Russian businesses under attack in Phuket
Bev - Jan 29, 2025
Angry taxi drivers in the popular Phuket beach area of Bang Tao have staged a second protest against Russian tour…
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Russian businesses under attack in Phuket
Ian Jarrett - Jan 29, 2025
Angry taxi drivers in the popular Phuket beach area of Bang Tao have staged a second protest against Russian tour…
Myanmar’s mystery capital to be revealed
Ian Jarrett - Jan 29, 2025
Once off-limits to tourists, the administrative capital of Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw, is now being marketed as a destination for…
Former tourism chief jailed
Diane - Jan 28, 2025
Bali's former tourism chief, Gede Nurjaya, has begun a prison sentence in the island's notorious Kerobokan jail after eventually being…
Record-breaking Thailand on the boil
Ian Jarrett - Jan 28, 2025
Arrivals into Thailand from Australia and New Zealand grew strongly in 2012. Australian arrivals were up 12.1% to 930,599 and…
British tourist drowns in Phuket
Ian Jarrett - Jan 28, 2025
A British man drowned at a secluded beach on Phuket at the weekend - the second expat death in the…
British tourist drowns in Phuket
Diane - Jan 28, 2025
A British man drowned at a secluded beach on Phuket at the weekend - the second death in the water…
Hundreds killed in Brazil nightclub fire
Diane - Jan 28, 2025
At least 232 have been killed in a Brazil nightclub fire allegedly started by fireworks during a band's performance. It…
British holidaymaker dies after fight at Lanzarote hotel
Diane - Jan 28, 2025
A British holidaymaker has died after allegedly being hit with a rock during a fight at a hotel swimming pool.…
Britons urged to leave Somaliland after FO warning
Diane - Jan 28, 2025
The Foreign Office has now advised British nationals to leave Somaliland due to a specific threat to Westerners. The FCO…
Brit blog does ‘Best Beach in Florida’
Gretchen Kelly - Jan 28, 2025
Our UK-based Editor-in-Chief, Bev Fearis and family drive to the west coast to sample what USA Today has named Florida's…
FO urges Britons to leave Benghazi
Diane - Jan 25, 2025
The Foreign Office is urging Britons to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi immediately "in reponse to a specific threat…
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