stuff.co.nz reported supporters of Thailand’s besieged government have warned of civil war as the country’s army chief said the military is ready to act but only as a last resort to end worsening political unrest. Pro-government Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan told thousands of supporters massing on the outskirts of the Thai capital that if state agencies bend to the demands of anti-government protesters and install their own prime minister “we will escalate our fight…we will not stand for it”. Read Article
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A German tourist with other tourists and a tour guide fell to her death after walking outside the safety perimiter to take pictures from Mount Kinabalu Malaysia. Read Article
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colombopage.com reported that Sri Lanka police in the Southern town of Ambalangoda are searching to apprehend a man suspected of raping an Australian student who is touring Sri Lanka. An Australian National University student has complained to the Ambalangoda police that she was raped by a tourist guide under a solitary rock in the beach. […]
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thehindu.com reported an apparent grenade attack against anti-government protesters occupying an upscale shopping area of Thailand’s capital killed at least two people on Sunday, the latest violence in a months-long political crisis that is growing bloodier by the day. The attack near the Ratchaprasong intersection in the heart of Bangkok, home to major shopping malls […]
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A Swiss tourist was killed and two of his countrymen were injured in an avalanche that hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort on Friday afternoon. The police identified the deceased as Arno Roy, 59. The injured were rescued. The avalanche hit the tourist resort, 53 km off Srinagar, between Kongdoori and Afferwath when a […]
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mashable.com reported that An organized, monthlong protest in Bangkok began on Monday as some 100,000 demonstrators flooded the streets to oust Thailand’s current prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. The past two months of protests to force her resignation came to a head as anti-government protestors, headed up by People’s Democratic Reform Committee leader Suthep Thaugsuban, began […]
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Shanghaidaily.com reports that a Chinese female tourist has drowned by snorkeling in the Maldives, local media reported here Thursday. The tourist drowned while snorkeling in Ayada Maldives Resort located in Gaafu Alifu Magudhdhuvaa. The body of the deceased was discovered near the resort’s water villas by an employee. An official of Ayada Maldives told local […]
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Six Indians were killed and four others injured after the jeep they were travelling in fell into a river in central Nepal’s Bandipur on Wednesday. The 10 tourists from Kolkata were travelling from the tourist town of Pokahra to Kathmandu on New Year’s Eve when the driver lost control and the jeep fell 100 m […]
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According to rferl.org, several roads along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border remain closed after an alleged arson attack destroyed a teahouse belonging to a Kyrgyz citizen in a disputed area. On December 19, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Tokon Mamytov went to the area to join negotiations between local Kyrgyz and Tajik officials in Tajikistan’s Isfara district. The […]
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globalpost.com reported that after decades of peace, could China and Japan be on the brink of war? Both China and Japan have long-held claims to the Japanese-administered islands — known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan. Tensions have intensified over the past year, and observers fear that a political or military misstep could […]
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