P566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:30/45 Advice J-O C KUWAIT British National; should not attempt to travel anywhjte near the botdjt with Care should bj taken when using beaches and picnic spots. Even white officially Gcliared thixe i; ;tivl 1 d1ngrz wtom unixploded ordnance. Both visitors and long term residents are strongly advised to register with the Embassy on arrival. Tel: 240 3334/5 /6 or 240 3324/5/6/7 or 243 2046/7/8/9 Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 ' 567 P-S 568 T-U 564 A-C 11/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:91/20 Advice J-O KYRGYZSTAN 1/2 Road travel is difficult brcausj of the terrain. In Spring landslides are common in mountain areas especially to the south. Roads from Tashkent & Almaty to Bishkek can bj hazardous in Wjntet and have garage facilities. Mugging & thefts are inctiasjng both in cities & rural areas, some apparently committed by uniformed police officers. Do not walk the streets at night or travel in unofficial taxis. Keep expensive items out of sight. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 12/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:31/35 Advice J-O KYRGYZSTAN 2/2 There is a dipthjtia epidemic, so seek medical advice before travelling. It is not known whether maintenance procedures on aircraft used on internal flights are always properly observed. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 93/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:32/10 Advice J-O LAOS 1/2 Visitors are strongly advised not to travel between Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang bz road bjcausj of the risk of bandits attacking public transport. Road travel from Luang Prabang to Phonsavanh is inadvisable. These problems have not affected road 13 north between Vientiane and Vang Viing^ Local advice on current conditions should be sought before travelling. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 14/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 C EFAX 56m Mon 11 Nov 21:32/25 Advice J-O LAOS 2/2 All journeys should preferably be made bz air. Travellers should also bj aware of the dangjts of unjxplodjd ordnance, particularly in Xieng Khouang Province (Plain of Jars) and areas of the Lao- Vietnamese bordjt that were formerly traversed by the Ho Chi Mind trail. Those intending to visit Laos should seek medical advice about endemic diseases before travelling. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 15/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:33/00 Advice J-O LATVIA Travellers should be alert to the possibility of mugging, theft and pickpockjting. Take sensible precautions and avoid unlit streets and parks at night. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 16/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:33/15 Advice ( J-O LEBANON 1/2 The situation in Lebanon is genitally calm. Travel is inadvisable in South Lebanon beyond the city of Sidon, as shelling and military activity are likely to continue in the area from the coast to the Southern Beta'a Valley and in all other areas inside and along the botdjr of the Israeli Occupied Zone. Visitors wishing to go to the Bpalbrck region and to the north of the BeTa's Valley should use organisjd tour groups. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 17/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:33/50 Advice J-O LEBANON 2/2 Photography should bj limited to traditional tourist sites. Visitors are advised to dress mode;sly and register with the British Embassy in Beirut upon arrival (Tel: 417007). Foreign Officq Travel 0171 23 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 18/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:34/05 Advice J-O LESOTHO Lesotho is relatively trouble free but visitors should take normal precautions. Muggings, mainly in broad daylight, have occured in the centre of town. Do not attempt to resist such attacks. Isolated areas should bj avoided. Do not walk aro5nd town at night. All visitors are advised to register with the British High Commission in Masjtu on arrival T l 313961O Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 ' 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 19/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:34O40 Advice J-O LIBERIA In view of the continuing conflict affecting the greater part of the country, British nationals are advised not to visit Liberia. Eoreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 ' 567 P-S u68 T-Z 564 A-C 20/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:35/05 Advice J-O LIBYA 3 Since April 92, UN Security Council sanctions have included a ban on flights to and from Li a making speedy evacuation from Libya for medical or othrt emergencies difficult. The ban on thu supply of aircraft and aircraft componunts, engineering and maintenance sjtvices for Libyan aitqtaft and ouhur {el1tud 9rzvjqr; R= foreign companies may affect the safety and reliability of internal flights. