Day: 10 August 2017

Thailand: Tourists, locals bitten by rabid dog in Hua Hin, monitoring zone declared (plus rabies info + advice)

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Authorities in Thailand will be monitoring an area in Hua Hin for the next month after a rabid dog bit tourists, locals and other cats and dogs, before he was c...

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Cuba: American diplomats poss targeted with acoustic attack, Cuban diplomats expelled from US in response

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Last Autumn, a number of diplomatic staff at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba, started to report hearing loss and other symptoms. The BBC reports that five Americ...

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Travel advisory update: Female travellers sexually assaulted in Cambodia, plus warning over fake cash

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Safety & security section (Crime) Although most visits are trouble-free, the British Embassy continues to receive crime reports from British nationals. Most of these are bag snatc...

CrimeSoutheast AsiaTravel Warnings + Alerts

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Quick Read: DR Congo opposition launches two day strike against Kabila

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

KINSHASA – Opposition campaigners launched a two-day general strike on Tuesday to pressure DR Congo President Joseph Kabila to set an election date -- a day aft...

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Quick Read: DOD personnel warned against travel to Russia

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

U.S. servicemembers and their families are being subjected to heightened “scrutiny and harassment” while traveling to Russia, prompting officials to urge the U....

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Quick Read: Moroccan injured during protest dies after weeks in coma

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

RABAT (Reuters) - A protester who fell into a coma after being wounded in protests that have shaken northern Morocco died in hospital on Tuesday, a lawyer and a judicial official said.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2vRJM...

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Quick Read: North Korea Guam missile strike plan ‘ready by mid-August’

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

North Korea says its plan to fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will soon be ready, as a war of words with Washington intensifies. State media sa...

Quick Read: Berlin threatens action in Vietnam kidnap case as demand not met

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Wednesday it was considering what steps to take after Vietnam failed to respond to its demand to return a former oil executiv...

Quick Read: Here’s Why You Should Use A Travel Agent Instead Of Booking Online

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Travel agents make travel less stressful. When booking a vacation, destination wedding or honeymoon, the last thing a traveler should have to do is worry that takes away from the joy the trip is supposed to bring them.... Read full article at the pu...

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Quick Read: Pilotless plane tests face resistance

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

The number of people jetting abroad on holiday could fall sharply if they had to board pilotless planes, a survey by financial services firm UBS suggests.... Re...

Quick Read: Chinese tourist awarded US$461,000 after false arrest and beating by US border guards

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

A federal judge has ruled in favour of a Chinese businesswoman who sued the US government after being injured during a 2004 confrontation with American border a...

The latest news on the UK from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Airlines to have their say on landing cards controversy

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Airlines and airports are amongst a number of organisations to be consulted over the government's plan to ditch landing cards for millions of travellers arriving in the UK from outside the EU.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift....

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Quick Read: Saudia Airlines enforcing passenger dress code

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Saudia Airlines has placed details of its dress code on its website, requiring travellers not to wear clothing that “would cause discomfort or offense to other...

Quick Read: Wheelchair passenger had to disembark from Ryanair flight

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

A wheelchair user has talked about her distress at being separated from her small child and family when she was refused permission to fly by Ryanair on Monday. ...

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Quick Read: Yemen’s health ministry says airport closure has cost nearly 10,000 lives

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Aid groups claim year-long shutdown of Sana’a airport has blocked humanitarian deliveries and prevented the sick from seeking medical treatment abroad Aid groups have issued a statement calling on Yemen’s warring parties to reopen the country’...

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Quick Read: Thomas Cook becomes first British airline to lift laptop ban on Turkey flights

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Thomas Cook Airlines has become the first UK carrier to lift the ban on larger electronic devices from passengers’ hand baggage on flights from Turkey.... Read ...

Quick Read: Tropical Storm Franklin makes landfall in Mexico

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

(CNN)Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall on the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula late Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Franklin ...

Quick Read: Boko Haram militants kill at least 30 fishermen in northeast Nigeria: governor

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Boko Haram militants killed at least 30 fishermen in raids on communities around Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, the governor of Borno state, residents and military sources said on Tuesday.... Read full article at th...

Quick Read: Nearly 60,000 evacuated after China quake kills 19

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

Chengdu (China) (AFP) - China on Wednesday evacuated nearly 60,000 people in its mountainous southwest after a strong earthquake killed at least 19, rattling a ...

Quick Read: Red Cross says six volunteers killed in Central African Republic

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

DAKAR (Reuters) - Six Red Cross volunteers were killed in an attack on a health center in southeast Central African Republic on Aug. 3, the aid organization sai...

Quick Read: Kidnapped woman rescued from Delhi car after onlookers hear her cries for help

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

The alleged victim, who is in her 20s, was spotted by a group of young male motorbike riders eating at a roadside food stall, who chased after the car for several miles before they managed to stop it and free the woman, police said.... Read full arti...

Quick Read: Congo orders internet slowdown to restrict social media: telecoms source

News TeamAugust 10, 2017

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese authorities ordered internet capacity be slowed down so that it cannot be used to transmit images via social media, a senior tele...