The Latest Breaking News from Koh Chang

Exat drafts payout criteria for bridge in Koh Chang

TRAT: The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) has outlined compensation criteria for landowners affected by the proposed Koh Chang bridge as residents raised concerns that payments may not be sufficient to help them relocate, despite broad support for the project.

Bangkok Post · Aug 2

B4bn budget to upgrade Koh Chang

Trat: The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) has advanced the drafting of a strategic development plan for the Koh Chang archipelago and its connected areas, outlining 72 projects with a combined budget of more than 4.16 billion baht.

Bangkok Post · Jun 9

Expressway shooter ‘tested positive for drugs’

The murder suspect dubbed “Karn Vellfire” was drunk and high on drugs on the night he shot another driver to death in Bangkok before fleeing to Koh Chang, police said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Dec 26, 2025

Missing Malaysian woman tracked to Myanmar border

CHIANG RAI: A missing 22-year-old Malaysian woman went to a river pier on the border with Myanmar in Mae Sai district before her worried family lost contact with her, according to official sources.

Bangkok Post · Jun 7, 2023

Body of second drowned tourist found off Koh Chang

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.

Bangkok Post · Jul 11, 2022

'Endemic sandbox' proposed for islands, nightspots would reopen

The Public Health Ministry will propose declaring Covid-19 endemic on three major tourist islands - Koh Samui in Surat Thani province, Koh Chang in Trat and Phuket - and the reopening of night entertainment venues there.

Bangkok Post · May 12, 2022