PHUKET: Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is making a video warning travellers about Phuket’s jet-ski scammers that will be posted on the Internet soon. Footage for the video was shot on Patong beach by Australian Embassy officials earlier this month and is now being processed in Australia. Release of the video on YouTube will highlight lack of action by Phuket authorities to halt the jet-ski scams. Read Article
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A Moroccan man has been sentenced to jail for plotting to poison water supplies in Spain. A Spanish judge on Saturday said Abdellatif Aoulad Chiba has sought information on Islamist websites on how to poison the water supply at campsites and tourist resorts. Read Article
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A packed inter-island ferry caught fire shortly after leaving port in the central Philippines on Sunday, leaving three passengers dead, the coast guard said in an initial report. Initial reports indicated three of the 67 people aboard the MV Island 1 were killed in the blaze with two others still missing, coast guard spokesman Lieutenant […]
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‘Doves Red’, a synthetic drug which has caused fatal intoxications in other countries, has arrived in Spain. It’s sold as pills which look like ecstasy and has already been linked to several intoxications and deaths in Europe. Read Article
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Saratoga Springs law enforcement officials Monday again urged women to not walk alone in the city as police continued their investigation into two sexual assaults that allegedly occurred during the prime part of the Spa tourist season. Read Article
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The UAE is in the top three countries where Brits are most likely to find themselves in trouble with the law. Recently released UK Foreign Office (FCO) figures show drugs and booze most commonly land residents and tourists in hot water with 24 people banged up for narcotics offences between April 2009 and March 2010, […]
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The Foreign Office has warned Britons holidaying in Dubai this summer that eating, drinking or smoking in public during Ramadan could land them in prison. In new guidance, published to coincide with the Islamic month of fasting that starts today, it says “failure to comply” with local laws “could result in arrest” and that “discretion […]
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A combined task force led by New York State Parks Police arrested six men in connection with an organized criminal enterprise that operated out of a city-owned parking lot downtown. Four others were arrested.The gang was involved in selling stolen Discovery Pass tickets to the Maid of the Mist and Cave of the Winds tours, […]
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The great snow dump New Zealand tourism operators have been praying for has arrived with gusto, trapping hundreds of skiers and blocking main highways across the country. Winter hit late across the Tasman, setting nerves of a hungry tourism industry on edge, but arrive it has, with huge snowfalls across the entire South Island and […]
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