The deaths of four Cambodians from avian flu have health experts worried. Just four weeks into the year, the toll is Cambodia’s second highest since avian flu was first detected here in 2005. Sonny Inbaraj Krishnan, the WHO’s communications officer, said Wednesday, January 30, that the organization remained concerned at the deaths from H5N1, which is better known as avian flu. “These are the first cases globally this year,” he said. Read Article
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post.jagran.com reported a young South Korean woman, who was allegedly raped at a hotel in Madhya Pradesh on January 14, has filed a complaint with police in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. In her complaint filed here yesterday, the 23-year-old tourist stated that she was raped by a waiter of a hotel in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, […]
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The english.chosun.com site reported that Koreans rank among the top clients of prostitutes in Southeast Asia, ahead even of Japanese and Chinese travelers, extensive research suggests. The conclusion comes from research by the Korean Institute of Criminology that included field surveys in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines, study of UN reports and other relevant […]
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According to scmp.com, “The driver of a tourist bus was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after his vehicle slammed into railings in Tsing Yi on Wednesday morning, injuring 12 people.” Read Article
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I was able to film a scam in Shanghai that takes place on Nanjing Road, which is one of the busiest shopping streets in the world. Shanghai is a beautiful and vibrant city but if you are a Westerner,beware when you are walking on Nanjing Road. Before I went to Shanghai, a friend warned me […]
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Japanese police arrested a 20-year-old U.S. sailor on Monday for allegedly trespassing on the grounds of an elderly woman’s property while drunk, reports said, despite a night-time curfew. It is the latest in a series of arrests of U.S. servicemen in Japan, where another drunken sailor, 24, was arrested over trespassing only a week ago, […]
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Despite an unfavorable travel alert dating back to 2010, tourists from Hong Kong continued to flock to the Philippines. According to GMANETWORK.com, on Thursday, Hong Kong reiterated its black outbound travel alert (OTA) over the Philippines, as it maintained its warning of possible terrorist attacks. In its OTA updated Jan. 24, the Hong Kong Security […]
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As reported by 7News Perth, the Australian government is very concerned with the production of bootleg alcohol in Indonesia, mainly Bali. There have been cases of Australian tourists buying and consuming this bootleg spirit called Arak and being killed by methanol poisoning.
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According to au.news.yahoo.com, An Australian tourist, Paul Gil (sic), was stabbed by intruders who attempted to break in during his stay at a villa in Bali. 7 News reports that he suffered various wounds but was later released from the hospital after being released. Watch Video
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