P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:23/20 20/20 THAILAND (11/10/96) 3/3 Travellers to Thailand whose journey will involve overflight of Afghani;tan should be aware that threats from military activity to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan certain routes. Othjts, including all British carriers use alternative route;, V876 and V500, on which the threat is assessed as minimal. Travellers should check direct either with travel agents ot airliner which routes individual airlines are are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEJFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/19 1/20 SINGAPORE (23/:/96) There are sjvjte penalties for all drug offences. Travellers to Singapore whose flights cross Afg(anistan should bj aware that thjte are threats from military activity to aircraft on certain routes. Some airlines continue to use thjsj routes. Othjts, including all British Carriers, use alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which the threat is assessed as minimal Travellers should check direct either with travel agents or aitlinjs which routes individual airlines are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:26/28 2/20 SOMALIA (13/8/96) Due to the unstable security situation, we advise against travel to Somalia. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:21/05 3/20 SOUTH AFRICA (14/11/96) 1/2 Incidents of mugging remain high, both during daylight hours and at night. The level of violent crime is rising, particularly in the central Johannesburg area but care is also required in other major cities. Isolated areas should bj avoided. It is inadvisable to wear expensive jewellery or carry cameras when walking in urban areas. The minimum of cash sho4ld be carried. Townships and surrounding areas should be avoided. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:51/22 4/20 SOUTH AFRICA (14/11/96) 2/2 If staying in a hotel, seek the advice of the management about which areas should be avoided. Visitors should contact the British High Comission/Consulates for further guidance. High Commission, Pretoria Tel 433121 Consulate Genital, Jo'burg Tel 3378940 British Consulate numbest Cape Town 253 670 Durban: 305 2929 East London 726 9380 Port Elizabeth 552 423 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:55/44 5/20 SPAIN (30/10/:6) 1/2 Some 10m British nationals are exprcted to visit Spain this year. They should be aware that in July and August ETA (Basrue separatist movement) resumed last year's campaign of setting off small bombs in tourist resorts aiming to disrupt the tourist industry. The worst incident was a bomb at R—us Airport in north eastern Spain on July 20 which injured a large numbjt of people, including British holiday- makjts. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:33/24 6/20 SPAIN (30/10/96) 2/2 Since mid August the campaign in tourist resorts appears to have stopped but travellers should remain alert and report any suspicious bags or objects to the local police. Travellers should also bj aware that street violence and sporadic attacks on commercial property in the Basque country and Navarre continue. Pickpocketing and handbag snatching are vjty common in the larger towns. Travellers should be vigilant and not carry items like passports, credit cards, tickets and money together in handbags or trousjt pockets. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:08O18 7/20 SRJ LANSA (7/10/96) 1/2 While most areas are unaffected, fighting between the security forces and the Tamil Tigers (LUTE) continues in the North and East. Do not visit these regions. On 24 July, two bombs lift on a commuter train exploded in a suburban railway station in South Colombo, killing ovjt 50 and wounding ovjt 200. This is the first sjtious incident in Colombo since the bombing of the Cjnttal Bank on 31 January this year. Visitors should minimize the time they spend in Colombo. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:09/41 8/20 SRJ LANSA (7/10/96) 2/2 The south and centre of the island, including all the main tourist areas a^d the Cultural Triangle, remain largely unaffected bz the continued fighting. But thjte have been incidents in the 9ala national park. Furthjt information may be obtained direct from the British High Commision in Colombo, Tel 437336, Fax 430308. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:01/24 9/20 SUDAN (2/10/:6) 1/2 The security situation in southjtn Sudan and the Nuba mountains remains unstable with the continuing civil war. It is impossible to visit most of south Sudan. Thjte is also tension near the Eritrean and Ethiopian bordjts. Visitors should avoid thjsj areas. The borders with Egypt, Eritrea and Ethiopia are closed. Thjti is insecurity along the botdjt with Chad due to banditry and tribal clashes. You are strongly advised not to cross any Sudanese land border. