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<description>Phuket Local - Phuket's English newspaper, with daily phuket news, phuket events, phuket classifieds, phuket business directory hotels, phuket resorts, phuket restaurants, phuket golf, phuket diving</description> 
<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Tesco defends Phuket Town plan]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Tesco Lotus Thailand today (August 20) issued a statement defending itself following the recent street protests against plans to build a new Tesco store on Bangkok Rd in Phuket Town.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/tesco-defends-phuket-town-plan-32718.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 19:31:49</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Styrofoam 'sped up Tiger blaze']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Excessive use of flammable material along with modifications to the building may have contributed to the severity of the deadly fire at the Tiger Discotheque early on Friday morning.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/styrofoam-sped-up-tiger-blaze-32717.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 17:50:44</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[French snorkeller killed by speedboat]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A French tourist was killed when a speedboat hit him while he was snorkelling off Phi Phi island on Saturday (August 18).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/french-snorkeller-killed-by-speedboat-32715.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 16:24:54</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Briton appeals for news of his brother]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: British man Joseph Tzouvanni yesterday (August 19) appealed for help in finding his younger brother Michael, 24, who has not been seen or heard from since the Tiger disco fire three days ago.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/briton-appeals-for-news-of-his-brother-32710.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 12:43:57</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Four reported missing after Tiger fire]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Superintendent of Kathu Police Station Pol Col Jirapat Poachanaphan has confirmed to the Phuket News today that four people –  two Thais and two Europeans – have been reported missing following the fire at Tiger Discotheque on Friday morning.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/four-reported-missing-after-tiger-fire-32709.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 09:51:32</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Romadom romps through to Thailand's Got Talent finals]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: It was louder, messier and even more perplexing, but Romadom’s Thailands Got Talent semi final performance was also incredibly thought provoking, symbolic and emotional.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/romadom-romps-through-to-thailands-got-talent-finals-32694.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-19 19:43:28</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA['Tourists jumped from Tiger's second storey']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Shocking accounts of tourists jumping from the second floor and others trampled in the panic to escape are emerging following the fire at Patongs Tiger discoteque early on Friday morning.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/tourists-jumped-from-tigers-second-storey-32686.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-18 17:11:10</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Tiger survivor describes the horror inside]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Of those injured in the Tiger Disco fire of yesterday morning, only two remain in hospital.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/tiger-survivor-describes-the-horror-inside-32685.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-18 16:44:46</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[French family tell of terrifying hours after Tiger blaze]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The family of Frenchman Benjamin Tallanotte, severely injured in the Tiger bar and disco complex in Patong, have described their terrifying four-hour search for Benjamin following the blaze.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/french-family-tell-of-terrifying-hours-after-tiger-blaze-32683.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-18 15:43:11</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Patong blaze: work on ID of victims starts tomorrow]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Work on identifying the four people who died in the blaze early this morning (August 17) at the Tiger disco on Bangla Rd in Patong will begin in earnest tomorrow with the arrival of experts from Bangkok.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-blaze-work-on-id-of-victims-starts-tomorrow-32660.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-17 16:55:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[4 dead in Patong blaze]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Four people died last night in a major fire at the famed Tiger bar and disco complex on Bangla Rd, Patong.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/4-dead-in-patong-blaze-32648.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-17 07:53:27</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[700 join anti-Tesco protest]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: About 700 people from clubs and communities in Phuket Town marched through the streets this afternoon (August 16) to protest against a proposal to build a new Tesco-Lotus complex on Bangkok Rd, close to the Slaughterhouse Intersection.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/700-join-anti-tesco-protest-32645.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 18:00:04</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Pineapple and Flower Fair open at Saphan Hin]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The 20th annual Phuket Pineapple and Flower Fair opened yesterday evening (August 15) at Saphan Hin.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/pineapple-and-flower-fair-open-at-saphan-hin-32642.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 17:00:18</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[3,400 'addicted to drugs in Phuket']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket has far more drug addicts than was realised, it was revealed at a meeting at Provincial Hall yesterday (August 15).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/3-400-addicted-to-drugs-in-phuket-32632.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 11:16:59</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Samui running out of power]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The chief of Koh Samui’s Regional Electricity Authority District Office says that power use is sky-rocketing on the popular island, resulting in frequent scheduled blackouts in some areas.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/samui-running-out-of-power-32631.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 11:12:21</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Romadom ready for today]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket’s favourite street performer, Romadom ‘the silver statue’, will be battling for a place in the grand finals of Thailand’s Got Talent at 5.30pm on Channel 3.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/romadom-ready-for-today-32630.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 11:05:23</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Police hunt Chuwit 'casinos' in Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Police yesterday (August 15) raided seven locations around the island listed in a post on Bangkok MP Chuwit Kamolvisit’s Facebook page as being casinos.