A backpacker from the United Kingdom has visited countries like Africa and Yemen, but picks Kuala Lumpur as the most dangerous place he has ever been to. Dave Ramsay had related his experience about being stabbed and mugged in the city on travel site Virtual Tourist. The incident took place near Hard Rock Cafe in Jalan Sultan Ismail on Oct 5. Dave was stabbed in the chest and then slashed across the arm with a knife, before the robber fled with his bag. Dave said there was no regard for his life since he was attacked before being robbed, instead of the other way round. Read Article
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dailymail.co.uk reported that more than 30,000 demonstrators marched to 13 areas across the city, including state offices, military headquarters and television stations. The tourist industry in Thailand could be dealt another blow after further political demonstrations flared up in Bangkok over the weekend. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not updated its advice since […]
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An 85-year-old American tourist has been detained in North Korea for the past three weeks.
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Thespec.com reported that, the world’s strongest typhoon of the year slammed into the Philippines early Friday. It had been poised to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded at landfall, a weather expert said. “There will be catastrophic damage,” said Jeff Masters, a former hurricane meteorologist who is meteorology director at the private firm Weather […]
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Eturbonews.com reported that, police have confirmed that a Russian tourist died in a swimming pool at the Royal Crown Hotel & Palm Spa Resort in Patong this morning (November 1) at around 4.30am. Pol Maj Jongsirm Preecha, an inquiry officer at Kathu Police, said he believed the Russian man died from falling in the pool […]
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Accuweather.com reported that, Typhoon Krosa is unleashing its fury on the Philippines’ northern Luzon Island, then will begin its journey toward Vietnam on Friday. Typhoon Krosa will then spend Thursday night tracking along the far northern coast of Luzon. Damaging wind gusts in excess of 100 kph (60 mph) are expected across northern Luzon, well […]
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According to Reuters, it was just before midnight when the crude time-bomb exploded in the ninth-floor guest room in the luxurious Traders Hotel in Myanmar’s biggest city, badly wounding an American tourist and showering the streets below with glass. A police source told Reuters the explosion late on Monday was part of a coordinated series […]
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As reported by Travelweekly.co.uk, at least 20 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines. The US Geological Survey said the 7.2 magnitude quake occurred underneath the island of Bohol, in a region popular with tourists. People were killed as buildings and markets collapsed in Bohol and nearby Cebu province. Several […]
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As reported by Voanews.com, a bomb blast at an upscale hotel in Burma’s main city, Rangoon, has wounded an American woman. The explosion, which took place late Monday at Traders Hotel, follows a series of suspected bomb blasts that killed two people and injured several others in the past four days. Read Article
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LAHORE – The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Ulema Board declared on Saturday that donating hides of sacrificial animals to the outfits involved in terrorism is forbidden (haram). According to a press release, 25 religious scholars of SIC issued the decree a decree. They said: “The organizations involved in terrorist activity don’t deserve hides of sacrificial […]
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