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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.
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.
Tour boat damaged in rough seas off Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 20/11/2025
» A tour boat returning from Koh Kut sustained a cracked hull after being struck by strong waves off the coast of Trat province on Thursday morning. All 92 passengers were reported safe with no serious injuries.
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).
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 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.
Body of second drowned tourist found off Koh Chang
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 11/07/2022
» TRAT: The body of a Frenchman missing since he and a Spanish woman companion already confirmed drowned went swimming in the stormy sea at Koh Chang's Lonely Beach on Sunday morning was found on Monday morning.
1 tourist drowns, another missing off Ko Chang
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 10/07/2022
» TRAT: A woman visiting from Spain and her male companion from France went missing in this eastern province after the two went swimming in stormy seas off Koh Chang's Lonely Beach on Sunday morning.
American to say sorry for bad reviews
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 09/10/2020
» An American national being sued over his negative reviews of a hotel on Koh Chang yesterday agreed to issue an apology to the hotel and its staff and have it published in media outlets to resolve the dispute.