As reported by dailymail.co.uk, “With its idyllic beaches and fascinating culture, Sri Lanka has been tipped by travel experts as one of the hottest destinations for 2013. However, the boom in tourism is coming at a cost, according to new reports. The Sri Lankan government is facing an increasing number of complaints from tourists over harassment and, as a result, they are recruiting more English-speaking policemen with computer literacy to the Tourist Police on the strength of it.” Read Article
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Surat Thani governor Chatpong Chatphut on Thursday vowed to implement more restrictive firearms control measures and will announce the province’s tourist spots as gun-free zones within a year, following the fatal shooting of a British tourist on Koh Phangan. Mr Chatpong said after the shooting he had ordered police and provincial officers to carry out […]
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Malaysian authorities have warned men who marry foreign women that failure to register the marriages could create problems for both themselves and their brides. The warning was directed specifically to men involved in a reported new fad where Malaysian men seek Thai women to be second, third or fourth wives in Muslim ceremonies in south […]
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Figures reveal the South-East Asian kingdom is the deadliest destination for Aussies. The 100 Australians who died there last year accounted for one in eight of the 791 deaths on foreign soil. Greece, which boasts large numbers of dual Australian citizens, was the next most likely spot for Australian passport holders to die, with 58 […]
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Russian businessmen have crossed all borders both literally and figuratively. Thai entrepreneurs say that Russians oust them from the tourism industry. In the kingdom, there are many companies and businesses owned by Russian citizens. In this regard, the Thais conducted an anti-Russian protest action. How justified are their claims? The rally was held earlier this […]
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The US state department has warned American nationals against traveling to restive Mindanao particularly to Sulu due to continuing threats from terrorists and insurgent activities. In a new advisory, the department said this was part of its “concern over the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against US citizens and interests throughout the world.” […]
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Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two Filipino members of a Jordanian TV journalist’s crew who were kidnapped by the militants last year as they set out to interview the extremists in their jungle lairs in the southern Philippines, police said on Sunday. Policemen found frail-looking cameraman Ramel Vela and audio technician Roland Letriro late Saturday […]
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A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit northern Japan, injuring 10 people and causing strong tremors across Hokkaido island. The quake, which was preceded by an early warning broadcast on television and radio, hit near the town of Obihiro at a depth of 103 kilometres at 11.17pm (local time), according to US Geological Survey data. […]
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dw.de reported that a civil war raging between Muslim separatists and the Thai military in the south of the country becomes a great challenge for Bangkok as the conflict escalates. It happened last December – masked men stormed into a school in southern Thailand and shot three Buddhist teachers in front of their colleagues and […]
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guardian.co.uk reported a truck transporting fireworks in the lead up to Chinese New Year celebrations has exploded on a highway in central China. A truck carrying fireworks in central China exploded on Friday morning, destroying an expressway bridge and killing at least 26 people. The explosion occurred on national expressway G30 near the city of […]
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