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<description>Phuket National - 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[Thai teen says Burmese soldiers killed his father]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A 14-year-old boy from Ranong who claims that Burmese soldiers killed his father during a raid, is asking for the remains to be returned to him.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-teen-says-burmese-soldiers-killed-his-father-32706.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-20 07:09:11</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Two die violently in rubber plantations]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Tha Sala District in Nakhon Sri Thammarat does not seem to be a good place to be in the rubber trade at the moment, with two violent deaths – one suicide and one a murder – being recorded on Tuesday (August 14) alone.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-die-violently-in-rubber-plantations-32644.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-16 17:56:14</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thai senator says he shot ex-wife by accident]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A Thai senator who shot his ex-wife at the dinner table with an Uzi 9mm pistol said Tuesday that her death was a tragic accident.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-senator-says-he-shot-ex-wife-by-accident-32599.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-15 12:53:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Bangkok gov orders billboard inspections after fatal fall]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered safety checks on all of Bangkok’s estimated 900 billboards after one collapsed in heavy rain on Rama II Road Sunday and killed a man.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/bangkok-gov-orders-billboard-inspections-after-fatal-fall-32566.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 09:09:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Oops. Senator accidentally shoots ex-wife at dinner]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A Thai senator accidentally shot his ex-wife dead as he tried to put away the 9mm sub-machine gun that he had placed on the table during a family meal, police said today (August 13).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/oops-senator-accidentally-shoots-ex-wife-at-dinner-32564.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-13 17:01:42</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand woos Middle Eastern health tourists]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailand will offer 90-day visas on arrival to citizens of six Middle Eastern countries for private health treatment in a bid to boost its status as a medical tourism hub, officials said Tuesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-woos-middle-eastern-health-tourists-32487.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 14:35:07</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Red Shirt trial 'likely to be postponed']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The terrorism trial of Thai &quot;Red Shirt&quot; protest leaders in connection with deadly unrest in 2010 is expected to be postponed because some defendants have parliamentary immunity, the defence said Tuesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/red-shirt-trial-likely-to-be-postponed-32486.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 14:33:58</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Medium attendant's throat cut]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[An investigation into the murder of 40-year-old Taoist ‘medium attendant’ Kasidich Tabonwat led to the arrest of a 16-year-old boy in Trang on Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/medium-attendants-throat-cut-32477.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 10:57:33</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phang Nga woman has the funeral of her dreams]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A 37-year-old Phang Nga woman, after having a vision of her own death the day before it occurred, ordered friends and relatives to purchase a coffin and insisted that there be music, dancing and that those attending wear purple instead of black, the former being her favourite colour.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phang-nga-woman-has-the-funeral-of-her-dreams-32476.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 10:56:02</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thai villagers in legal challenge against Laos dam]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thai opponents of a planned multi-billion dollar dam in Laos submitted a lawsuit to a court in Bangkok on Tuesday seeking to prevent their country buying power from the hydropower project.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-villagers-in-legal-challenge-against-laos-dam-32474.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-08 09:39:32</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Grenades, AK-47 found on Bangkok bus]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thai police said Sunday they were looking for the owner of a bag left on a public bus in Bangkok with an AK-47 assault rifle, more than 200 bullets, 10 hand grenades and five mines inside.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/grenades-ak-47-found-on-bangkok-bus-32420.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-05 23:29:19</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Trade of Shame dogs successfully sterilised]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Phuket’s Soi Dog Foundation [SDF] has successfully completed a sterilisation operation at the Khemmarat livestock centre, in Ubon Ratchathani province on Thailand’s far eastern border with Laos, where several hundred dogs rescued from the dog meat trade are being housed.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/trade-of-shame-dogs-successfully-sterilised-32390.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-03 11:35:56</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand mulls curfew in unrest hotspots: minister]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailand is considering imposing curfews in parts of its Muslim-dominated deep south in an attempt to quell an eight-year-old insurgency, the deputy prime minister said Wednesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-mulls-curfew-in-unrest-hotspots-minister-32357.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-02 09:21:34</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Bangkok police make huge sex drugs bust]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thai police have seized illegal sex drugs and toys worth several million dollars in a raid on a warehouse in the capital Bangkok, a senior official said on Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/bangkok-police-make-huge-sex-drugs-bust-32307.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-31 08:46:09</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Krabi village chief dies in hail of bullets]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A village chief in Krabi died in a firestorm of bullets from automatic weapons on Saturday evening (July 28), and four villagers riding in the back of his truck are in a critical condition in hospital with bullet wounds.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/krabi-village-chief-dies-in-hail-of-bullets-32305.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-30 17:24:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Madagascar deports ousted leader's spouse to Thailand]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The wife of Madagascars ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana was deported and put on a flight to Thailand Friday, hours after she landed at the island nations capital, her son said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/madagascar-deports-ousted-leaders-spouse-to-thailand-32290.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-29 13:21:16</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Militants shoot dead 4 soldiers in Pattani]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Militants shot dead four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday in Thailands volatile south, an army spokesman said, as a surge in violence since the start of Ramadan continued.