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Malaysia: Man posing as tourist sneaks into motel steal belongings of foreign tourists

GEORGE TOWN: A man posing as a tourist sneaked into a budget hotel here and allegedly stole the belongings of two foreign women in Love Lane yesterday.
In the 1.30am incident, hotel owner, C.S. Wang, said the local man walked past the reception counter and went into the dormitory where a tourist from the United Kingdom was staying. Wang did not pay much attention to the man and assumed he was visiting his friends. Read Article

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Thailand: Police under fire in news report for allegedly framing tourist

Thai police are again under fire overseas after an Australian TV report about a man who lost his girlfriend in an accident and was then allegedly framed by police on Koh Samui. Tragedy in Thailand aired on Channel 9 in Australia on Tuesday. Jamie Keith (left) alleges Koh Samui police attempted to exort money from […]

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Russian tourist dies in Vietnam after crashing motorbike into wall

A 42-year-old Russian tourist died on the spot after crashing a motorbike into a wall in Nha Trang Monday, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. Andrei Gololobov was riding at high speed towards the port at around 10 a.m. when the accident happened, the newspaper quoted witnesses as saying. Read Article

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Jordan: Women abroad advised to be aware in the Middle East due to kidnappings

To some, travel to the middle east conjures up images of western women being kidnapped and sold into slavery. That sort of criminal activity is the preserve of eastern Europe and south east Asia these days. But is true that women’s rights in the middle east haven’t come as far as in many western nations. […]

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Fear of coup in Thailand

Thailand coup fears as Prime Minister orders security crackdown Tens of thousands of police have been ordered out onto the streets of Bangkok tomorrow after the Thai Prime Minister warned that a planned opposition rally was in fact a demonstration aimed at overthrowing the government. Read Article

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Bangkok Thailand: riots break out

Seventeen thousand police were on duty around the historic Royal Plaza in central Bangkok for the demonstration organised by the opposition Pitak, or Protect Siam group, which prompted fears that it was the prelude to a coup attempt………Minor clashes started in the morning and continued throughout the afternoon as some of the estimated 20,000 protesters […]

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Khyber, Pakistan: Leishmaniasis Disease on the rise confirms by Fata Health Department

LANDIKOTAL: The increasing number of leishmaniasis patients in areas of Khyber Agency negates the claims of the Fata Health Department in taking measures to eradicate the disease. Currently there are around 400 to 500 locals and Afghan refugees who are suffering from the disease in the Khyber Agency areas near Pak-Afghan border. Leishmaniasis is a […]

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Dubai: Suspects sentenced for three years for the rape of tourist from Viet Nam

The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced three men to three years in jail after finding them guilty of raping and robbing a woman tourist from Vietnam. MAN, 19, Pakistani student, and two unemployed Emiratis identified as OKO, 19, and ASA, 21, are also accused of assaulting TTT, 24, visitor, and stealing her mobile […]

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Khairpur, Pakistan: Three children died of smallpox

KHAIRPUR – Three children died of smallpox in Therimirwah Taulka in Khairpur district. Three children identified as Samander, Ashfaq, Farhan died at village Ajeeb Dasti near Tharimirwah. According to the villagers, a total of seven children died during the last 48 hours in different villages, but the health department or district administration are still unaware […]

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Dubai: Georgian tourist arrested for robbery of expensive jewels from several flats

Dubai: A Georgian visitor has confessed that he robbed from several flats Dh320,000 worth of jewellery that were hidden in his bicycle when he tried to travel out of Dubai. Prosecutors accused the 34-year-old visitor, A.J., and two suspects, who remain at large, of breaking and entering a number of flats across different areas in […]

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