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Protesters clog Hong Kong airport again after it reopens
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.
New fires in empty Rohingya village raise questions
Associated Press, Published on 07/09/2017
» Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifies doubts about government claims that members of the persecuted minority have been destroying their own homes.
Thailand foreign tourist arrivals said up 4-5% in H1 2017
Associated Press, Published on 12/07/2017
» The number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand rose by up to 5% in the period January to June 2017, the country's tourism minister said on Wednesday, compared with the same period last year.
Vietnam to waive visas for 5 EU countries in July
Associated Press, Published on 19/06/2015
» HANOI - Vietnam will drop its visa requirements for tourists from five more European countries in a bid to boost its slumping tourism industry.
Key issues, challenges facing Asean at Friday migrant conference
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2015
» In the past month, more than 3,000 desperate, hungry people have landed on the shores of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, drawing international attention to a crisis in Southeast Asia.
Museum attack in Tunisian capital kills 19; 2 gunmen slain
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2015
» TUNIS, Tunisia - Foreign tourists scrambled in panic Wednesday after militants stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital and killed 19 people, "shooting at anything that moved,'' a witness said.
Tourism thriving in Malaysia despite airline tragedies
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But the high visibility didn't hurt the country's tourism industry and may even have helped: Visitor numbers posted their strongest growth in years.
Philippines reflects on robberies
Associated Press, Published on 04/02/2013
» MANILA - Even by the usual standards in the Philippines, where crime is an accepted part of life, the brazen evening robbery of a jewellery store in one of the world's largest malls shocked residents of Manila.