The Latest Breaking News from Trat

Posts on Facebook made headlines on Wednesday as they advertised part of Koh Kham island in the eastern province of Trat for sale at 1.8 billion baht.

The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) on Monday began public hearings on four possible routes for the proposed bridge from the mainland to Trat

The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) is aiming to earn revenue of at least 5 million to 10 million baht per year, reducing dependency on the state budget.

Location-based economic development (LED) strategies, defined as government efforts to improve a particular area's economic and social conditions, were implemented in economically advanced countries long before they were in Thailand.

Many live monitor lizards and turtles as well as wildlife carcasses seized during a recent raid in Suphan Buri province were not used for making meatballs or fish balls, but the meat was destined for eateries along a border area in Trat, police said on Thursday.

Centara Hotels & Resorts (CHR), Thailand's leading hotel operator, has signed a hotel management agreement with Kanoknat Adhyanasakul, the owner of Centara Chaan Talay Resort & Villas Trat, to continue managing the property for another 10 years.

Arborists have been called in to save the sole taban tree that occupies almost all of a tiny islet known as Koh Khai Hua Roh after it was severely damaged by visitors.

After facing a slump for almost three years, economic activity in several border provinces is getting back on track, especially in Trat -- which is a major tourist destination and a gateway to Cambodia.

Paetongtarn "Ung-ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is by far the most popular choice for prime minister among people in Thailand's eastern provinces, some distance ahead of Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.