As reported by bangkokpost.com, “Two French nationals and a Tunisian have been arrested on charges of credit card fraud in Phuket, and a Vietnamese man for stealing from revellers during the Songkran celebration on Silom Road. Supaseth Chokchai, deputy commander of the Tourist Police Division, said in Phuket on Monday that police arrested Mhoussin Mahamoud, Ganzouhai Zaidim, both French nationals, and Adjemi Ramzi, a Tunisian citizen, in Phuket. They were members of a gang that came to the resort island during the Songkran holiday to use fake credit cards to cash money.” Read Article
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As reported by stuff.co.nz, “Three Mataura men in Queenstown for a stag do on Saturday night were arrested after racially abusing Asian tourists and stealing a Korean woman’s purse. Senior constable Chris Blackford, of Queenstown, said a Korean woman, who was sitting on a lakefront bench in Queenstown Bay, was approached by a group of […]
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According to www.news24.com, “A United States tourist was airlifted off Table Mountain on Thursday morning after losing her way on a hike, a Western Cape health department official said.Emergency medical services spokesperson Keri Davids said a tour guide was walking near Kasteelspoort around 09:00 on Thursday when he heard a woman’s voice.” Read Article
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As reported by miamiherald.com, ” A family from Ohio was found safe Friday afternoon after losing their way on an Everglades airboat ride and spending a harrowing night in the swamp.The search ended at 1 p.m. Friday when the family of five was located in the Everglades. The family from Akron, Ohio — a husband, […]
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As covered by wkyc.com, “A homeless woman is accused of attacking a TSA agent inside Honolulu International Airport. A tourist, off-duty police officer Justin Rogers, leaped to to action to assist the agent who was holding on to the woman. TSA is now calling Rogers a hero.” Read Article
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According to ynetnews.com, “A group of Israeli travelers is being detained by authorities in Jordan as a local security officer who accompanied them has disappeared. Jordanian sources told Ynet that the security officer’s body was found Thursday morning and a source at the Foreign Ministry suggested he likely drowned.” Read Article
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As reported by myrepublica.com, “A hotel staffer has been left with permanent eye damage after an acid attack by a tourist in a guest house in Thamel on Thursday. The attacker, who has been identified as Sales Ali from US, all of sudden came into the Annapurna Guest House, Thamel, and threw the acid on […]
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As covered by thejakartaglobe.com, “A 35-year-old Japanese tourist on Thursday went to court on charges of possessing less than a gram of marijuana — a crime which could land him in jail for up to 12 years if he is found guilty. Store-owner Watanabe Shinichi was arrested during a police raid at a nightclub in […]
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As reported by thejakartaglobe.com, “A Bali traffic officer was caught on video extorting money from an undercover journalist who violated a traffic rule and later drank a beer with the Dutchman while he bragged about other extortions that day. The cash exchange was caught on hidden camera by Kees Van der Spek, the tourist who […]
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According to odt.co.nz, “An overseas tramper working off an out-of-date map has been found alive after she took a wrong turn and spent three days wandering alone in the bush. The 43-year-old Dutch woman was found yesterday afternoon on the mountainous Croesus Track, on a closed section of the adjoining Moonlight Track…The woman became disorientated […]
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