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:45/48 10/20 SUDAN (2/10/96) 2/2 Areas including Khartoum are genitally quiet, although discretion should bj exercised in bjhavour and dress. Sta= away from any street demonstrations. Desert ttavjl should only be attempted if you are fully equipped and experienced. Diseases causing diarrhoia are common, especially in outlying areas. take suitable care with food and drink. All British visitors should contact the British Embassy in Khartoum. Tel 770767 770769 and keep in touch throughout your stay. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:05/10 11/20 W"£££"£££"£££ SWAZILAND (23/9/96) Swaziland is genitally a peaceful country. Thjte are a growing numbjt of muggings, burglaries and car thefts, with expatriates being key targets. Several vehicles have been taken at gunpoint and it is inadvisable to pick up hitch-hikers. Avoid walKing in the central areas of Mbabane and Manzini after dark and driving out of towns at night because of stray livestock on unlit roads and some indifferent driving. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:)4/1) 12/20 SYRIA (8/10/:6) 1/2 Thjte have been reports of small explos oms in sjv sal parts of S ri this year. Thjti is no evidence that foreigners have been targeted, but visitors should bj vigilant. Tourists should behave and dress discreetly, especially when visiting religious sights. Photograghy near military and many other government installations is prohibited and should bj limited to traditional tourist sites. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:18/23 13/20 SYRIA (8/10/96) 2/2 The punishment for possession of drugs is life imprisonment. For drug trafficking the death penalty applies. For further information, contact the consular section of the British Embassy in Damascus. Tel 3712561/2/3 Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:13/20 14/20 TAJIKISTAN (27/8/96) 1/2 We advise against all but essential travel to Tajikistan. Travel to, from and within Tajikistan is difficult. It is not known whether aircraft maintenance procedures used on internal flights are always properly observed. Visitors should be aware that there is no British mission in Tajikistan. Before travelling check local conditions with the local German and US Embassies. German: Tel 73 772 212189 or 212198. US: Tel 73 772 210356. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt MQin MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:11/38 15/20 W"£££"£££"£££ TAJIKISTAN (27/8/96) 2/2 Khojent and Dushanbe are currently calm but the potential for terrorism, primarily against the Russian military, continues to exist. Travel outside Khojint or Dushanbe is unsafe and should only bj attempted with pjtsons well known e.g. an international organisation. Do not travel alone or on foot after dark. Outbursts of fighting continue in G(arm valley, Tavildara and along the Afghan bordjt. Visitors should seek medical advice about inoculations for typhoid fever. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:16/01 16/20 TANZANIA (20/9/96) The political situation on the mainland is stable. Visitors should avoid political rallies and meetings on Zanzibar white tension still exists. Mugging and theft are common, especially on public transport and beaches. Don't accept food from strangest — it may bj drugged. Armed car-jacking of luxury 4WD vehicles occur frequently and may bj accompanied bz personal violence. There have been sjvjtal incidents of armed banditry in the national parks. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:12/)6 17/20 TANZANIA (20/:/96) If approached by policemen asking for money for alleged offences insist on identification before going to the police station to make any payments. Report all incidents to the British High Commission. The influx of refugees in Ngara and Kageta districts in the north west, particularly near the Burundian bordjt, make that area best avoided by visitors Visitors and residents should register with the British High Commission in Dar Es Salaam: Tel 112953/117660. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:19/59 18/20 W"£££"£££"£££ THAILAND (11/10/96) 1/3 Visitors should be aware that there are sjvet penalties for all drug offences. Do not accept food or drinks from strangers as it may be drugged. The standard of driving is poor and there have been sjvetal fatal bus crashes on Thailand'u roads. Particular care should be taken when swimming off the coast of Phuket because of strong riptides which have resulted in a numbjt of drownings. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 01 Dec 23:29/13 19/20 THAILAND (11/10/96) 2/3 Thjte is continued fighting at and around the Thai/Burmese border. All surface crossings between the countries are officially closed to non- Thai/Burmese citizens. Travellers wiahing to visit r—mote or border areas should consult the local authorities for advice on the current situation. Under no circumstances attempt to enter Cambodia bz land. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main Menu