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<description>Phuket Opinion - 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[Phuket Opinion: Kept in the dark]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: If Tuesday night’s black out – the biggest outage ever recorded in Thailand – taught us anything, it is to always be careful in Thailand. That you’re on your own and that nothing is probably as it seems.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-kept-in-the-dark-39600.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:10:08 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket: Of no fixed abode]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The role of a consul is to act as an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-of-no-fixed-abode-39450.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:52:38 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[May greetings from the Phuket Governor]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: To all residents and visitors to Phuket, I hope you are well and enjoying our wonderful island home. In this month’s Greetings from the Governor column, I wish to address four main points.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/may-greetings-from-the-phuket-governor-39411.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:24 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Straying far from home]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Proverbial hats off to the Soi Dog Foundation for neutering their 50,000th dog as part of their 10-year-long sterilisation programme this week.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-straying-far-from-home-39281.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:01:31 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Tales of Thalang traffic woe]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The locals in Thalang were excited. Tesco was going to build a new store next to the school. There were going to be lots of restaurants, a department store and theatres.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-tales-of-thalang-traffic-woe-39259.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 15:52:06 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket foreigners. Who needs them?]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The dirty ‘F’ word – foreigner. Not native to this land. Someone of foreign nationality. Different. Alien. Not us. Foreigners. Bloody foreigners.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-foreigners-who-needs-them-39189.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 09:46:37 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Time to take on the tuk-tuks]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: I live in Thailand for six months out of every year, and have visited virtually every tourist destination on the island.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-time-to-take-on-the-tuk-tuks-39023.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:49:22 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Kicking up a stink]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET OPINION: The quality of the seawater around Phuket was a hot topic on the island a few years ago. Following complaints by German holidaymakers, a German documentary maker visited the island in 2011 to take water samples at various points and off beaches around the island.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-kicking-up-a-stink-39016.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:13:10 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Greetings from the Governor]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET OPINION: I would like to say Happy Thai New Year to all the readers of The Phuket News and wish you good luck for the coming year. I also want to say a big welcome to all visitors to the island over this joyful period. In this month’s Greetings from the Governor column, I wish to address three issues.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-greetings-from-the-governor-38844.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:03:01 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Learning from the Sea Gypsies]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET OPINION: Having read recent articles in the media regarding the Rawai Sea Gypsies, I wanted to write to you about the plight of the people who taught me all I know about the Andaman Sea and still continue to educate and amaze me – the Rawai Sea Gypsies.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-learning-from-the-sea-gypsies-38843.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:58:46 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Boats, pubs, marinas and boat shows]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET OPINION: I went to the Phuket boat show last month.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-boats-pubs-marinas-and-boat-shows-38842.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:51:36 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Democracy loses in halls of parliament]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK: In theory, a democratic nation is governed by three branches: the executive, judicial and the parliamentary or legislative. In Thailands reality, the country is governed formally by those three institutions, but also informally by two other institutions, the military and what we shall term as the old establishment.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/democracy-loses-in-halls-of-parliament-38814.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:20:43 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A wet and not so wild week in Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: While last week in Phuket was characterised by a pervading sense of fear and anger, over both the atrocious actions of the callous Tesco Lotus gunman, and promises of protests by the island’s tuk-tuk drivers, this week in Phuket has by contrast, at least on the face of it, been much calmer.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-wet-and-not-so-wild-week-in-phuket-38792.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:10:29 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Fighting fire with fire]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: In response to a threat issued by a Karon tuk-tuk driver that, if introduced, a public bus service from the airport to Kata and Karon would be met with public road protests, a Phuket News reader suggested that “heads should be cracked”, in order to fight the violence with even greater violence.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-fighting-fire-with-fire-38655.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:19:53 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[With great power comes great responsibility]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The motorbike crash on the weekend involving two Russian students from British International School raised an important point about driving on the island’s roads.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/with-great-power-comes-great-responsibility-38557.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:19:16 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: It's a funny old world]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: As the saying goes, it’s a funny old world. That is, if your idea of humour is dark, twisted and at its core, wholly unjust.