Thestar.com.my reports that an English tourist was killed after she was hit by a boat propeller while in Pulau Perhentian Monday morning. In the 10.20am incident, Madaline Jayne, 25, of Hereford, was killed while her friend, Simon James Rogers, 22, from Australia, was seriously hurt. Read article
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Hindustantimes.com reports that a 25-year-old Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a Singapore court for eight weeks and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of a compatriot worker and injuring 14 others. Wheelchair-bound Periyasamy Jayapraksh pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mathialagu Kathiravan, 19, when his lorry collided head-on […]
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Some resort owners in Boracay say nearly all Taiwanese tourists have left, according to an abs-cbnnews.com report. Read article
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Abs-cbnnews.com reports three Filipinos are confirmed to have been attacked in Taiwan, amid continuing tension between Manila and Taipei over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman. “Tatlo ang officially confirmed,” said Amadeo Perez, chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO). Perez, however, said that no one was seriously hurt from the incidents. Read […]
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According to rthk.hk, “Rioters attacked a mosque and Muslim businesses in central Burma on Tuesday, police said, the closest a series of sectarian clashes pitting Muslims against majority Buddhists has come to the commercial capital Rangoon. Roaming gangs armed with bricks smashed the mosque’s windows and looted dozens of shops after a Muslim woman collided […]
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As reported by focustaiwan.tw, “Taipei, April 30 (CNA) A Chinese tourist was stopped at Taipei International Airport, also known as Songshan Airport, and sent back to Kinmen Tuesday after he fled the tour group he was traveling with in the outlying county, police said. Aviation police officers said the individual was a 78-year-old man surnamed […]
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According to abs-cbnnews.com, “A 57-year-old Chinese national drowned at a beach front in Boracay Island in Aklan, police said Friday. Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz, Jr., regional police director of Western Visayas, said the victim, Wu Yong, was swimming with two others in front of Nigi Nigi Nu Noos Beach Resort when he drowned. Lifeguards were […]
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As covered by hanghaidaily.com, “A mainland tourist died in a fall from the Yangming Mountain outside Taipei City in Taiwan, local media reported. The man in his 40s slipped off the mountainside and fell to his death, according to news reports on several Taiwan TV channels.” Read Article
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As reported by focustaiwan.tw, “Police said Tuesday that they had found the body of a Chinese tourist who went missing while touring Yangmingshan National Park in suburban Taipei. The body of the man, believed to be aged around 70, was found in a valley in the scenic park at around 10 a.m. The cause of […]
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As covered by saipantribune.com, “A marine sports employee was arrested last week for allegedly fondling a female tourist while they were riding a jetski. Mohammed Sohel, 42, was arrested for assault and battery and disturbing the peace. His bail was set at $1,250 cash. Police detective Rhonda John stated in her report that a police […]
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