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<description>Phuket News - 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>https://www.thephuketnews.com</link> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Officials explore Phuket’s future as tourism revenue tops B545bn]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Officials and academics gathered in Phuket on Wednesday (Aug 5) to discuss the island’s future development as Governor Chotinrin Kerdsum highlighted the province’s economic strength, with Phuket generating an estimated B545.37 billion in tourism revenue in 2025 and recording a Gross Provincial Product (GPP) of B272.4bn.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/officials-explore-phuket-future-as-tourism-revenue-tops-b545bn-101213.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-06T14:00+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Photo: PR Phuket]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Nai Harn’s Baan Krating Resort faces land probe]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Forestry officials have inspected Baan Krating Phuket Resort at Laem Krating in Rawai as part of the ongoing ‘Phuket Model’ campaign to investigate suspected encroachment on protected forest land, with the resort presenting a land title deed issued in 2010 to support its claim of legal ownership.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/nai-harn-baan-krating-resort-faces-land-probe-101203.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-06T11:00+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Screenhshot: MCOT]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket nightlife operators expand association islandwide]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket nightlife operators have expanded their industry association to represent entertainment businesses across all three districts of the island, while continuing their campaign for revised entertainment zoning that they say better reflects Phuket’s growth as an international tourism destination.]]></description> 
	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-nightlife-operators-expand-association-islandwide-101206.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-06T10:30+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785926676_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Photo: PR Phuket]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Police officer injured, crashes motorbike into stopped pickup]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A traffic police officer was injured after his motorcycle crashed into a pickup truck that had stopped in a traffic lane in Wichit on yesterday (Aug 5).

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-officer-injured-crashes-motorbike-into-stopped-pickup-101209.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-06T09:30+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785924859_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Photo: Wichit Police]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Police seize meth, gun hidden in car at Phuket checkpoint]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Police at Phukets Tha Chatchai checkpoint arrested a 31-year-old man after discovering methamphetamine, crystal meth, a revolver and ammunition concealed inside the door of his car during a vehicle inspection early yesterday (Aug 5).

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-seize-meth-gun-hidden-in-car-at-phuket-checkpoint-101210.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-06T09:00+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785926216_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Photo: Wichit Police]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Rail ties with Russia advance]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK: Thailand and Russia have pledged to strengthen railway ties after transport officials from both countries met in Moscow yesterday (Aug 5) to discuss technology cooperation, skills development and research partnerships.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/rail-ties-with-russia-advance-101211.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-06T08:30+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785979852_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[The delegation of Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn centre in Moscow yesterday (Aug 5). Photo: Ministry of Transport]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[17 injured after turbulence on Air India Phuket-Delhi flight]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Seventeen people, including four crew members, were injured after an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence during its journey on Tuesday (Aug 4).]]></description> 
	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/17-injured-after-turbulence-on-air-india-phuket-delhi-flight-101208.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-05T16:46+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785923186_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Photo: Air India]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar keen to boost ties]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK: Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to arrive in Thailand tomorrow (Aug 6) for a two day visit, marking his first trip here since becoming a civilian leader.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-keen-to-boost-ties-101204.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-05T15:58+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785920316_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (left) pays a courtesy call on Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Nay Pyi Taw during his official visit to Myanmar in April. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Big Buddha roadside shops shut as forest land probe expands]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET; More than 40 shops and businesses along the road to Phuket’s Big Buddha are under investigation after officials launched a major operation targeting alleged encroachment on protected forest land.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/big-buddha-roadside-shops-shut-as-forest-land-probe-expands-101201.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-05T13:37+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785911837_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Photo: MNRE Phuket]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket steps up flood preparations as heavy rain forecast]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket officials have stepped up disaster preparedness measures ahead of forecasts of heavy rain, storms and possible landslides during the peak of the southwest monsoon, with authorities warning residents and mariners to remain on alert over the coming days.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-steps-up-flood-preparations-as-heavy-rain-forecast-101200.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-08-05T13:14+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1785910459_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Photo: PR Phuket]]></title> 
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