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-its-a-funny-old-world-38304.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:10 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: People power]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: People power ladies and gentlemen, people power.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-people-power-38202.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:40:01 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Tangled web we weave]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[THAILAND: Not only is Leonardo DiCaprio an award-winning actor, hes also an admirable philanthropist. But life is rarely fair.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-tangled-web-we-weave-37979.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:16:38 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Skatepark deserves our full support]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Those with the determination and vision to launch fundraising for what will hopefully become Phuket’s first skatepark should be praised.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-skatepark-deserves-our-full-support-37978.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:09:37 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Probing for the truth]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Last week The Phuket News published a story about the apparent shelving of the two main land title probes that have had Phuket’s developers and hoteliers quivering for the past year.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-probing-for-the-truth-37529.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:15:51 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET:  This month I want to discuss three issues: Phuket’s transport projects, the Phuket International Airport, and work permits and visas for foreigners on the island.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-phuket-governor-maitree-intusut-37521.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:19:00 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Celebrating history]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: If it’s one thing that Phuket Town does well, it’s festivals. Last week’s Chinese New Year festival in Phuket Town culminated on the Sanam Chai football field with a wonderful assortment of celebrations on Sunday night. There were Chinese acrobats, Chinese musicians, Chinese dancing and a magnificent fireworks display, which was, technically speaking, Chinese in origin.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-celebrating-history-37528.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:35:46 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Building a strong community]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: In the first of a new series of monthly columns, Phuket Governor Maitree Intusut examines the issues that matter. Here, he looks at how we can all help build a strong sense of community.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-building-a-strong-community-37527.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:34:02 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Let’s face the facts]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Most of the so-called “Russian” businesses in Phuket are actually Thai-owned and just use Russian people in the front so they can get explain things to Russian customers directly.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-let’s-face-the-facts-37525.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:29:38 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: On the buses]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: It’s a brave outfit that dares to run a bus service through Patong.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-on-the-buses-37524.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:26:39 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Another week in paradise]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Two days after a display of 300 Royal Thai Police Officers along Bangla Road, aimed at bolstering tourist confidence as part of a 30-day safety campaign in Phuket and Pattaya, four expatriates were found dead in Patong.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-another-week-in-paradise-37523.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:25:00 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Comrades in arms]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The story earlier this week about the conflict between Thai and Russian businesspeople on the island has raised many interesting points about Russian people living in Phuket.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-comrades-in-arms-37522.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:23:31 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: The best things in Phuket are free]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The best things in life are free. Try telling my girlfriend that.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-the-best-things-in-phuket-are-free-35920.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:57:21 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Christmas giving]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: It’s that time of year again readers to wish ourselves a very Merry Christmas. Despite the outdoor scenes of sunshine and searing heat, the festive sentiments remain as pertinent as ever in Phuket.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-christmas-giving-35673.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:35:50 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Not all palm trees and sunshine]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The last week has been one of shock and sadness for the island’s expatriates.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-not-all-palm-trees-and-sunshine-35472.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:49:07 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Road to disaster]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Another week has passed and with it comes the tragic news that even more lives on Phuket’s notoriously dangerous roads have passed along with it.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-road-to-disaster-35471.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:41:41 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Either way]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The decision by British High Court officials in the case of alleged killer Lee “Pitbull” Aldhouse, could have gone either way.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-either-way-35299.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:29:02 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Money matters]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: In these tough economic times, money can quite often be too tight to mention. Yet over the last week it has seemed to permeate the news more than usual.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-money-matters-34477.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:06:02 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Facing the music]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Once again, the Vegetarian Festival has provided a feast of deliciously healthy food, wonderfully weird thrills, and disgustingly literal spills.