Day: 8 March 2017

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

Quick Read: Madagascar to face life-threatening impacts from powerful Tropical Cyclone Enawo through midweek

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Enawo will continue to pose a severe risk to lives and property as it lashes Madagascar through midweek.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http:/...

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Travel advisory update: Israel + Palestine – Israel passes law, can now ban foreigners who call for boycott

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - The Israeli Parliament passed a law on 6 March 2017, which gives authority to deny entry to foreign nationals w...

Laws + CustomsMiddle East + North AfricaTravel Warnings + Alerts

Travel advisory update: Balinese New Year soon – prepare to stay indoors and be quiet for 24 hours

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

From the Canadian Government's Travel Advice website - Travel Report updated in the last 24hrs for IndonesiaRecent Updates: The Laws and culture tab was updated - Balinese New Year (Nyepi). Advisory Text: Exercise a high degree of caution (with...

Laws + CustomsSoutheast AsiaTravel Warnings + Alerts

Travel advisory update: Croatia issues warning over Splitsko-Dalmatinska water – not safe to drink

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Summary – on 8 March 2017, the authorities in Splitsko-Dalmatinska county issued a warning that ...

EuropeHealthTravel Warnings + Alerts

Quick Read: Body of abducted intel officer found in Multan

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Multan - The body of an official of an intelligence agency, who was kidnapped from Multan about two and a half years ago, was found on Old Shujabad Road Saturda...

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Quick Read: Canadian woman en route to Vermont spa denied entry to U.S., told she needs immigrant visa

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

A Canadian woman travelling on a Canadian passport says she was turned away at the U.S. border and told she needed a valid immigrant visa to enter the country. Manpreet Kooner, 30, is a Canadian citizen who was born to Indian parents in Canada and ra...

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Quick Read: Guard stabbed 10 times as gang attacks farm

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Cape Town – A group of about 15 men whose faces were smeared with mud attacked a farm in the Chatsworth area in the Western Cape, stabbing a security guard abou...

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Quick Read: Coyote attacks in California are on the rise; here’s how to see if they’re in your area

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Rain and mud might be making things messy in Northern California but it can improve your chances of finding what types of wildlife are in your area. Today we ha...

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Quick Read: S. Korean tourist injures himself while fleeing from wild monkeys

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

KUANTAN:A South Korean tourist was slightly injured after being chased by a group of wild monkeys in Pantai Teluk Cempedak here, Monday.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2mvLvXY Like what you read? Sign up here for...

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Quick Read: Armed Groups Prevent Mali Interim Government Installation

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Armed groups surrounded Timbuktu on Monday, the defense ministry said, preventing Malian interim authorities from being installed there under a peace pact meant...

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Quick Read: Germany Rebuts Travel Alert on Terror in Sweden as Fake News

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Germany’s Foreign Ministry denied claims on social media that it had issued a terrorism-related travel warning for Sweden and linked the fake content to an anti...

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Quick Read: Android Users Must Stay Alert to New Security Flaw

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

A security flaw and new concerns with malware provide further evidence of the need for Android users to remain diligent to the risks posed by external attackers.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2mFCFqW Like what y...

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Quick Read: Hong Kong tourist dies while diving off Malaysia’s Sipadan Island

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Ng Chi-ming, 53, and 10 other tourists were diving at Barracuda Point, a popular dive site in the park, at around 6:45am, The Star reports. About 10 minutes lat...

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Quick Read: Daredevil tourist stands just feet away from steaming LAVA flow to get a perfect shot

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

These tourists were really feeling the heat - as they came perilously close to a flow of LAVA. And incredibly, one tourist can be spotted standing just yards f...

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Quick Read: Houthi militias kidnap more than 100 civilians from Yemen’s Dhamar

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Houthi militias and forces belonging to Yemen’s former president have launched a number of Kidnappings and raids and looting of civilians’ homes in the district of Utmah days after gaining control of the wider Dhamar Governote... Read full article...

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Quick Read: 13-foot gator pulled from Florida swimming area

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

An alligator estimated by a sheriff’s deputy at 13 feet long decided to take a swim in a Florida park Saturday. Not usually cause for alarm, except this big rep...

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Quick Read: Uganda: Woman Accuses Special Forces of Theft, Kidnap

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

The force service charged with securing President Museveni has strongly denied accusations that its officers robbed a woman and then kidnapped her relatives, wr...

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Quick Read: Gunmen abduct senior police officer in Delta state

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

A senior officer with the Nigeria Police Force has been reportedly kidnapped along the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha expressway near Asaba, the capital of Delta state.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2m2oMiI Like what you r...

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Quick Read: 11 tourists rescued from sinking boat in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

A small boat transporting 11 tourists and its captain wrecked Saturday afternoon close to San Lucas Island in the Nicoya Gulf.... Read full article at the publi...

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Quick Read: Sudanese rebel group releases 127 prisoners

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

A Sudanese rebel group has freed 127 people it had captured in fighting with government forces, according to the country's army.... Read full article at the pub...

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Quick Read: Airbnb listing at Trump Tower raises questions about security

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

Not even a $500,000 a day security bill or threat of frequent evacuations could stop Airbnb from infiltrating Trump Tower.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2meVC2s Like what you read? Sign up here for our free Dail...

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Quick Read: Yemen’s al Qaeda leader says U.S. refused to trade ‘blind sheikh’ for hostage

News TeamMarch 8, 2017

DUBAI The leader of al Qaeda's Yemeni wing has said the United States refused to exchange jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman for a U.S. journalist wh...

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Feature: Anitha Karthik at Edinburgh Napier University – Storm surge: the misunderstood threat that can be as deadly as a tsunami

Feature: Dr Monica H Swahn at Georgia State University – Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Feature Robert McCabe at Coventry University – Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters

Day: 8 March 2017

Quick Read: Madagascar to face life-threatening impacts from powerful Tropical Cyclone Enawo through midweek

Travel advisory update: Israel + Palestine – Israel passes law, can now ban foreigners who call for boycott

Travel advisory update: Balinese New Year soon – prepare to stay indoors and be quiet for 24 hours

Travel advisory update: Croatia issues warning over Splitsko-Dalmatinska water – not safe to drink

Quick Read: Body of abducted intel officer found in Multan

Quick Read: Canadian woman en route to Vermont spa denied entry to U.S., told she needs immigrant visa

Quick Read: Guard stabbed 10 times as gang attacks farm

Quick Read: Coyote attacks in California are on the rise; here’s how to see if they’re in your area

Quick Read: S. Korean tourist injures himself while fleeing from wild monkeys

Quick Read: Armed Groups Prevent Mali Interim Government Installation

Quick Read: Android Users Must Stay Alert to New Security Flaw

Quick Read: Hong Kong tourist dies while diving off Malaysia’s Sipadan Island

Quick Read: Daredevil tourist stands just feet away from steaming LAVA flow to get a perfect shot

Quick Read: Houthi militias kidnap more than 100 civilians from Yemen’s Dhamar

Quick Read: 13-foot gator pulled from Florida swimming area

Quick Read: Uganda: Woman Accuses Special Forces of Theft, Kidnap

Quick Read: Gunmen abduct senior police officer in Delta state

Quick Read: 11 tourists rescued from sinking boat in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Quick Read: Sudanese rebel group releases 127 prisoners

Quick Read: Airbnb listing at Trump Tower raises questions about security

Quick Read: Yemen’s al Qaeda leader says U.S. refused to trade ‘blind sheikh’ for hostage

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam