P483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:97/40 /j $kj $kV@'k S@ 20/20 W"£££"£££"£££ PAPUA NEW GUINEA (8O10W96) 2/2 Be extremely vigilant at all timrs. There is a constant threat of danger. The rugged terrain and poor infra- structure delays and restricts the assistance that can bj kivenW Travellers should have prouisio& for medical evacuation in insurance covet. Beeore travelling to PNG, seek the \atest local advice@from the BrUtish High Commission at Port Moresby. Tel 67k 355 2677 Fax 675 32* 3u47 ravel h adlin 430 F o t g 10 FCO 20 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 41:88/04 1/20 NEPAL (28O10OznQ @ @ @ 1/3 @ The political situatioL is generally calm but demonstrations may occur and should bj avoided. Exercise caution when travelling in t(e more remote districts oe the midI west region white thjti have been recent outbreaks of political violence. Comprehensive travel insurance iu essential, and should include provision for hjlicoptiq rescue pnd medical evacuation esprcially in the case of higher risk activities (ig trekking and white water rafting. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:00/41 2/20 N PA (28O20Oz6) @ 2/3 Do not trek on your own without a professional guide. ff the regular routes you should taSj a guide jejn if you bri with a patty. Peed local advice and beware of the hangers of high altitude@sickness especially if ttekkink abo6e 10,000 feet. Driving and vehicle maintenance is pooz and thu cause of frrqurnt accidents. Travel bz long distance bus @s\s ca*se-forap^stick atscopcern @ - Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 (V/Radio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:01/05 C )l<I|,|h<l4| h4|,h4 3/20 NEPAL (28/10/]6) 3/3 Travellers to Nepal who overfly Afghanistan should be awarq that thjte are threats from military activity to civil aircraft using certain routes. Some aiqlineu continue to use these routes. Others, including all British carriers use alternative router on which the threat is assrssjd as small. Check direct with your travel agent ou airline as to which routes individual airliner are using. Visitors to Nepal should register their presence and travel intentions with the British Embassy, Kathmandu on arrival tel 410583Ffax 411789 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/ Wjath Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:01/2= 4/20 NICARAGUA X21/1(/96) 1/2 Street crime is prevalent in Managua. Visitors are advised to take sensible precautions when walKing, particularl8 in the asSets and poorer areas of the town, especially in the vicinity oj the old Cathedral. Do not wal alone after dark. PickJpockjts and thieves operate on public transport. Some arias of the North continue to be dangerous. Do not travel at night and take local advice before deviating from the main Pan-American Highway. Travel headliner 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 48s Fri 17 Jan 21:01/52 X 5/20 NICARAGUA (21/10/96) 2/2 Travellers from counttiqu where Ypllos between Panama and Bolivia) must have a Long-term visitors are advised to notify the British Embassy Managua of their presence in Nicaragua, tel: 278p014 and 2780887 on arrival and ask for up-to-date information. Elections will be held on 20 Oct '96 Xand possibly, at the end of November). Hotel rooms are already booked foe the pjrioh and election procrssions and rallies could bj disruptive. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 1p TV/Radio 'eathjr Main MenuP483 CJEFAX 2 48s Fri 17 Jan 21:12/2u 6/20 .iger remains potentially unstable witX continuing danger to travellers from political and criminal elements, especially in the desert areas. Those travelling outside Niamey should take particular care and advise the British Embassy in Abidjan of their travel plans. TelC22u 22v850 Thetu is no apparent threat or danger to foreign nationals following the disturbances after the Presidential elections on 7/8 July, but travellqrs should proceed with exttemj caution. Travel headliner 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio 'jathjt Main MenuP483 CJ FAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21zp2/38 Wj $kj $kj 'k 7/20 M G R@(10/20/ymQ @ @ @ 2/2 Following an epiheYic of menUngitis@in +estern Africa, intending travellers should seek medical advice. @ The British representative in Niger is the Honorary British Consul in Naimjy, tel: 227 732051. Hi can provide limited help in an emjtgjncy. @ Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio 'eathjq Main Me.uP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:13/01 U 8/20 CNIGERJA (18/12/:6) 1/4 Bomb attacks may take place at airports and elsewhere in Nigeria. 'j are not aware that British nationals are targetted but travellers to and in Nigeria should exercise caution. Suspicious or unattended baggage, vehicles and pacKages should be avoided and reported immediately to the authorities. @ Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 JanC21:03/24 9/20 N GKR A@@@@ @ is@conj#n throughout tXj country. @ and occasioNally tense. Violent street crime and armed robberies are prevalent in Lagos and occur elsewhere in Nigeria. @ @ Harassment bz policemen and soldiers is common throughout th country. (ravel outside cities after darT i1 unsafe; even in daylight, armed holdups occur. ' Travel headlinj1 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio 'eathjr Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:13/48 W U 10/20 Fraud against foreign busjneusmrn, cParitiia@and others is commonplace. contacts should be chjckjh thoroughly. )radj and @N mainti-ance and safety oe some Nigerian registered aitcrafi opjtating internal flights within Nigeria. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 @ TVORadio Weathjt Main MenuP483 CKEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:04/11 CWC I W 12/4p C MIG RJA (18/12O:6) @ @ @ @ ,/4 $hj British community (as been instructed not to travel on such @bit\Smek.@(tale\YSjc@vPos\h Bear lPik@ advice in mind when making their ttavjl plans. @ @ @ Travel headlines 430 Front xage 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:04/34 12/20 PARISIAN X6/12/:6) 1/5 T(ere are no particular security prodlims in the parts of Pakistan most visited bz tourists. Although the situation in Karachi has improved slightly this year, sporadic street violence, random shootings, together with intermittent genital strikes still prevent the city from functioning entirely normally. Armed car hijacking is on the increase. On December 4 there was a bomb explosion in the cit8 centre. Travel headliner 430 Front page 100 FCO 1p TV/Radio 'eathjr Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:24/58 U 13/20 PAKISTAN X5/12/96) 2/5 Viuitink commercial ripres ntativ u can continue tg conduct business, provided that they remain in the relatively safe areas and check the security shtuatio& before travelling. Incidents of armed robbery and kidnapping continue to occur more generally in Sindh, Baluchistan and remote parts of North West Frontier Province. There has been an increase in sectarian attacks i^ the Punjab. Take local advice before visiting these areas. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FC 2p@ TVORbdio Wjathjr MaUn MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Van 21:05/21 14/20 PARIS(AN X6/12O:m) 3/* Avoid sensitive areas neQr the botdjrs with Iran, AfgTani;tan, India and the KashZi Li j oe co t @ Avoid travel at night and use armed escorts white necessary in Baluchistan and Sindh. ? A series@oe@boYds@Pave goNe off im Lbhoti and the Punjab, most recently on 22 July at Lahore Intjrnationaj —irpoyt killing six people. BritiuX nationals have not been specifically targettid. @ Ttavjl headlines 439 Front page 100 @2p@ TV/$bhio @ WealPer aim Mi]uP483 CEJFAX 2 48s Fri 1/ Jan 21:25/45 15/20 PAKISTAN (6/12/96) 4/5 The next Genital Election iu dur in February 97. Increased political activity, some potentially violent, is possible. Take local advice, particularly on the times and locations of rallies. Contact the nearest British diplomatic mission in Islamabad, tel 822131-5 or Karachi 587 2431-m f#r up-to-date local advice. Ttavjl headlines 430 Front@page 100 FC 10 TV/Radio Weathrt Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Van 21:26/x8 16/2p PAKISTBN X6/12/96) 5/5 Flights to Pakistan which overfly Afghanistan are under threat from military activity to civil aircraft using certain routes. Some aisle.eu continue to use these routes. Others, including all British carriers, use alternatives on which the threat is assessed as minimal. Chic) ditiat jijhet with travel aoemts or airliNes which router indiuidual airlines are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 1p TV/Radio Weathjt Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:X6W3 17/2p /"£££"£££"£££ PANAMA X25/9/:6) 1/2 Do not transtt the Dariin Jungle to or from Colombian 4 There are reports oe Colombian guerrilla activity as fat as 100km into Panamanian territory. Three American miusionarie1 were were kidnapped in Panama bz Colombian guerrillas in January 1993 and have not yet been released. @ @ @ @ @ Asvbults o^ visitors co^tiNue, particularly on or near the Bridge of the Americas, at the Pacific i&tranch #f tie canal. @ @ Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 1p TVORbdio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:06/+4 18/20 PANAMA (25/9/96) 2/2 )aVe@cati@al@div@stationb,@and w(em Ixeqcise caution and leave valuables in hotel safe;. @ @@ T j car at bu s atio s an w shopping in Panama City Centre (Avjnida !entxal) aj wa{y — teams ov mugsets operate, ev n du ink d li ht hour . A There are oqcasional hold-ups in restaurants. @ @@ Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 10 TV/Radio Weather Main MenuP483 CEEFAX 2 483 Fri 17 Jan 21:07/17 19/20 PAPUA NEW G++NE"@(8/10/:6I 1/2 T law a@d o@ e situatio r i s extremely poor. Attacks, vehicle hijacks and sjtious sexual assaults in and aroynd the main towns are common. Incidjntu of rioting, lootinn and shootinV can occir wUthokt warning. Avoid travellinC by road. Highland areas. Visitors are advised against travel to the island of Bougainvilli white the guetilla Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), operates. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 1p @ TV/"adio @ Weathjq Gain Menu