Showing 1 - 10 of 15
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.
Thai PM Anutin to visit Cambodia border areas
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 26/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he will visit several communities along the border with Cambodia to oversee security operations and ensure the welfare of Thai citizens amid the ongoing tensions with the neighbouring country.
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.
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 forecasts 4.4% economic growth this year
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 01/10/2022
» Trat: After being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and seeing only 1.4% economic growth last year, the province's economy is picking up this year and expects to register 4.4% growth.
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.
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.
Fishing villages in Trat under lockdown
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 21/09/2021
» TRAT: Two villages in tambon Hat Lek of Khlong Yai district are being placed under seven-day lockdown from Thursday, with all movement of migrant workers prohibited immediately, after a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections.
Trat's fishing industry hit hard by shortage of migrant workers
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 25/04/2021
» TRAT: The fishing industry in this eastern province has been seriously affected by the shortage of migrant workers since the border between Thailand and Cambodia was closed to stem the Covid-19 pandemic, a fishing boat owner said on Sunday.