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 21/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:35/30 Advice J-O '£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££ LIBYA 2/3 Violent disturbances occasionally occur in the region east of Brnghazi. There have been no reports of attacks on foreigners b4t the area is best avoided. Thjti are occasional violent disturbances in Tripoli, most recently in early July. Visitors should be vigilant. It is unwise to use or carry cameras. ' 567 P-S u68 T-U 564 A-C 22/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:35/54 Advice J-O LIBYA 3/3 Stern penalties are impossjd for the possession or use of alcohol and harsh penalties for ctiticising the country, its leadership ot religion. We have no diplomatic relations with Libya and the protection wi can offer British nationals visiting the country is limited. All British nationals should regi;trr with the British Interests Section, Italian Embassy,Tripoli Tel: 3331192/3 *67 P-S *68 TJZ 564 A-C 23/55 FC K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:36/20 Advice J-O Lithuania There is a risk of pick-pocketing and bag snatching, particularly on public transport. Avoid poorly lit streets, parks etc. Car theft, particularly of and from new or expensive cars is increasing. Lock unatte^deh vehicles; hide contents and radios (if possible) in the boot. In the cities, park in secure car parks. If visiting forested areas, seek medical advice for inoculations against tick borne encephalitis.. ' 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 24/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:36/45 Advice J-O LIBYA 3/3 Stern penalties are impossjd for the possession or use of alcohol and harsh penalties for criticising the country, its leadership or religion. We have no diplomatic relations with Libya and the protection we can offer British nationals visiting the country is limited. All British nationals should register with the British Interests Section, Italian Embassy,Tripoli Tel: 3331192/3 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 25/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:37/10 Advice J-O MADAGASCAR 2/2 Road conditions vary widely and many vehicles are ill maintained. Avoid travelling at night out of towns as rural roads are poorly marked and vehicles poorly lit. Medical facilities are minimal. Intending visitors should seek medical advice on inoculations before travelling. For furthjt advice contact the British Embassy, Antananarivo (tel 27749) Eoteign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 26/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:37/34 Advice J-O MALAWI 1/2 Excjrcise reasonable care ovur personal security, be particularly careful after dark and avoid travel out of town at night- @ @ Even main roads are dangerous with hazards such as potholes and abandoned unlit vehicles regularly causing serious accidents. Emergrncy services are almost non-existant. The frequency of armed hi-jacking of expensive cars and four-wheeled drive vehicles has increased, day and night. In Blantyre, Lilongwe, Mzuzu and tourist spots such as Nkhata Bay, Senga Bay (aka Salima) and Cape Macliar bj alert for muggjts and bag snatchers and conmjn. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 27/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 C EFAX *66 MN 22:37/59 Advice J-O MALAWI In recent months several British visitors have been robbed at knifepoint in Senga Bay, Nkhata Bay and Blantyre. Teams of professional conmjn are opjtating in the Monkey Bay/ Cape Maclear region - extreme care should be taken with people in thjsj areas who try to become too friendly and offer to act as gujdjs. Foreign Officr Travel 0171 238 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 28/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:38/25 Advice J-O MALAYSIA Travellers to Malaysia whore journey will involve overflight of Afghanistan should bj aware that thjti are threats from military activit= to chvin aircraft overflying Afghanistan using routes V668, A466, G202 and V848. Some airlines continue to use these router. Others, including alm Brjtjs, carriers, use alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which the threat is assessed as minimal. Travjllits should check direct either with travel agents or airlines which routes individual airlines are using. 567 P-S u68 T-Z 564 A-C 29/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:38/49 Advice ( '/.)/.%/, J-O Maldives Visitors should note that thjti are sjvjte penalties for all drug offences. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 u67 P-S u68 T-Z 564 A-C 30/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:39/14 Advice J-O Mali Mali is relatively trouble-free but banditry is still a risk in the aura tg the north of Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu. There have been isolated incidents of mugging in the Bamako itself and visitors should avoid carrying vbluablis in public. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 31/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:39/39 A4vice O J-W MEXICO 1/3 Armed robber= in urban arrps has increased. Resistance is frequently met with vjolincu. Particular care should bj taken on public transport, at airports, bus stations and popular tourist sites. Use only official airport taxis on arrival. After dark and in quiet urban areas use only taxis from authorisjd ranks (sjtios). u67 P-S u6= T]Z u64 A-C 35/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:40/04 Advice J-O MEXICO 2/3 Thjte is also risk of robbery outside major cities particularly in the states of Michoacan, Gujrrito, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Campechj. Avoid travel after dark and isolated beaches at all timrs. There have been recent incidents of violence in Southjtn Mexico against Mexican Govjrnmnjt installations, resulting in casualties among police and armed forces. Foreigners have not been targettid. