Nicaragua’s national tourism in decline amid political unrest
aljazeera.com reported… Workers in Nicaragua’s tourism industry are hoping to hang on until the next busy season, but if the country has not stabilised by then, migration may become their only option.
The once-thriving tourism industry in Nicaragua has completely collapsed. The recent unrest in the Central American country has meant tourists are staying away. Read Article
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gov.uk reported the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to the provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla on the Thai-Malaysia border. On 10 April 2014 the Australian authorities indicated that extremists may be planning to target westerners in the southern border provinces. See Terrorism The FCO advise against all […]
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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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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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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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Ukrainian police fired tear gas Monday at pro-European demonstrators staging a second day of protests outside the government seat in Kiev over a decision to scrap a key pact with the EU. Scuffles broke out outside the government headquarters shortly before the European Union announced that the offer of a broad political and economic deal […]
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Usatoday.com reported that, tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets Monday outside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran in the biggest anti-American rally in years, a show of support for hard-line opponents of President Hassan Rouhani’s historic outreach to Washington. Read Article
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Allafrica.com reports that Cameroon is grappling with the influx of over a hundred thousand refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) and Nigeria, whose presence is causing tensions with the local population. The refugees are hosted in some 300 sites in Cameroon’s eastern and northern regions. Some 90, 000 of the 105,467 refugees are Central […]
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According to telegraph.co.uk, at least 100 protesters in hoods and motorcycle helmets attacked the Italian economy ministry in Rome on Saturday after a march against austerity turned violent. Protesters with masks over their faces hurled flares, bottles and thunder flashes at a line of police guarding the entrance to the government building. They beat the […]
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According to news.tj, there ought not to seek political motives in a recent attack on Tajik train in Russian territory, Mohammad Egamzod, a spokesman for the Tajik Embassy in Moscow, told Asia-Plus today morning. According to him, this incident should be solved by railway companies of the two countries. “We have familiarized ourselves with comments […]
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