TOURISTS planning a Bali holiday have been urged to “reconsider” after it emerged five terrorists killed by Indonesian police were plotting to bomb a bar and shops popular with Australians.The La Vida Loca bar is located in the Double Six complex at Seminyak, just north of the tourist mecca of Kuta beach. Read article
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SINGAPORE, 17 MARCH, 2012: A 34-year old Malaysian man died after being hit by a taxi allegedly driven by a passenger at Singapore’s Budget Terminal this morning. Local television Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported, Chandra Morgan, 34, who worked as a cleaner at the terminal, was pronounced dead at the scene. Read article
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Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed American teacher Joel Shrum, 30, on Sunday (March 18), according to a statement by the International Training Development Center in Taiz, where the victim worked. Shrum, his wife and two young children had lived in Yemen since 2010. A text message that was circulated by mobile […]
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KUWAIT, March 19 (KUNA) — The ongoing strike of Kuwait Airways employees will not affect air traffic at Kuwait International Airport, a senior civil aviation official said here Monday.”Forty four airlines continue to operate their flights in full order, in addition to the (local privately-owned) Jazeera Airways, and these airlines link the airport to others […]
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Strikes at the Kuwait Airport began four days ago. The customs officials on strike at the airport are among 3000 public sector workers striking nation-wide. The strike cause more than 10 flight cancelations on the first day of the strike and on Sunday an additional nine flights were canceled. Workers are stating that their demands […]
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Shanghai’s vice mayor has called for a trial run of a program in the city that will see overseas tourists obtain tax rebates upon departure, in an effort to boost Shanghai’s status as a retail hotspot and to further encourage tourists to spend in the city. Zhao Wen, vice mayor in charge of tourism, said […]
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PETALING JAYA: A bus carrying 22 Indian nationals went out of control and overturned as it was coming down from Genting Highlands, killing two and injuring more than a dozen passengers. The victims Rajindra Kumar Agarwal, 67, a man, and Anita Aggarwal, 59, a woman died on the spot. Read article
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AN Australian man could face the death penalty after allegedly being caught carrying dozens of drug-filled capsules in his stomach in Bali.Edward Norman Myatt, 54, was last night in custody after being stopped at Denpasar’s airport having flown in from Bangkok. Read article
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On Tuesday, a Chinese woman walking on the street in Peshawar, Pakistan, was shot and killed. At the time, the motive for the shooting was not known. Now a faction of the Pakistani Taliban is claiming responsibility, saying the crime was carried out in retaliation for the Chinese government’s ill-treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang. […]
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Additional Immigration officers were recently deployed to the Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPIA) as the government prepares for the influx of tourists who will visit the famed Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) following its inclusion in the New Seven Wonders of Nature.Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. said 10 immigration personnel will be assisting foreign tourists […]
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