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 33/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:40/29 Advice J-O MEXICO 3/3 Tourist areas affected arr the States of Oaxaca (including the resort of Huatulco), Gujrtiro (Acapulco) and ChiaxasO The main Pan American Highway (the Tuxtla Gutierrez to San Cristobel road) has also been affected. Other incidents have been reported in Estado de Mexico, Puebla and Tabasco. Thjti is also tension in Northern and Cjnttal Chiapas. Travellers are advised not to venture off main roads without eirst seeking local advise. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 34/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SpoutP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:40/54 Advice J-O MOLDOVA Non-essential travel to Transdniesttia should be avoided, as this region is not under Moldovan government control and the situation is unpredictable. Those with essential business should register with the consular section of the British Embassy in Moscow, tel: 956 7200. Fax: 956 7420 Law and order is not a particular problem but keep expensive jewellery, watches etc. out of sight. Dress and behave with common srnsj. Use officially marked taxis and do not share with sttangets. 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 35/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:41/19 Advice J-O MONGOLIA Visitors may only enter Mongolia "= air or bz train. Entry overland bz other means iu not permitted. As communications within Mongolia are poor, providing consular assistance can bj difficult. Street crime is on the increase in Ulaanbaatar and visitors should exercise caution. It is not known whjthjt maintenance procedures are always properly obsjtvjd on internal flights. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 567 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 36/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:41/45 Advice J-O MONTSERRAT 1/3 Montserrat experienced an explosive volcanic eruption on 17/18 September 1996 affecting most southjtn parts of the island, including the capital, Plymouth, which has been evacuated since April 1996 for all but essential business. Visitors are not permitted to entey thjsj areas. Scientists have warned that thjte could be furthjt explosions with little warning, which could result in hjavz ash fall and debris falling ovjt much of the south. 566 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 37/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:42/10 Advice J-O MONSTER"AT 2/3 Deposits of ash are experienced in some western and north-western parts of the island. Scientists monitoring the volcano continue to believe that the north of Montserrat is s@fe from volcanic activity. ' 566 P-S 568 TLZ 564 A-C 38/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:42/35 Advice J-/ MONTSERRAT 3/3 It is important for all visitors to Montserrat to listen carefully to Radio Montserrat (MW 880 and FM 92.3 & 92.5). Volcanic reports are broadcast twice a day at 0730 and 1930 hrs local time, and on an ad doc basis during periods of increased activity. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 566 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 39/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:42/52 Advice J-O MOZAMBIQUE 1/3 Armed robbjty and car hijacking are prevalent in Maputo and increasing. Do not walk alone or display cash or jewellery. Avoid unfamiliar areas and down town at night. Armed banditry has sharply increased on roads outside Maputo. Attacks have been unnecessarily vicious and sometimes fatal. There are still unjxplodjd mines om little uvjh roads. u66 P-S 568 TJZ 564 A-C 40/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:43/24 Advice J-O MOZAMBIQUE 2/3 Restrict your travel to the following roads: Maputo to the Serrano Garcia botdet post with South Africa; Maputo to the Namaacha botdjz po1t wish Swaziland; Maputo north as far as Inhambanr; Beira/Zimbabwe (the Beira corridor); Beira/Malawi (via the Tjti corridor) Travel only between 0800-1500 hrs and if possible in the company of two ou more vehicles. ' 566 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 41/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 21:43/49 Advice J-O MOZAMBIQUE 3/3 The World Health Organisation has reported a meningitis epidemic in Cabo Delgado province in the nothirn region. Seek medical advice about immunisations before travelling. ' 576 P-S 568 T-U 564 A-C 42/55 FCO K-N EuroIndjx Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:44/14 Advice J-O NAMIBIA 1/2 While incidents of sttiit and car theft are generally few, they are increasing and visitors should bj vigilant at all times. (akj local advice about areas to avoid and particularly avoid the townships at night. When driving take partiqular care on gravel roads which can be dangerous. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 ' 566 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 43/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health SportP566 CEEFAX 566 Mon 11 Nov 22:%,/39 Advice J-O NAMIBIA 2/2 Malaria is endemic in the North of Namibia. Seek medical advice before leaving the U.K. on the type of prophylaxis to bj taken if you expect to visit northern areas. Further information may bj obtained from the British High Commission in Windhoek (til: 223022) Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 566 P-S 568 T-Z 564 A-C 44/55 FCO K-N EuroIndex Health Sport