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| Emergency medical training course for scuba staff
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PHUKET CITY: Badalveda Diving Medicine Network, on behalf of TDA Diving Association (Thailand) and Bangkok Phuket Hospital, is pleased to announce the presentation of an Emergency Med...
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| All systems go for Coral Reef Squadron
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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PHUKET DEEP SEA PORT: Muslim clerics and Buddhist monks held religious services on the morning of November 15 to bless 10 aircraft that will be be sunk off Bang Tao Bay to create t...
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| Nuvo to play benefit concert for Coral Reef Squadron project
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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PATONG: Veteran pop band Nuvo will play a benefit concert at Jungceylon on Friday, November 28 to raise funds for the Coral Reef Squadron artificial reef project, which will have its grand opening ce...
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| The next Miss France is on Phuket
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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NAI YANG: Phuket’s natural beauty got even more attractive this week with the arrival of 36 Miss France contestants who are here to film a segment of the pageant to be broadcast in...
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| Over 30 guns seized at Tah Chat Chai checkpoint
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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TAH CHAT CHAI: Beefed up security at the Tah Chat Chai road checkpoint in Mai Khao has resulted in the seizure of more than 30 firearms in under two months...
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| Mysterious documentary filmed today in Phuket City
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
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PHUKET: At least four pairs of contestants taking part in a travel documentary are racing around Phuket using various forms of transport today.
One of the challenges that faced the contestants...
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| Rage on the road turns fatal
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
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PATONG: A hot-headed youth has been arrested after he shot and killed another man during an argument at a stoplight in Patong on Thursday morning.
The victim was 32-year-old Kamjon “Neng” Pung...
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| Preecha Ruangjan installed as new governor
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Preecha Ruangjan took office as the new Phuket Governor at Provincial Hall on Monday.
Gov Preecha, who comes to Phuket after serving as governor of his home province of Phichit, p...
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| High-season tourism outlook bleak: PTA
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Friday, November 14, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Despite a large drop in fuel prices internationally, the outlook for this year’s high season for tourism remains bleak, a top tourism industry leader says.
Phu...
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| Two arrested in Phuket heroin mega-bust
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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RASSADA (Kom Chad Luek): Police arrested a Thai man and a Taiwanese national along with 104 kilos of heroin at a house in the Phuket City Home residential estate yesterday afternoo...
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| Brit arrested on drug charges
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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KATHU: The government’s 90-day “war on drugs” that started last week has claimed its first foreign casualty in Phuket: a middle-aged British man was caught in possession of ...
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| Local Muslims begin sacred journey
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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MAI KHAO: Phuket Governor Preecha Ruangjan and other top officials attended a ceremony, on Sunday, at Phuket International Airport to send off some 250 local Muslims leaving to att...
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| War on drugs underway
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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BANGKOK (TNA): The government has launched a new round of drug suppression in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat last Thursday.
The 90-day “war on drugs”, w...
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| Phuket Carnival dates announced
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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PATONG: This year’s Phuket Carnival will take place from December 15 to 20 at Patong Beach, some six weeks after the traditional starting date of November 1.
Phuket Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukb...
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| Americans dominate beach volleyball final
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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KARON: In the final playoff of the Swatch FIVB Beach Volleyball 2008 tournament, Jennifer Boss and April Ross overcame fellow Americans Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner to win at Karon Beach on Sunday...
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| Deadline for local 'yellow pages' listings
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Sunday, November 9, 2008
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PHUKET: Businesses wishing to appear in the 2009 Gazette Guide, Phuket’s ‘yellow pages’, have until 6pm on Wednesday, November 12, to enter (or update) their ...
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| UK cancels visas of Thaksin, wife
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
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BANGKOK (The Nation): The British Embassy has revoked entry visas of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman. The cancellations, which were decided while the couple were outs...
