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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:43:11 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian businessmen urged to protect Coral Triangle]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:43:11 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The planet's most diverse marine region is under serious threat and requires urgent protection from companies that can also boost their profits through conservation efforts, officials and environmentalists said.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palau makes a splash in 2010]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:43:11 MST</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Palau is making a splash in 2010. The string of over 586 islands in the western corner of Micronesia is using its most abundant feature, water, to shape activities for the coming year.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand's coral under serious threat]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/thailands-coral-under-serious-threat/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:43:10 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Thailand's splendid diving spots could become a thing of the past as coral reefs, especially in the Gulf of Thailand, have been severely damaged by human activity.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Record mass dive in Indonesia]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/record-mass-dive-in-indonesia/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:43:08 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Almost 2,500 scuba divers set a new world record Monday, 17 in Indonesia for the largest mass dive, Guinness World Records said.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bali's Menjangan Island faces destruction due to fish bombings]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/balis-menjangan-island-faces-destruction-due-to-fish-bombings/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:43:10 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The beauty of underwater coral reefs and the ecosystem around Menjangan Island, one of the most popular diving sites in Bali, is on the brink of destruction as the practice of fish bombing carried out by local fishermen is on the rise.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Puerto Galera Part II: More Sabang for the buck]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/puerto-galera-part-ii-more-sabang-for-the-buck/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:43:09 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[One year on, the lure to return to Mindoro Island in the Philippines to sample its sub-aqua delights had been too strong to resist. The cluster of dive shops, restaurants and bars clinging to the shoreline of Sabang Bay slowly came into focus as the ferry from Batangas inched closer to its destination. For the next eight days I would explore the local islands and dive sites with the hope of disco<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indonesia unveils massive marine park]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/indonesia-unveils-massive-marine-park/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/indonesia-unveils-massive-marine-park/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 10:43:07 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Indonesia has opened Southeast Asia's largest marine park in the Savu Sea, a migration route for almost half the world's whale species and home to vast tracts of rare coral.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Artifical reefs to lure divers to Thai islands]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/artifical-reefs-to-lure-divers-to-thai-islands/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/artifical-reefs-to-lure-divers-to-thai-islands/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[After successfully growing coral in PVC pipes around Koh Samet , Thailand, national park officials have begun growing coral in three other areas in an attempt to persuade diving tourists to make Rayong their chosen destination.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DEM Asia Pacific comes to Taiwan, 20-22 March 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/dem-asia-pacific-comes-to-taiwan-20-22-march-2009/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/dem-asia-pacific-comes-to-taiwan-20-22-march-2009/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[More than 10,000 visitors and over 200 dive operators and manufacturers from major Asia Pacific countries gather together in Taipei, Taiwan to cerebrate this event, the regions largest dive equipment and marketing action fair.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sipadan to be run by Sabah]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/sipadan-to-be-run-by-sabah/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/sipadan-to-be-run-by-sabah/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Winds of change are blowing over Pulau Sipadan with the imminent handover of the island to the state government. The National Security Council in the Prime Minister's Department is now in the final process of handing over the administration of the world-famous diving spot.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ADEX comes to Singapore, 3-5 April 2009]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/adex-comes-to-singapore-3-5-april-2009/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/adex-comes-to-singapore-3-5-april-2009/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Asia Dive Expo (ADEX), Asia's largest and longest running dive exhibition, will be held from 3-5 April 2009 at Suntec Singapore.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Philippines eyes to become "dive capital" of Asia]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/philippines-eyes-to-become-dive-capital-of-asia/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/philippines-eyes-to-become-dive-capital-of-asia/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Local officials were urged on Saturday to help in the efforts by the national government to make the Philippines into a "dive capital" of the Asian region.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sipadan nominated for 7 wonders of nature]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/sipadan-nominated-for-7-wonders-of-nature/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/sipadan-nominated-for-7-wonders-of-nature/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Pulau Sipadan, touted as one of the world's diving havens, is vying to be on the Internet list of seven wonders of nature in the world.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seven missing after Similan dive boat sinks in storm]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/seven-missing-after-similan-dive-boat-sinks-in-storm/</link>
<comments>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/seven-missing-after-similan-dive-boat-sinks-in-storm/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hope was fading for the rescue of seven persons missing in the Andaman Sea Monday nearly one day after a tourist boat ferrying about 30 Thai and foreigners from the Similan Islands to Phuket capsized and sank during a heavy storm during the night.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Illegal fishing destroys coral reefs in Bali]]></title>
<link>http://www.asia-travel-guides.com/category/Scuba-Diving/illegal-fishing-destroys-coral-reefs-in-bali/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:14:32 MDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aaronpike</dc:creator>
<category>Scuba Diving</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Illegal fishing has badly damaged the marine ecosystem off Menjangan Island in Buleleng regency, 100 kilometers northwest of Denpasar, Bali.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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