TRANG, 5 August 2012 – Mr. Suraphon Svetasreni, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), presided over the opening ceremony of the 22nd Cake Festival in the southern coastal province of Trang.
At the ceremony, the TAT governor made a token cut on a giant Trang cake. The 40-kilogram cake was a three-flavor one, measuring one meter at its diameter. Mr. Theerayut Iamtrakoon, governor of Trang province and Mr. Surin Tohtubtiang, vice chairperson of the Thai Chamber of Commerce also joined in the opening ceremony.
Aside from the cake-cutting ceremony, the opening event saw a costume parade of Trang students and a procession of bikers that was over three kilometers long. The event drew the interests of both tourists and residents in the area.
Owners of over thirty cake businesses have brought their wares to sell. The cakes are sold at sixty THB a box while ten THB from the proceed of each box will be donated to support education in the province of Trang.
