRAT: A tourist was seriously injured after a needlefish, known in Thai as pla tek leng, stabbed him in the neck while he was swimming with other people at a beach in Laem Ngop district on Thursday.
Fire guts luxury resort on Koh Kut
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 08/03/2022
» TRAT: A fire caused extensive damage to Soneva Kiri Koh Kood, a luxury hotel on Koh Kut island of this eastern seaside province, early on Sunday.
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.
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.