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Tourist safety: Phuket Gov meets honorary consuls
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: The Phuket Governor met with honorary consuls from 16 countries yesterday afternoon to discuss ways to improve safety for foreign tourists on holiday in Phuket....
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Danish Prince Henrik coming to Phuket
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Phuket is preparing for the arrival of Prince Henrik of Denmark in mid-February....
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Phuket braces for ‘ice’ storm
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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PHUKET: Ya ice is replacing ya bah as the drug of choice for Phuket’s teenagers, according to the island’s top police officer....
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February blood drive in Phuket
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: The Phuket Chapter of the Thai Red Cross Society in conjunction with the Phuket Regional Office of the National Blood Center has announced the following dates and times for it mobile dona...
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Phuket education fair this Sunday
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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PHUKET: More than 20 Phuket-based Thai, bilingual and international schools are taking part in the Phuket Private Education Fair at Central Festival this Sunday....
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Car crushes cobra in Mai Khao
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Monday, February 8, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: A cobra trying to cross Thepkrasattri Road in Thalang got crushed by oncoming traffic late yesterday afternoon....
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Phuket fishing boat scuttled after blaze
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Monday, February 8, 2010
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RASSADA, PHUKET: A wooden fishing boat that burst into flames during repair work this morning was deliberately sunk in the waters of Klong Tha Cheen....
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Phuket Readers' Poll: closing times
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Monday, February 8, 2010
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PHUKET: Phuket Governor Wichai Phraisa-ngop is reportedly lobbying the government in Bangkok to have the closing time for bars and nightclubs in Patong extended to 4am....
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Man killed in bypass road collision
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Monday, February 8, 2010
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RASSADA, PHUKET: A young man was killed last night when he drove his motorbike at high speed into the back of an 18-wheel truck parked on the bypass road....
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Phuket Gazette Readers Poll: Don’t enforce drugs law
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Monday, February 8, 2010
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PHUKET: Most Phuket Gazette readers think current Thai laws regarding the sale of prescription drugs like diazepam (Valium) should not be enforced, according to the results of our latest poll....
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Phuket prepped for Super Bowl
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Super Bowl XLIV (that's 44), the culmination of the NFL season and the biggest annual sporting event in the USA, will kick off early tomorrow morning, Thai time....
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Phuket bar destroyed in arson attack
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Monday, February 8, 2010
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RAWAI, PHUKET: Police are investigating an arson attack that completely destroyed the popular Roxanne Bar on Wichit Rd in Rawai early yesterday morning....
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Maimed pilot in Phuket: 'I will fly again'
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Cathay Pacific airline pilot Scott McDonald is trying to put his life back together after his lower calf and foot were sliced off by a speeding motorbike in a freak accident in Phuket lat...
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PHUKET OPINION: Stop 'zero fare tours' before they start in Phuket
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
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PHUKET: Plans by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and three tourism business associations to stop ‘zero tour fare’ operators from setting up in Phuket are laudable, especially given the damage ...
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Paddlers go for gold in Phuket
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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PA KHLOK, PHUKET: One of the more colorful events taking place this weekend is the 6th Annual ‘Hua Tong’ Boat Paddling competition at Ao Por Pier in Pa Khlok....
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Phuket passes on swine flu vaccine
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Phuket residents at high risk of contracting swine flu are failing to get vaccinated due to fears of side effects....
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Donations sought for Phuket road project completion
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Wichit Municipality is seeking donations to help build a new house for a family of squatters who are holding up completion of a new road running behind Darasamuth School....
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American found dead in Phuket home
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Police are investigating whether an Immigration Police Volunteer found dead in his Rawai home committed suicide or was murdered....
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Red shirts plan big Phuket rally
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Friday, February 5, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Leaders of Phuket’s small red shirt movement yesterday declared the group will no longer back down against parties denying them their right to free speech – and say they are planning a la...
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Phuket cops speak on tourist murders
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
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PATONG, PHUKET: Patong’s most senior cop says perceived injustice, drunkenness and robbery attempts are the three factors that lead Thais to assaul...
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Phuket villagers burn red flags
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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WICHIT, PHUKET: Villagers burned flags belonging to a band of red shirts who attempted to rally in front of the Thai naval base in Cape Panwa this morning, warning them: ‘You are not welcome here’....
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Phuket to benefit from EVA - Bangkok Air agreement
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Bangkok Airways and Taipei-based long-haul carrier EVA Air have signed a ‘code share’ agreement for services from Amsterdam, Vienna, London (Heathrow) and Taipei to Phuket, Koh Samui, Phu...
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No more free visas for Phuket tourists and expats
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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PHUKET: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok, who oversees the Royal Thai Embassies and Consulates worldwide, today confirmed that visa fees will be levied for all visa classes from March 5, 20...
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Phuket red shirt rally foiled by residents
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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WICHIT, PHUKET: Plans by supporters of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to hold a peaceful rally at the Navy Base at Cape Panwa early this afternoon got off to a bad start this morning, when ...
