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	<title><![CDATA[PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand Slashes 60-Day Visa-Free Stays, Disaster Centre Opens After 10-Year Delay || May 20]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET XTRA - May 20 || Hosted by: JP Mestanza
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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-xtra-video-thailand-slashes-60-day-visa-free-stays-disaster-centre-opens-after-10-year-delay-may-20-100316.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T17:00+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: Thailand Slashes 60-Day Visa-Free Stays, Disaster Centre Opens After 10-Year Delay || May 20]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Heavy rain floods roads across Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Heavy rain and localised flooding hit several parts of Phuket today (May 20) as officials warned residents to remain cautious over the possibility of more rain and strong winds through the weekend.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/heavy-rain-floods-roads-across-phuket-100312.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T15:27+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Screenshot: Eakkapop Thongtub]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Rawai man found dead at home, debt stress blamed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A Phuket man was found dead at his home in Rawai yesterday afternoon (May 19), with police reporting that financial stress is believed to have contributed to the tragedy.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/rawai-man-found-dead-at-home-debt-stress-blamed-100311.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T14:41+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Photo: Chalong Police]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Myanmar military claims recapture of Thai border town]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[YANGON: Myanmar’s military claimed today (May 20) to have recaptured a town on the Thai border, expanding the frontier trade crossings it claims to control in the grinding civil war.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/myanmar-military-claims-recapture-of-thai-border-town-100310.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T14:31+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Photo: AFP]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Baby rescued from locked car]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A nine-month-old baby was safely rescued after becoming trapped inside a locked car in Thalang this morning (May 20), prompting an urgent response from rescuers in Phuket.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/baby-rescued-from-locked-car-100309.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T14:24+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Screenshot: Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket officials aim to reduce road accidents]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Provincial officials have pledged to strengthen road safety measures across the island as authorities push to reduce accidents and fatalities in high-risk areas through closer coordination between agencies and targeted local solutions.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-officials-aim-to-reduce-road-accidents-100300.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-19T17:21+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Photo: Patong Police / file]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Cabinet approves ‘Thai Chuay Thai Plus’ co-payment scheme]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK: The Cabinet approved the “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” (Thais Helping Thais Plus) co-payment scheme yesterday (May 19), worth up to B4,000 per registered person, to help ease the cost of living, commencing on June 1.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/cabinet-approves-thai-chuay-thai-plus-co-payment-scheme-100301.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-19T18:59+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Nonthaburi officials assist a vendor in Muang district on the first day of the government’s ‘Thais Help Thais’ sales campaign last Friday (May 15). Photo: Chanat Katanyu]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Governor reissues weather warning for Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsitthaworn has ordered officials across the island to prepare for heavy rain and strong winds forecast to affect Phuket and the Andaman coast from May 19-21, after days of heavy downpours and strong gusts of wind that have already felled trees in several areas.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/governor-reissues-weather-warning-for-phuket-100304.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T09:17+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<url>https://www.thephuketnews.com/photo/listing/2026/1779243701_1-org.jpg</url> 
		<title><![CDATA[Image: TMD]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[PM’s office inspector pushes Phuket flood action]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket officials have urged urgent action to improve flood prevention infrastructure in Wichit after inspecting a canal retaining wall project aimed at easing water flow through flood-prone communities.

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	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/pm-office-inspector-pushes-phuket-flood-action-100291.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-19T13:12+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Photo: NBT Phuket]]></title> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Thailand ends 60-day visa-free stay]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK: The Cabinet on Tuesday (May 19) decided to end the 60-day visa-free programme for foreign visitors to Thailand, with the timeline for enforcement still being worked out.]]></description> 
	<link>https://www.thephuketnews.com/thailand-ends-60-day-visa-free-stay-100303.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2026-05-20T08:34+07:00</pubDate> 
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		<title><![CDATA[Tourists with lotus flowers in their hands pose as a tuk-tuk driver and passengers parked at Pak Klong Talat flower market in Bangkok on March 30. Photo: Apichart Jinakul / Bangkok Post

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