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/militants-shoot-dead-4-soldiers-in-pattani-32289.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-29 13:20:30</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Villagers finally catch naughty monk]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Outraged villagers in the Haad Yai district of Songkhla have finally nailed the abbot of the local Wat Kuanluang, who they claim has been dallying salaciously with women for years.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/villagers-finally-catch-naughty-monk-32255.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-26 09:41:46</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Progress reported with candidate dengue vaccine]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Trials in Thailand with a candidate vaccine for dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease, have shown it to protect against three of the four virus strains, its French maker said Wednesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/progress-reported-with-candidate-dengue-vaccine-32252.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-26 08:59:43</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar prison terms for Thai 'encroachers']]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Almost a hundred Thai nationals were sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison, a Myanmar official said Wednesday, after they were held for illegally crossing the border to run rubber plantations.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-prison-terms-for-thai-encroachers-32251.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-26 08:59:15</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Health concerns for Thai charged with royal slur]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A Bangkok court has charged a 64-year-old Thai-born New Zealand resident for insulting the kingdoms revered monarchy, police said Wednesday, despite concerns over the womans mental health.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/health-concerns-for-thai-charged-with-royal-slur-32250.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-26 08:58:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Five police killed in south roadside bomb]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Five policemen were killed and another was critically wounded Wednesday in a roadside bomb attack in Thailands restive south, police said, as an uptick in violence since the start of Ramadan continued.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/five-police-killed-in-south-roadside-bomb-32249.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-26 08:58:15</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Asia fuels record elephant, rhino killings: WWF]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[China, Vietnam and Thailand are among the worst offenders in fuelling a global black market that is seeing record numbers of elephants and rhinos killed in Africa, environment group WWF said on Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/asia-fuels-record-elephant-rhino-killings-wwf-32228.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-25 09:19:23</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Sex, drugs, stigma put Thai transsexuals at HIV risk]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[From a cafe near the go-go bars of a Bangkok red light district where she campaigns for safe sex, Gigi gives an unvarnished view of how she joined Thailands growing ranks of transgender people with HIV.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/sex-drugs-stigma-put-thai-transsexuals-at-hiv-risk-32227.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-25 09:17:00</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thai troops shot Italian photographer: police]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Government troops are believed to have shot an Italian photographer who was killed during mass opposition street protests in 2010 in Bangkok, police told an official inquest in Thailand on Monday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-troops-shot-italian-photographer-police-32226.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-25 09:16:29</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Mystery over death of man in jail]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A man who escaped from Phang-nga prison early this month, then four days later decided to surrender, died on Saturday (July 21) in official custody – reportedly after vomiting blood.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/mystery-over-death-of-man-in-jail-32204.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-23 18:25:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand, Myanmar back ambitious port project]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailand and Myanmar pledged on Monday to press ahead with a multi-billion-dollar deep sea port project and to open new border crossings during summit talks focused on strengthening economic ties.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-myanmar-back-ambitious-port-project-32197.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-23 16:30:23</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar president visits Thailand]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Myanmars president Sunday made his first official trip to Thailand since taking power in a visit likely to focus on economic ties between his reforming nation and its more affluent neighbour.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-president-visits-thailand-32194.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-23 13:30:20</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Doherty kicked out of Chiang Mai rehab clinic]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Troubled British rock star Pete Doherty has been thrown out of an exclusive drug treatment centre in Thailand for failing to show he is ready to kick his heroin habit, the clinic said Thursday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/doherty-kicked-out-of-chiang-mai-rehab-clinic-32125.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-19 17:28:43</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Probe launched into foreign shareholdings]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The Commerce Ministry is set to launch a nationwide inspection of foreign shareholdings in Thai-registered companies within the coming month.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/probe-launched-into-foreign-shareholdings-32115.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-19 12:06:32</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Bangkok schools close due to hand, foot and mouth disease]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[The number of Bangkok schools that have closed or suspended classes due to an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) has risen to nearly 30, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday (July 18).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/bangkok-schools-close-due-to-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-32111.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-19 10:34:47</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Three killed in co-ordinated Southern attacks]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[At least two civilians and a soldier were killed after two dozen militants launched simultaneous attacks on a village and a military outpost in Thailands restive south, the army said Wednesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/three-killed-in-co-ordinated-southern-attacks-32103.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-18 15:40:37</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thaksin says amnesty key to reconciliation]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday called for a highly-controversial amnesty, saying it is a &quot;key to reconciliation&quot; and long overdue.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thaksin-says-amnesty-key-to-reconciliation-32096.