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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.
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.
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.
Two teachers jump off bridge, leave farewell letters behind in Trat
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 16/08/2022
» TRAT: Two women - a teacher and a retired teacher - jumped off a bridge into a canal in Muang district of this eastern province on Tuesday morning, with two farewell letters written to their children found inside a car they travelled in.
Trat whirlwind uproots over 3,000 rubber trees
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 04/08/2020
» TRAT: A whirlwind ravaged Bo Rai district of Trat, damaging four houses and uprooting more than 3,000 rubber trees.
Drug dealer's phoned order went straight to police
Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 18/12/2018
» TRAT: A drug dealer who phoned his regular supplier to place an order on Monday soon found himself wearing handcuffs when he went to pick it up in the early hours of Tuesday.