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Phuket could benefit from Finnish retirement community plan
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Finland plans to build serviced apartments for retirees in Thailand, the Finnish website aamulehti.fi has reported....
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USS Nimitz readies to ship out after Phuket visit
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Servicemen and women from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and her two companion vessels USS Pinckney and USS Rentz have been painting the town in recent days, both fi...
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TAT moves to keep ‘zero fare tour' packages out of Phuket
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working to establish a standardized system of ‘branded’ tours to Phuket specifically for the Chinese market....
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Phuket firemen battle inferno
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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WICHIT, PHUKET: It took over fifty firefighters three hours to bring a blaze at a recycling center in Wichit under control last night....
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Phuket Immigration chief transferred
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Phuket Immigration Superintendent Col Chanatpol Yongbunjerd is taking a transfer order to Immigration Headquarters in Bangkok in his stride, saying the new post will allow him to be near...
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Phuket Old Town Festival
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: The annual festival showcasing Phuket Town’s distinctive blend of Chinese and Thai culture is set to return this month....
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Rawai to set trash collection times
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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RAWAI, PHUKET: A recycling campaign launched by Rawai Municipality will include the removal of public garbage bins from streets and the introduction of fixed collection times....
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Col Grissak to leave Phuket in police reshuffle
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Monday, February 1, 2010
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PATONG, PHUKET: In the latest police reshuffle, Kathu Police Superintendent Grissak Songmoonnark has been transferred to the position of Superintendent of Kuraburi District Police in Phang Nga....
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USS Nimitz arrives in Phuket
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Monday, February 1, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Thousands of US servicemen stationed aboard the USS Nimitz and its support vessels arrived in Phuket yesterday morning for five days of rest and relaxation....
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From Phuket to California by kayak
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Monday, February 1, 2010
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PHUKET: Two Phuket kayakers are getting ready for a spot of exercise: the world’s longest paddling expedition, a 14,000-mile voyage from Phuket to California in a 20-foot wooden boat....
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Phuket camp owner defends berserk elephant
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Monday, February 1, 2010
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PHUKET: The owner of an elephant that recently went berserk and injured two Swedish tourists has defended the beast, blaming its mahout for the inc...
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Phuket: More tourists, fewer baht
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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PHUKET: With hotel occupancy rates on the island currently reported at around 90 percent, hoteliers and other tourism business operators find themselves for the first time in two years unable to compl...
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No go: Phuket road projects stalled
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Two controversial road projects slated for Phuket face indefinite delays and the province is already seeking alternatives, the Gazette has learned....
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'Splash Jungle' opens in Phuket
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
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MAI KHAO, PHUKET: ‘Splash Jungle,’ Phuket’s first state-of-the-art water park, opened today on the grounds of the West Sands project in Mai Khao....
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Phuket telephone book launched today
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
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PHUKET: The 2010 edition of the Gazette Guide, (Phuket's ‘yellow pages’), goes on sale across the island and in major cities throughout Thailand this morning. Printed on traditional telephone b...
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Dead sea turtle washes up at Saphan Hin
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: Marine biologists think a dead hawksbill sea turtle that washed ashore at Saphan Hin yesterday morning may have fallen victim to fishing equipment....
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Phuket Film Fest in June
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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PHUKET: Film buffs will be pleased to hear that the second ever Phuket Film Festival is set to take place on the island in June....
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Phuket expat’s killer: I acted alone
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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PHUKET: A 32-year-old man has confessed to the murder of German expat Wolf Kesselheim, telling police he acted alone and in self-defense....
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Patong Darts League underway
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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PATONG, PHUKET: Play in Phuket's Patong Darts League (PDL) got underway on Tuesday night, with Queen Mary downing defending champs Piccadilly at home, 6-4....
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More deforestation in Phuket
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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THALANG, PHUKET: Human encroachment has laid waste to more than two-thirds of a large forest reserve in the north of Phuket, it emerged last week....
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Phuket coast under threat: park chief
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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PHUKET: Sirinath Marine National Park is under siege, the park’s chief warned this week....
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Altared course: TAT to push Phuket as ‘wedding hub’
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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PHUKET: The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will push Phuket as a wedding and honeymoon destination in selected markets including India, the head of the local TAT office said....
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German stabbed to death in Phuket
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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RAWAI, PHUKET: A German expat was stabbed to death last night outside a 7-Eleven shop on a busy road in Rawai....
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Leatherbacks return to Phuket
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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MAI KHAO, PHUKET: Sirinat National Park and a local conservation organization have set up watches to protect leatherback turtles returning to lay eggs on Mai Khao Beach this nesting season....
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Stranded Aussie passengers finally fly from Phuket
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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PHUKET: Passengers booked on a Sydney-bound Jetstar flight were stranded in Phuket on Australia Day after their aircraft developed mechanical problems....
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Phuket Police practice crowd control
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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PHUKET TOWN: More than 300 Phuket Police donned riot gear this morning for crowd control drills outside Phuket City Police Station. ...
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