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/police-hunt-chuwit-casinos-in-phuket-32629.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 11:01:59</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[‘Demolisher’ takes a look at Trisara]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Damrong Pidech, visited Trisara, a luxury resort and spa on the west coast of Phuket this afternoon (August 15).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/‘demolisher’-takes-a-look-at-trisara-32614.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-15 19:26:20</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Buffalo put down after sick attack]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Cherng Talay resident Vivienne Reis found a water buffalo with its back leg severed and its young calf in distress, while she was on an early morning cycle along a lake near the Laguna Village on Wednesday (August 15).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/buffalo-put-down-after-sick-attack-32613.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-15 18:03:03</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Farmers losing battle with developers]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The countryside in Srisoonthorn is becoming a battleground between traditional and modern, farmers and developers – and the farmers worry that the old ways, and their livelihood, may be pushed into extinction.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/farmers-losing-battle-with-developers-32595.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-15 10:20:01</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Two arrested in B12m drug bust]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Police made a major drug bust on Saturday (August 11), seizing more than 20,000 methamphetamine (ya ba) pills and almost a kilo of crystal meth (ya ice), with a street value of around B12 million.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-arrested-in-b12m-drug-bust-32588.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 18:23:32</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Nine hurt in Phuket visa run smash]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Nine people were injured, two seriously, when a visa run minibus from Phuket heading for Ranong went crashing off the road on Thursday (August 9).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/nine-hurt-in-phuket-visa-run-smash-32587.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 18:19:36</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Power lines almost cleared from 3 roads]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The B39-million Phase 2 of a project to move all cables underground in the old part of Phuket Town is now 90 per cent complete.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/power-lines-almost-cleared-from-3-roads-32584.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 17:11:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA['Demolisher' team set to visit suspect sites]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Damrong “The Demolisher” Pidech, is due in Phuket tomorrow (August 15) to push along his investigation into 10 resorts and property developments suspected of encroaching on parts of Sirinart Marine National Park in the north of Phuket.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/demolisher-team-set-to-visit-suspect-sites-32583.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 16:37:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Crowd of 50 demand police action on bike smash]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET:  Fifty residents of Karon yesterday (August 13) accompanied the father of a 16-year-old boy who died after crashing into a power pole on West Chao Fa Rd early on Sunday to put pressure on police to reopen their investigation into the boy’s death.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/crowd-of-50-demand-police-action-on-bike-smash-32574.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 12:40:37</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fire damages storage shed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A fire at the Yacht Haven equipment storage shed in Mai Khao last night caused B5 million worth of damage to equipment and the structure.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fire-damages-storage-shed-32569.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 11:15:45</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thai flagship visits Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Thailand’s naval flagship and largest warship, the RTNS Chakri Naruebet, visited Phuket Deep Sea Port at the weekend.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-flagship-visits-phuket-32556.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-13 12:48:33</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[One dead, one hurt in teen bike smash]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A 16-year-old student died and another is in critical condition after the motorbike they were riding slammed into a power pole early yesterday morning (August 12) in front of the PTT gas station on Chao Fa West Rd, close to Land and House.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/one-dead-one-hurt-in-teen-bike-smash-32555.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-13 12:26:38</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Crowd demand justice for man bashed and slashed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: About 20 local people gathered at Thalang police headquarters Saturday morning (August 11), demanding justice for a young man from Baan Bang Jo who was injured in a brawl. Police said they would track down his assailant.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/crowd-demand-justice-for-man-bashed-and-slashed-32554.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-13 12:24:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Work restarts on Istana]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Construction of the troubled Istana property development, near Nai Thon, is now under way again.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/work-restarts-on-istana-32551.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-13 11:04:09</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[German retiree found dead]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A retired former German civil servant, Elke Doris Geissler, 60, was found dead in her home near Wat Kata on Friday morning (August 10).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/german-retiree-found-dead-32550.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-13 08:59:00</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Local people urged to form anti-graft network]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) organized a “White-Hearted Government Officers Roadshow” at Central Festival yesterday (August 11) to encourage Phuket people to create an anti-corruption network to watch over the island.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/local-people-urged-to-form-anti-graft-network-32544.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-12 21:27:56</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[True introduces 17 HD channels]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Good news for armchair sportsmen and adventurers: Satellite TV company True Vision is introducing 17 high definition (HD) TV channels in Phuket, the largest number in Thailand.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/true-introduces-17-hd-channels-32530.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-10 18:04:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Rang Noi Island owners 'to be charged']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Office of the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division (NREC) plans to charge the owners of the Kan Krao Co today (August 9) with “occupying forest without permission” on Rang Noi Island, after the company failed to produce documents to prove their innocence before the August 8 deadline set by the NREC.