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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.
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.
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.
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.
Thai army presents discovery of 200 landmines to Asean observers
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 06/10/2025
» The military during a recent visit by the Interim Observer Team (IOT) Thailand reported the discovery of over 200 landmines that had been planted along the border with Cambodia in Ubon Ratchathani province between June and September.
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.
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.