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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.
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 agrees to remove house, fill trench on disputed land
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 25/09/2025
» Cambodia has agreed to Thailand’s proposal to demolish a house and fill in a military trench in a disputed border area of Pursat and Trat provinces, but has left two other houses to be decided by the countries’ Joint Boundary Commission (JBC).
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.
Trat's Koh Kut endures tourism squeeze
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 08/04/2025
» Limited accommodation on Koh Kut in Trat is raising concerns about tourism growth.
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.
Trat islands bear cost of uncertainty
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/09/2024
» Tourism providers in Trat say political uncertainty and a stagnating economy are harming tourism in the province.
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.