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-facing-the-music-34048.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:50:06 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Keeping those laws shipshape]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Sailors from the US Navy left the island on October 11 after four days of much needed ‘rest’ and ‘recuperation’. They also probably left behind a little less money than they normally do, owing to a more serious enforcement of entertainment closing times.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-keeping-those-laws-shipshape-33889.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:08:22 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Bye bye Bali]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: AirAsia’s decision in 2010 to introduce a direct flight from the tropical island of Phuket to the tropical island of Bali was odd. Why would anybody who lives in Phuket want to visit Bali or vice versa?]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-bye-bye-bali-33536.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:49:33 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Understanding the underpass]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Bridges, tunnels, overpasses and underpasses. All have been proposed in the last few years to ease traffic congestion on Phuket’s roads.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-understanding-the-underpass-33415.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:39:06 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Legal taxi]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: It’s human nature to want something that is difficult or even impossible to attain.  Maybe it’s because we are animals who value the chase over the prey, or perhaps we are all just eternal optimists seeking a better life.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-legal-taxi-33296.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:23:28 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: The importance of insurance]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The unfortunate situation that visa run bus-crash victim Alexandra ‘Sasha’ Monakhova found herself in is a reminder to all about how important health insurance is when living overseas.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-the-importance-of-insurance-33078.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:52:25 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Safety first]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: One of the delights of living in Thailand is the lack of rules and regulations that crimp one’s fun, or sanuk.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-safety-first-32848.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:00:42 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Farming out  the future]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The continuing battle between local farmers and property developers appears to be going the way of the developers. Should it be?]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-farming-out-the-future-32640.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:03:07 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Gambling on a better Phuket future?]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Dhanin Chearavanont is not the first person to advocate the legalisation of casinos in Thailand, but as Thailand’s richest man, he is certainly the most prominent so far. He has a valid point.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-gambling-on-a-better-phuket-future-32639.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:59:46 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Promoting the island's artists]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket is fast becoming recognised for its talented performers, following the success of Warunee Gig Suwannurak, who has made it into the finals of the Thailands Got Talent television competition.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-promoting-the-islands-artists-32425.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:38:01 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: For the good of the few]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Less than two months ago, Thai tycoon Dr Boon Wanasin stated his desire for Phuket to become a Special Economic Zone, which would in effect give the island complete autonomy over its decisions.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-for-the-good-of-the-few-32271.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:22:11 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: No Kodak moments]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Crocodiles are sometimes spotted on Bangla Road. This is not a metaphor, nor an analogy. Touts have been known to offer personalised photographs of splayed crocodiles with their mouths taped shut.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-no-kodak-moments-32122.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:14:42 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Will ASEAN be the new Euro?]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: ASEAN secretary general Surin Pitsuwans recent comments extolling the virtues of the positives of an ASEAN community assume a more sinister aspect when one considers his background as a fellow of the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, his post at the American University in Washington, and his connection to the US Congress.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-will-asean-be-the-new-euro-32121.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 17:12:45 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Results are crucial]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The results of the autopsies on two Canadian sisters who were found dead at a hotel in Phi Phi are likely to reveal more to the world about Thailand than just the cause of their deaths.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-results-are-crucial-31975.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:44:23 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: All eyes on Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: There are around 1,000 CCTV cameras scattered around the island. Some are owned by the government, while others have been installed and are maintained by local businesses and home-owners.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-all-eyes-on-phuket-31972.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:23:17 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Enough already]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The two criminals involved in the horrible killing of 60-year-old Australian travel agent Michelle Smith are now behind bars.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-enough-already-31971.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:09:57 +0700</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket Opinion: Phuket stands alone]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: This week Thai tycoon Dr Boon Wanasin stated his case and desire for Phuket to become a Special Economic Zone, which would in effect give the island complete autonomy over its decisions.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-opinion-phuket-stands-alone-31970.php</link> 
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:07:29 +0700</pubDate> 
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