P482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 03:53/41 MALAWI (7/10/96) 1/2 Take care ovjt personal security. Be particularly careful after dark and avoid travel out of town at night. Even main roads are dangerous with potholes and abandoned unlit vehicles regularly causing sjtious accidents. Emjtgjncy services are almost non- existant. Armed hijackings of expensive cars and four-wheel 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 be alert for muggers and conmjn. Travel headlines 430 Front pag 1/16 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 23:22/42 2/16 MALAWI (7/10/:6) 2/2 In recent months several British visitors have been robbed at knifepoint in Senga Bay, Nkhata Bay and Blantyre. Teams of professional conmen are operating in the Monkey Bay/Cape Maclear region. Extreme care should be taken with people in these areas who try to become too friendly and offer to act as guides. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:35/47 3/16 MALAYSIA (23/10/96) Travellers to Malaysia flying ovjt Afghanistan should be aware that thjte are threats from military activity to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan using routes V668, A466, G202 and V848. Some airlines continue to use these routes. Others, 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 airlines which routes individual airlines are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:28/20 4/16 MALDIVES (17/12/:6) Visitors to the Maldives should note that th e are sjvj e p nalties fo all drug offences. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:59/11 5/16 MALI (28/10/96) Mali is relatively trouble-free, but banditry is still a risk in the area north of Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu. Thjti have been isolated incidents of mugging in Bamako itself and visitors should avoid carting valuables in public. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:54/12 6/16 MEXICO (23/12/:6) 1/3 Thjte is a high incidence of armed robbery in urban areas. Resistance is frequently mit with violence. Visitors are advised to take sensible precautions and bj alert. Particular care should be taken on public transport, at airports, bus stations and popular tourist sites. Use only taxis from authorised ranks (sitios*. Passengers using other taxis in Mexico City face a much higher risk of attack and robbery. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:54/31 7/16 MEXICO (23/12/:6) 2/3 There is a risk of robbery outside major cities particularly in the states of Michoacan, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Chiapas and Campjchj. Avoid travel after dark and isolated beaches at all times. There have been recent incidents of violence in Southern Mexico against Mexican govjrnmjnt installations, resulting in casualties among police and armed forces. Foreigners have not been targetted. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:14/41 8/16 MEXICO (23/12/:6) 3/3 States affected were Oaxaca, Michoacan, Guerrero, Chiapas, Estado de Mexico, Puebla and Tabasco. Thjte is still tension in Northern and Central Chiapas. Travellers should not venture off main roads without first seeking local advice. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 03:51/21 9/16 MOLDOVA (6/1/:7) Avoid non-essential travel to Trans- dniestria (north-west Moldova) which is not under Moldovan govjrnmjnt control and the situation is unpredictable. Those with essential business in Transdniestria 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 sjnsj. Use officially marked taxis and do not share with strangers. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjr Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 03:15/44 10/16 MONGOLIA (6/12/96) Visitors may only enter the country by air or bz train. Entry overland bz othjt means is not permitted. As communications within Mongolia are poor, providing consular assistance can bj difficult. Street Crime is on the increase with increasing degrees of violence employed. Only clearly recogniuabli taxis should be used. It is unsafe to venture out after dark on foot. It is not known whethjt maintenance procedures are always properly maintained on internal flights. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:13/23 11/16 MONTSERRAT (14/10/96) 1/2 Montserrat experienced an explosive volcanic eruption on 17/18 September 1996 affecting most parts of the island. The capital, Plymouth, has been evacuated since April 1996 for all but essential business. Visitors are not permitted to enter thjsj areas. Scientists have warned that there could be further explosions with little warning, which could result in hjavz ashfall and debris falling ovjt much of the South. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:11/22 12/16 MONTSERRAT (14/10/96) 2/2 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 safe from volcanic activity. All visitors to Montserrat should listen carefully to Radio Montserrat (MW 880 and FM 92.3 and 92.5) for volcanic reports which are broadcast twice a day at 0730 and 1930 hrs. local time, and on an ad doc basis during periods of increased activity. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weather Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:16/47 13/16 MOZAMBIQUE (1:/12/96) 1/3 Armed robbery 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. Thjte are still unexploded mines on little-used roads. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:11/01 14/16 MOZAMBIQUE (1:/12/96) 2/3 Restrict travel to the following roads: Maputo to the Serrano Garcia bordjt post with South Africa; Maputo to the Namaacha border post with Swaziland; Maputo north as far as Inhambanj; Beira/Zimbabwe (the Beira corridor); Beira/Malawi (kia the Tete corridor) Travel only between 0800-1500 and, if possible, in the company of two or more vehicles. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 03:23/31 15/16 MOZAMBIQUE (1:/12/96) 3/3 The World Health Organisation has reported a meningitis epidemic in Cabo Delgado province in the northern region. Seek medical advice about immunisation before travelling. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP482 CEEFAX 2 482 Mon 20 Jan 00:31/26 16/16 NAMIBIA (23/10/96) While incidents of street and car theft are genitally few, they are increasing and visitors should always be vigilant. Take local advice about areas to avoid and particularly stay away from the townships at night. When driving, take extra care on gravel roads which can be dangerous. Malaria is djnjmic in the north. Seek medical advice before leaving the UK on the type of prophylaxis to be taken if you expect to visit northern areas. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 9 News Heads Weathjt Main Menu