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| Israir announces direct flights from mid-December
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Friday, November 7, 2008
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PHUKET: Israeli airline Israir announced Wednesday that as of December it will begin operating two flights to Thailand, including direct flights between Israel and Phuket.
Israel-based news se...
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| Urgent need for B Rh Negative blood
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Friday, November 7, 2008
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BANGKOK: Foreign Correspondents Club Thailand (FCCT) member and well-known local restaurateur Thomas McNamara is in critical condition and in need of blood type B Rh NEGATIVE. If ...
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| Young Brit dies in mystery fall
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
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PATONG: A young English tourist mysteriously fell from a building in Patong early Monday evening and died en route to hospital.
Kathu Police Super...
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| Aussie stabbing: no worries, mate
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
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PATONG: Officers at Patong Hospital have denied reports in a local Thai-language newspaper that an Australian serviceman on shore leave was in a coma after being stabbed repeated...
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| Phupanee and Yunsuwan crash out of Phuket Open Volleyball
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
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KARON: Crowd favorites Orradee Phupanee and Aunchalee Yunsuwan of Thailand crashed out in straight sets (21-16 and 21-15), losing to the more experienced Swedish pairing of Tora H...
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| Bus crash claims 2, injures 30
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Monday, November 3, 2008
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MAI KHAO (NBT): A fully-loaded bus headed for Satun overturned and crashed at about 9 pm Sunday night, killing two people and injuring at least 30...
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| Laguna Phuket turns to China, Middle East as Europe stays away
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Monday, November 3, 2008
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PHUKET: Laguna Phuket, the giant five-star resort complex on Bangtao Beach, Phuket, says it plans to look more and more towards China and the Middle East next year to compensate for a continuing plun...
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| Stress taking a toll
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Monday, November 3, 2008
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BANGKOK (The Nation): Heads of families or breadwinners in urban areas in Bangkok and 18 other provinces are suffering from stress due to political turmoil and economic woes, an Abac poll revealed yes...
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| Kajonkietsuksa School celebrates Halloween
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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WICHIT: Students and teachers of the Kajonkietsuksa School's bilingual program today dressed up for a range of special Halloween activities being held at the school. These fun events are taking place...
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| Alarm over HIV infection among gay men
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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BANGKOK / PHUKET: While the overall figure for people living with HIV/Aids is declining, new infections among men who have sex with men have been increasing drastically during the past few years, caus...
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| Central gets its HomeWorks done
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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WICHIT: After a year under construction, the 1-billion-baht HomeWorks home improvement mall opened its doors to the public for the first time on Saturday, October 25.
Built by the CRC Power Re...
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| AOT launches ‘Lucky Flight’ promo at Phuket Airport
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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MAI KHAO: The Airports Authority Of Thailand (AOT) launched its three-day “Lucky Flight by AOT” promotion on Monday, when some of the 250 passengers arriving aboard Thai Airways flight TG 1205 won pr...
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| They’re here! Box Jellyfish found in Phuket waters
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
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PANWA: The Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) has issued an official warning following the collection of almost 40 box jellyfish in a trap in shallow waters, off Ao Nambor, on...
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| Big Buddha gets big bell
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Monday, October 27, 2008
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KARON: Work on the the enormous Buddha image in the Nakkerd Hills is now about 90% complete and a huge bronze bell was installed at the site to mark King Chulalongkorn Memorial Day on...
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| Regional haze pollution may diminish this year
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Monday, October 27, 2008
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CHERNG TALAY: In one of his first official acts as Governor, Dr Preecha Ruangjan represented the province at a multinational meeting aimed at reducing forest fires and haze in the region.
Th...
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| Man suspected of journalist killing turns himself in
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Monday, October 27, 2008
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NAKHON SRI THAMMARAT: A man wanted on suspicion of involvement in the killing of Matichon journalist Athiwat Chainurat handed himself in to authorities in Nakhon Sri Thamm...
