P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 01:15/24 20/21 THAILAND (18/1/97) 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 remote or border areas should consult the local authorities for advice@on the current situation. Undjt no circumstances attempt to enter Cambodia by land. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 23:53/51 1/21 SINGAPORE (20/12/96) 1/2 Thjte are severe penalties for all drug offences. Travellers to Singapore whore flights cross Afghanistan should be aware that there are threats from military activity to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan using routes V668, A466, G2p2 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. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 23:10/48 2/21 SINGAPORE (20/12/:6) Travellers should check direct, either with travel agents or airlines, which routes individual airliner are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 20:42/44 3/21 SOMALIA (13/8/:6) Due to the unstable security situation, we advi e against travel to Son lea. Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 00:46/17 4/21 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 be avoided. It is inadvisable to wear expensive jewellery or carry cameras when walking in urban areas. The minimum of cash should be carried. Townships and surrounding areas should bj avoided. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 03:51/28 5/21 SOUTH AFRICA (14/11/96) 2/2 If staying in a hotel, seek the advice of the management about which areas should bj 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 Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 00:11/13 6/21 SPAIN (10/1/:7) 1/ 2 Some 10m British nationals are expected to visit Spain this year. They should be aware that in July and August ETA (Basque 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 Reus Airport in north eastern Spain on July 20 which injured a large number of people, including British holiday- makjts. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mun 29 Jan 03:19/34 21/21 THAILAND (18/1/:7) 3/3 Travellers to Thailand whose journey will involve overflight of Afghanistan should be aware that threats from military activity to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan certain 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 ot airlines which routes individual airlines are are using. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjr Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 00:32/21 8/21 SRJ LANKA (18/1/97) 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. There have been no major bombing incidents in Colombo since July, 1966 but the possibility of furthjt incidents cannot be ruled out. Minimise the time spent in Colombo. The south and centre of the Island, including all main tourist areas and the Cultural Triangle are largely unaffected. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 00:16/14 9/21 RSI LANKA (18/1/97) 2/2 Visitors to Rsi Lanka should note that th e are s v e penalti s for drug offences. Further 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 Mon 20 Jan 00:21/24 7/21 SPAIN (10/1/:7 ) 2/2 Since mid August the campaign in tourist resorts appears to have stopped but travellers should remain alert and report any suspicious bags ot objects to the local police. Travjllits should also be aware that street violence and sporadic attacks on commercial property in the Basque country and Navarre continue. Pickpocketing and handbag snatching are very 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 Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 00:51/17 10/21 SUDAN (19/12/:6) 1/2 T(j security situation in southern Sudan and the Nuba mountains remains unstable with the continuing civil war. It is impossible to visit most of south Sudan. There is also tension near the Eritrean and Ethiopian bordjts. Visitors should avoid these areas. Sudan's borders with Egypt, Eritrea and Ethiopia are effectively closed. There is insecurity along the border with Chad dui to banditry and tribal clashes. You are strongly advised not to cross any Sudanese land botdjt. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjr Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 00:57/30 11/21 SUDAN (19/12/96) 2/2 Other areas, including Khartoum, are generally quiet, although discretion should be exercised in behavour and dress. Stay away from any street demonstrations. Desert travel within Sudan should be attempted only if 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 and 770769 and keep in touch throughout their stay. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 00:51/11 12/21 SWAZILAND (10/1/97) Swaziland is generally a peaceful country. There 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 bic!use of stray livestock on unlit roads and some indifferent driving. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 03:20/26 13/21 SYRIA (8/10/:6) 1/2 Thjte have been reports of small explosions in several parts of Syria this year. Thjte is no evidence that foreigners have been targeted, but visitors should be vigilant. Tourists should behave and dress discreetly, especially when visiting religious sights. Photograghy near military and many other government installations is prohibited and should be limited to traditional tourist sites. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 03:04/14 14/21 SYRIA (8/10/:6) 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 Em"assz in Damascus. Tel 3712561/2/3 Foreign Office Travel 0171 238 4503/4 Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 20:43/23 15/21 TAJIKISTAN (02/12/:6) 1/2 Travel to, from and within Tajikistan is difficult. Before travelling check local conditions with the local German and US Embassies. German: Tel 73 772 212189 or 2121:8. US: Tel 73 772 210356. Khojint and Dushanbe are currently calm but the potential for terrorist incidents, primarily tattered against the Russian military, continues to exist. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weather Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 10 Jan 00:27/36 16/21 TAJIKISTAN (27/8/96) 2/2 Travel outside Khojint or Dushanbe is unsafe and should only be attempted with persons well known e.g. an international organisation. Do not travel alone or on foot after dark. Sporadic outbursts of fighting continue in Gharm valley, Tavildara and along the Afghan border. It is not known whethjt aricraft maintenance procedures used on internal elights are always properly observed. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Weathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 03:21/28 17/21 TANZANIA (18/12/96) 1/2 The political situation on the mainland is stable. Visitors should avoid political rallies and meetings on Zanzibar white tension still exists. Incidents of mugging and theft are common, especially on public transport and bjachjs. Don't accept food from strangers as it may bj drugged. Armed car-thefts, particularly of luxury 4WD vehicles, occur frequently and may bj accompanied bz violence. Thjte have been several incidents of armed banditry in the national parks. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main MenuP485 CEEFAX 2 485 Mon 20 Jan 01:52/21 18/21 TANZANIA (18/12/96) 2/2 If approached bz policemen asking for money for alleged offences, insist on identification before going to a police station to make any payments. Report all incidents to the British High Commission. The refugees situation in Kagera, Ngara and Kigoma districts in the north west, makes these areas best avoided. Thjte have also been outbreaks of cholera and typhoid. 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 Mon 20 Jan 00:41/45 19/21 THAILAND (18/1/97) 1/3 Visitors should be aware that there are sevjt 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 number of drownings. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 News Heads Wjathjt Main Menu