WHEN I heard an Australian tourist had been killed while tubing in Laos, I wasn’t in the least surprised. While the incident is being described as a “freak accident”, I would say it was more an accident waiting to happen. Read Article
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A Malaysian travel brochure scam is targeting West Australians, with at least one man already losing thousands of dollars, WA Consumer Protection has warned. Australia Post has intercepted almost 2000 of the glossy travel brochures which contain fake scratchie lottery tickets, but Consumer Protection fears hundreds of the brochures had already slipped the net and […]
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Thirteen Chinese tourists were injured in a traffic accident in the central Philippine province of Aklan early Friday, police said. Philippine National Police spokesman Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz said the Chinese nationals were aboard an Island Tour Bus when the accident occurred. Read Article
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Thai police investigating the death of a Victorian man who is believed to have plunged off a balcony while sleepwalking say balcony railings at the hotel where the tragedy occurred were “too short”, it has been reported. Dean McKeon, from Drumcondra in Geelong, was visiting the popular Thailand holiday island of Phuket with five friends […]
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Muslim militants attacked a remote village on a strife-torn island in the southern Philippines on Tuesday and killed six people, the army said. One soldier, a pro-government militiaman and four residents of the isolated village on Basilan island died in the raid that was carried out by the Abu Sayyaf group, said local military chief […]
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A speeding subway car that smashed into a stalled train on Shanghai’s gleaming, new Line 10 metro line on Tuesday has dealt yet another blow to China’s beleaguered rail system, which has come under intense public scrutiny in recent months for its safety record. Read Article
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Fearing polio virus threat from Pakistan, the ministry of health and family welfare has begun anti-polio vaccination drive at Attari land and rail border. Under this all children between 0 to 5 years, arriving in India from Pakistan are being administered polio drops. Read Article
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A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in dense fog in Nepal today, killing all 19 people on board. The turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air was carrying 13 foreign tourists, three Nepalese passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Bisankunarayan village, just a few miles south […]
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A postmortem examination of a French tourist killed in the Alawwa train accident will be held on Monday. A police officer said.He said that the postmortems of the engine driver and his assistant killed in the accident was carried out today morning and the bodies were handed over to the relatives. Read Article
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The Xinhua News Agency said the vehicle was overloaded and officials are still investigating the cause of the accident in Songpan county in Sichuan province.Read Article
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