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Travel Warning: Dengue fever outbreak cases rise in Asia

As reported by vietnamnews.vn/, “Dengue fever among people between the ages of 15 and 35 in the southern region has increased in recent years, according to the HCM City Pasteur Institute. Last year, the region saw 62,039 incidences of dengue fever, including children and adults, an increase of 11.2 per cent compared to 2011.” Read Article

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Phuket Thailand: 23 year old U.S. tourist found dead inside hotel room

A 23-year-old American tourist was found dead in his Cherng Talay hotel room by staff after he failed to checkout at noon yesterday. Staff at the Resident Resort and Spa Retreat called Cherng Talay Police at about 10:30pm to report the death. “When we entered the room, we found the man face down on the […]

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Cambodia: French tourist found murdered

The Bangkokpost.com reported that Cambodian police have launched a murder investigation after the naked body of a 25-year-old female French tourist was found floating in a river, officials said Monday. The victim was found on Sunday in the southern province of Kampot, a day after she was last seen alive leaving her guest house by […]

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Cambodia: British tourist killed in motorcycle accident

A British tourist, Tomislav Mrcela, has died in a motorcycle accident while on a dream holiday to Cambodia according to telegraph.co.uk. The 24 year-old was said to be riding on a moped with a friend when they collided with a car in the popular tourist seaside town of Sihanoukville, in the country’s south. It is […]

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Torrential rains ravage much of Pakistan, 34 dead and dozens injured

According to newsweekpakistan.com, At least 34 dead and dozens injured after days of torrential rain in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab. Days of torrential rain have killed 34 people in Pakistan, mostly on the northwestern border with Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The worst hit region was Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in the country’s northwest where 25 people were killed […]

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Southern Thailand plauged by violence, militants kill four

eir.com reported that more than 5,000 people have been killed in Thailand’s southernmost provinces since Islamist insurgency erupted in 2004. Militants have robbed and shot dead four fruit traders in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south, police say. Read Report

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Thailand: Andaman Phuket and Simplitel hotels location of recent thefts of Russian tourists

According to thephuketnews.com, the incidents took place in two different hotels – Andaman Phuket Hotel in Patong and the Simplitel at Karon Beach Phuket – details of the cases are almost identical. The money was stolen from hotel room safe boxes while the owners were on one- or two-day trips, and all the victims were […]

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Japan not expecting Tsunami after 8.0 earthquake in Solomon Islands

Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Wednesday it does not expect to issue a tsunami warning after a strong earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands. “We are still doing our own calculations on the size of the earthquake, but any impact is likely to be very small and we do not think we will have […]

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Pattaya Thailand: Russian tourist finds his hotel room ranscacked – video

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Sri Lanka: Rape statistics alarming for women, both tourists and natives

As reported in oneislandtwonations.wordpress.com, “Last week’s alleged rape of a 47-year old woman in Wijerama and an attempted rape of a 25-year old German tourist in Chilaw, have once again raised the question, how safe are women in our country—both local and foreign. According to statistics, five rapes are reported daily while the unreported cases […]

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