YOUNG Sydney woman on holiday in Thailand has been jailed for 15 days after admitting she made up a story that she was raped by a taxi driver. Stevie Rochelle Bamford, 21, from the eastern suburbs, had told police she took a tuktuk taxi home after arguing with her boyfriend while on a late night out in Soi Bangla, Phuket’s red light district, on Saturday, June 9. Read Article
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Four Nigerians who had overstayed their Visas were arrested in Negombo by the tourist police. Among those arrested were two men, one woman and a small girl. Read article
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AN Australian tourist, who was charged with sexually abusing three young boys last year but was freed after posting bail, was arrested anew outside his hotel room in Lapu-Lapu City last June 8. The foreigner, who was arrested based on a warrant issued by Judge Ester Veloso, did not resist arrest. Read article
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Police officers led by an agent from Special Operations Battalion (BOPE) landed two armored police helicopters on Copacabana Beach in Rio’s Zona Sul (South Zone) on Wednesday morning, much to the surprise of passers-by, to come to the aid of a group of tourists who were being robbed. The officers […]
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PHUKET: An Australian, a German and a Thai bar owner have been arrested over one kilo of marijuana in the Phuket nightlife hub of Patong – but it was not the waft of the weed that attracted the attention of police. Neighbors in Hasipee Road Patong complained to Kathu Police Station about the music emanating […]
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A NEW Zealand woman is facing up to two years’ jail for allegedly attacking a passenger on an international flight from Melbourne. Frances Macaskill, 58, allegedly assaulted a man on Jetconnect’s QF37 from Melbourne to Wellington on Saturday morning. Read article
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A 74-year-old Arizona woman was injured Thursday morning when a bear ripped a hole in the tent where she, her husband and their dog had been sleeping. According to Arizona Game and Fish officials, the attack occurred around 4:30 a.m. at the Ponderosa Campground in Tonto National Forest, about 10 miles east of Payson. Read […]
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An Australian man visiting Rio de Janiero has been placed under arrest after reportedly parachuting off a 39-story hotel roof and onto Copacabana beach. According to local police inspector Marcio Mendonca, the 41-year-old Aussie could face up to two years behind bars for charges of endangering the public and walking through the hotel by pretending […]
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A young couple with a six-year-old daughter are among four British citizens facing the death penalty in Indonesia for their alleged involvement in a £1.6 million cocaine smuggling ring. Read Article
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A KOREAN national and two Filipino companions were arrested in an entrapment operation for alleged illegal recruitment of five people for a promised job in Seoul, South Korea. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Davao Region arrested the Korean national and two others (named withheld in compliance with the anti-human trafficking act) at a […]
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