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/rang-noi-island-owners-to-be-charged-32505.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-09 16:16:13</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Bungling gold robber caught]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Burmese worker who managed to get shot while robbing a gold shop last night and then lost almost all the gold he had stolen, was caught this morning.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/bungling-gold-robber-caught-32504.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-09 14:57:57</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Bungling Burmese gold thief leaves loot behind]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Almost 1.5 kilograms of gold worth close to B3 million was snatched from the A Tong Thai gold shop on Patak Rd in Karon during a dramatic robbery about 7.30pm last night (August 8).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/bungling-burmese-gold-thief-leaves-loot-behind-32496.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-09 09:44:24</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA['Life is not enough', says Michelle's husband]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The husband of murdered Perth travel agent Michelle Smith has expressed his disappointment that her two killers were not sentenced to death, Watoday.com.au reported.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/life-is-not-enough-says-michelles-husband-32495.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-09 09:01:36</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Chinese tourist drowns at Koh Hey]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A 69-year-old Chinese tourist, Ji Gua Fen, was found dead at the beach at Koh Hey this afternoon (August 8) after disappearing during a snorkelling trip earlier in the day.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/chinese-tourist-drowns-at-koh-hey-32491.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 17:44:23</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[18-wheeler runs amok, one killed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: An 18-wheel truck side-swiped a pick-up on Thepkrassattri Rd in Baan Lipon last night (August 7) before ploughing into a noodle shop and killing one of the people sitting there.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/18-wheeler-runs-amok-one-killed-32489.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 16:39:08</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Michelle Smith killers get life]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The two Thai men who killed Australian travel agent Michelle Smith on June 20 were today sentenced to death.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/michelle-smith-killers-get-life-32488.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 15:35:09</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Three to face court for beating of Aussie]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Three taxi and tuk-tuk drivers are to appear in court tomorrow, charged with assault causing bodily harm, following a complaint brought against them by Australian tourist Peter Hulands, 45.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/three-to-face-court-for-beating-of-aussie-32472.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-07 17:27:27</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Sentencing of Michelle's killers expected tomorrow]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Sentencing of the two men accused in the murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith is expected to take place tomorrow afternoon (August 8) in the Phuket Provincial Court.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/sentencing-of-michelles-killers-expected-tomorrow-32466.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-07 16:36:55</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Tesco braces for opposition]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Senior management of Tesco-Lotus will be bracing for opposition on August 16 when the company holds an open meeting to discuss results of a draft environmental impact assessment on construction of a new Tesco-Lotus big-box on Bangkok Rd in Phuket Town.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/tesco-braces-for-opposition-32461.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-07 15:01:43</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Nutrition and fitness event on August 9]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Find out more about nutrition and health by joining a fun, free and informative talk this Thursday at The Book Cafe in Nai Harn.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/nutrition-and-fitness-event-on-august-9-32459.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-07 12:58:19</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Prison runaway recaptured]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Drug possession suspect Nontachai Boonyarak, 23, who managed to escape on Friday (August 3) while receiving treatment at Vachira Hospital, was rearrested yesterday morning (August 6).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/prison-runaway-recaptured-32458.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-07 11:49:44</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Locals back B1bn prison plan]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Department of Corrections (DoC) is now pushing forward a billion-baht project to build a state-of-the-art prison in Sri Soonthorn District, on the same site as the Bangjo prison, an annex of the Phuket Provincial Prison.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/locals-back-b1bn-prison-plan-32457.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-07 11:31:41</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Christians meet to transform Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Christian network Harvest Evangelism has been holding its fifth annual series of Transforming the World seminars at the Royal Phuket City hotel in Phuket Town.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/christians-meet-to-transform-phuket-32453.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-06 18:20:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Two parties sign up for Patong elections]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Two local political parties signed up today (August 6) on the first day of registration for elections to the post of Mayor of Patong Municipality and for seats in the town council.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-parties-sign-up-for-patong-elections-32452.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-06 18:16:56</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Swiss expat 'stabbed himself to death']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A Swiss expat, Francois Richard Leppert, 54, was found dead in his house in Soi Naya in Rawai this morning (August 6), after apparently committing suicide by knifing himself in the chest. The knife was still in his hand.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/swiss-expat-stabbed-himself-to-death-32449.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-06 17:33:00</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Indian caught with meth ingredient]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A 31-year-old Indian, Katchi Mohamed Buhari Ahmed, was arrested yesterday evening (August 5) at Phuket International Airport (PIA) after customs officers found his two travel bags stuffed with 10 kilograms of ephedrine sealed inside 20 briefcases.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/indian-caught-with-meth-ingredient-32448.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-06 16:59:34</pubDate> 
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