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-18 10:06:46</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Viktor Bout cronies tried to renew arms trade: NGO]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Two alleged accomplices of convicted Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout – arrested in Thailand in 2008 – sought to relaunch his business from the Indian Ocean nation of Mauritius, a US non-governmental organization said Tuesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/viktor-bout-cronies-tried-to-renew-arms-trade-ngo-32095.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-18 10:03:00</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand seizes half-tonne of ivory from Kenya]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailand has seized nearly half a tonne of ivory worth an estimated $725,000 smuggled from Kenya in boxes labelled handicrafts, a senior customs officer at Bangkoks main airport said Tuesday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-seizes-half-tonne-of-ivory-from-kenya-32080.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-17 16:12:08</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand's king treated for brain bleed: palace]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailands deeply revered king, the worlds longest reigning monarch, was treated for a minor brain bleed in the hospital where he has lived since 2009, the palace said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailands-king-treated-for-brain-bleed-palace-32054.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-16 14:10:11</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thai court dismisses complaint against ruling party]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailands ruling party escaped the threat of dissolution on Friday after the Constitutional Court dismissed an opposition complaint that had raised fears of reigniting the kingdoms bitter splits.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-court-dismisses-complaint-against-ruling-party-32053.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-16 14:09:07</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Eight drug suspects killed in Chiang Rai]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Eight suspected drug dealers were killed on Monday in a clash with Thai security forces who seized weapons and a large amount of illegal amphetamines, Thailands military said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/eight-drug-suspects-killed-in-chiang-rai-32052.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-16 14:08:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[IMF to open Myanmar office in Thailand]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has announced a new office aimed at boosting its support for Myanmar as the impoverished nation grapples to revive its long-neglected economy.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/imf-to-open-myanmar-office-in-thailand-32018.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 15:08:20</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand braces for key court ruling]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of police are expected to surround Thailands Constitutional Court Friday as the country braces for a crunch ruling that threatens to rip open the kingdoms bitter political divisions.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-braces-for-key-court-ruling-31988.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 08:46:47</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Spanish man blogs Bangkok suicide on Facebook: police]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A Spanish man found dead in his apartment in downtown Bangkok on the eve of his 37th birthday had live-blogged his suicide on his Facebook page, Thai police said Thursday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/spanish-man-blogs-bangkok-suicide-on-facebook-police-31987.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-13 08:46:18</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand steps up security for key court ruling]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailand on Wednesday said it was boosting security ahead of an incendiary charter amendment case that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party, with judges given special police protection.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-steps-up-security-for-key-court-ruling-31977.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-12 10:04:50</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Snakes and baby monkey seized at Suvarnabhumi]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thai airport authorities Wednesday found 11 pythons and a baby monkey among an array of creatures hidden in the suitcase of a Kuwaiti woman trying to board a flight from Bangkok, wildlife officials said.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/snakes-and-baby-monkey-seized-at-suvarnabhumi-31976.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-12 10:04:14</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thai pardon for US citizen jailed for royal insult]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailand on Wednesday said a Thai-born US citizen jailed for insulting the kingdoms revered monarch had been granted a royal pardon, in a move welcomed by the United States.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/thai-pardon-for-us-citizen-jailed-for-royal-insult-31958.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-11 12:05:54</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Court defers key ruling on PM party]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thailands Constitutional Court on Friday deferred ruling for a week on an incendiary charter amendment case that could lead to the dissolution of the ruling party.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/court-defers-key-ruling-on-pm-party-31895.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-07 13:14:18</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[European conmen arrested in $10 million Thai scam]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A gang of international fraudsters who duped European victims into investing eight million euros ($9.9 million) in fake funds have been arrested in Bangkok, Thai immigration police said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/european-conmen-arrested-in-10-million-thai-scam-31894.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-07 13:13:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar detains dozens of Thai villagers]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Nearly 50 Thai nationals have been detained in neighbouring Myanmar after illegally crossing the border to run rubber and palm plantations, the Thai military said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-detains-dozens-of-thai-villagers-31893.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-07 13:12:42</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Pregnant migrant worker plan slammed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Thai government proposals to deport pregnant migrant workers will heighten discrimination rather than boost the fight against human trafficking, Human Rights Watch said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/pregnant-migrant-worker-plan-slammed-31892.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-07 13:11:47</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar's president to make Thai state visit]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Myanmars President Thein Sein is scheduled to make a delayed state visit to Thailand later this month after twice postponing the trip, a senior Thai minister said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmars-president-to-make-thai-state-visit-31877.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-06 13:26:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar detains dozens of Thai villagers]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[At least 70 Thai nationals have been detained in neighbouring Myanmar after illegally crossing the border to run rubber and palm plantations, the Thai military said Friday.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-detains-dozens-of-thai-villagers-31876.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-06 13:25:59</pubDate> 
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