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Myanmar migrants haunted by memory of tsunami missing in Thailand
AFP, Published on 21/12/2014
» BAN NAM KHEM, PHANGNGA - A decade after towering waves wrenched her newborn baby from her arms, Mi Htay remains haunted by memories of the children she lost in the tsunami whose bodies, like hundreds of other Myanmar migrants in Thailand, were never identified.
Bali bans foreign tourists for rest of 2020 over virus
AFP, Published on 24/08/2020
» Foreign tourists won't be allowed to visit Bali for the rest of 2020 due to coronavirus concerns, its governor said, scrapping a plan to open up the Indonesian island from next month.
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
AFP, Published on 03/06/2020
» ROME: Italy reopened to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes pinned on reviving the key tourism industry as the summer season begins.
Japan to lift Covid restrictions on foreign tourists from October
AFP, Published on 23/09/2022
» NEW YORK - Japan announced Thursday that it will lift tough Covid restrictions on foreign tourists, reopening the borders after two and a half years.
Japan wants foreign tourists to avoid 'public flatulence'
AFP, Published on 28/04/2016
» TOKYO - A Japanese tourism board has called on foreign tourists to refrain from public "belching or flatulence" in an etiquette guide which was hastily rewritten, reportedly after complaints from a Chinese resident.
Foreign tourists attacked in western Afghanistan: officials
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» HERAT (AFGHANISTAN) - Taliban militants attacked foreign tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in the western province of Herat on Thursday, officials said, with a military spokesman saying at least six people were wounded.
Foreign tourists kidnapped from Philippine resort
AFP, Published on 22/09/2015
» Gunmen have kidnapped two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian employee and a Filipina from a luxury resort island in the conflict-racked southern Philippines, police said Tuesday.
Women tourists 'opt for Thailand'
AFP, Published on 02/04/2013
» NEW DELHI - The number of foreign women tourists visiting India has dropped by 35 per cent in the past three months following a spate of sex attacks that have made global headlines, a new survey has found.
N. Korea to lift Ebola ban on foreign tourists: tour group
AFP, Published on 02/03/2015
» SEOUL - North Korea is set to lift a four-month ban on foreign tourism imposed over concerns of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, a Beijing-based tour group said Monday.
Who carried out Bangkok's deadly bombing?
AFP, Published on 20/08/2015
» Confusion swirls around who carried out Bangkok's deadly bombing. But experts say the unprecedented scale of Monday's attack and apparent targeting of tourists could indicate a game-changing escalation of tactics for the country's usual suspects -- or an entirely new threat.