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| Police to launch traffic law crackdown
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Friday, October 24, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: In an attempt to reduce road accidents, Phuket Provincial Police have vowed to get tough on traffic violations under a new road-safety program, the state-run Andaman News service has rep...
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| Chai-Anan elected Kathu mayor
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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KATHU: By exactly 1,000 votes, Chai-Anan Suttikun beat rival candidate Somkid Choosawat in the October 12 election for Mayor of Kathu, Phuket Election Committee (PEC) Director Supa...
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| Man charged with Tesco midnight robberies
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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TAH CHAT CHAI: Stepped-up security at the Tah Chat Chai police checkpoint has resulted in the arrest of a man wanted for stealing merchandise valued at more than 100,000 baht from the Tesco-Lotus sto...
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| Truck gone wild, but nobody hurt
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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PHUKET: A truck crashed through a roadside wall and careened down a steep embankment after its brakes failed this afternoon. No one was hurt in the accident, which occurred at about 5pm on Ake-Wanich ...
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| Google Maps launched for Phuket businesses
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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PHUKET: The Gazette Guide, Phuket’s local business directory (yellow pages), has today announced the availability of Google Maps to its roughly 4,000 listed businesses. Users of the online version o...
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| Man arrested for murder at Khao Khad Viewpoint
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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WICHIT: Phuket City Police took just 12 hours to arrest one man for the brutal stabbing and shooting murder of a bank employee on the night of October 12, but another key suspect in the case remains ...
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| Two survive family ‘wipeout’ attempt
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Monday, October 20, 2008
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SAKOO: Police are investigating two possible motives for the shooting attack that left two rubber tappers dead and a third critically injured high in the Layan hills on Friday afternoon.
Tah C...
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| Salang revives threat
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
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BANGKOK (The Nation): Police General Salang Bunnag yesterday revived his threat to "retake" Government House from the anti-government protesters, saying that his planned operation would begin after a...
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| TAT awards Dusit Laguna Phuket best hotel in South
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
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PHUKET: Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has won the 7th Thailand Tourism Award 2008 from the TAT for being the best hotel in the South with over 80 rooms. Criteria considered by the judg...
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| Committee reverses decision on bypass U-turn
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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WICHIT: The U-turn on the bypass road in front of Phuket International Hospital (PIH) will remain open until a new set of traffic lights is completed further to the north, a provin...
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| PAD protest on National Police Day
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Ceremonies on Monday morning marking National Police Day had some unexpected guests, when some 300 People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters turned up to express their anger at ...
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| Bangkok Airways gears up for high season
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Thursday, October 9, 2008
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BANGKOK: Bangkok Airways will increase frequency on its Bangkok-Phuket and Phuket-Samui routes during the high season with a new schedule that starts on October 26, the carrier has announced.
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| Ruling party tense after PM Somchai's royal audience
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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BANGKOK (The Nation): Repoters and People Power Party MPs were scrambling last night to try to verify claims that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat might dissolve Parliament.
A grim-looking Somc...
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| Chinese gas canisters to be recalled, destroyed
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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BANGKOK (The Nation): The Royal Thai Police will recall all Chinese-made tear-gas canisters that are now blamed for causing horrific injuries and deaths to People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demons...
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| Governor Niran to be transferred to Bangkok
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
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PHUKET: After serving eight years in Phuket, Governor Niran Kalayanamit will now leave the province, the state-run NBT news agency has announced.
Governor Niran was initially transferred to Ph...
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| New reservoir filling up
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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THALANG: Work on Phuket’s second major reservoir at Bang Neaw Dum in Srisoothorn is almost complete, with one million cubic meters of water already being held behind the dam.
Supinyo Hoonpadun...
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| Province launches mobile “anti-poverty” clinic
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Friday, October 10, 2008
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PHUKET CITY: Phuket Province this morning launched a “Mobile Anti-Poverty Clinic” aimed at eliminating poverty in the province in accordance with government policy |
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