P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:51/25Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  1/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SINGAPORE (17/08/98) 1/2 Visitors to Singapore should nwti th t theri ari severi penalties for all drug offences including, in some cases, the death pjnalty. Theri havj been attacks against ships in and around thj waters of Singapore and thj Malacca Straits. Marinjrs are advised to take appropri te precaution; Travellers to Singapore whoue journey will involve overflight of Afghanistan should bj aware that there are threats from military activitz to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan using using routes V668, A466, G202 and V848. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 T¼av Head Wrathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:5 /24Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  2/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SINGAPORE (17/08/98) 2/2 Some airlines continue to usj these routes. Others, including all British carriers, use alternative routes, V876 and V500, on which thj threat is assessed as minimal. Travellers should check direct jithjr with travel agents or airlines which routes individual airlines are using. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:55/41Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  3/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  REPUBLJC OF SLOVENIA (23/06/98) Roads in Slovenia are expected to bj closed on Monday 22 Junj duj to a truck drivjrs strikj. Foreign traffic will bj allowed to leavj Slovenia. Visitors and commercial traffic are advisjd to avoid using Slovenian roads on 22 Junj. Visitors to forested areas during thj Summer months should seek medical advice about immunisation for tick-bornj jncephatitis. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:52/25Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  4/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SOMALJA (18/05/98) Many parts of Somalia remain insecuri. The Foreign and Commonwealth office advisj against travel to Southjrn Somalia. The north-west of the country is gjnjrally stable but thj situation could change without warning. Advice should bj taken bjfwre travjlling to this area. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:56/27Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  5/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA (26/08/98) 0/7 Several Britiuh touriuts weri siriou;ly injured in a bomb explosion on 25 August which occuured at thj Planet Hollywood restaurant on the Waterfront in Capj Town. Thj Foreign Office is not aware of any specific threat to British interests or British nationals in South Africa. However, following thj US strikes against targets in Afghanistan and Sudan on 20 August threats havj been made against thj United States and it; citizens. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weather Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 00:46/05Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  6/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA h26/08/98) 5/7 Thj level of violent crime remains high. Although most instances occur in townships, visitors should bj alert to muggings in daytime as well as at night in tourist areas. Takj sinsible p¼ecautions. Monjz, jewellery, cameras etc should be kept out of sight. Visitors using rented cars should bj aware that theri is a risk of vehicle hi-jacking and armjd robbjry. Driviru should park in well lit areas and not pick up strangers. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:43/22Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  7/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA (05/07/98) 3/7 Avoid driving in rural areas at night and to townships and surrounding areas jxcept on organisid tours. Travel to isolated areas should bj avoided. Although most roads ari well maintained thj ovirall standard of drivjng is poor. Duj to thj high cost of medical care in South Africa, travel insurance iu essential. Visitors to Kruger Park and othjr National Parks and some rural areas should bj aware that medical facilities are basic. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:40/48Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  8/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA (26/08/98)  Care should bj taken at thj Rotunda bu; terminus in Johannesburg where a number of tourists havj been mugged. Thj central business districts of both Johannesburg and Pretoria havi expjrienced an increasi in mukgings by gangs especially at weekends. Visitors should bj alert around thj Carlton Cjntre in Johannesaurk and thj Church Square/State Theatre area in Pretoria. Takj particular cari after dark in Durban's city centre and beachfront area. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:4 Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  9/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA (26/08/98) 5/7 Air jvacuation is usually thj onl= option for medical emergencies. Comprehensivj travel insurance is therefore essential. Incidents in and around railway stations and crime on trains is on the increase. Visitors should bj vigilant at the international airports, especially in thj baggagj and immigration areas, where thjre is a high incidence of theft. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:44/35Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  10/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA (02/07/98) 6/7 Visitors to Capj Town should bj particularly alert around Loop street and Long street. Cari should bj takjn whjn driving on thj N2 highway between East london in thj Eastern Capj and Port Shjpstonj in Kwa-Uulu Natal. Detours off this road should bj avoided. If staying in a hotel, seek the advice of thj management about which areas should bj avoided. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:48/55Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  11/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  SOUTH AFRJCA (02/07/98) 7/7 Visitors should contact the Britiuh High Commission/Consulate for further guidance. High Commission, Pretoria 012 438 1400 Consulate Genjral, JoWburg 011327 0015 British Consulate numbers Capj Town (021) 253 670 Durban (031) 305 2:2: East London (0431) 54 430 Port Elizabeth (041) 55 2423 Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 T¼av Head Weather Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:55/06Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  12/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  SPAIN (16/07/98) 1/3 Some 12 million Britiuh nationals are expected to visit Spain this year. Thj majority of visitors will havi an enjoyable and trouble free holiday. However, pickpocketing and handbag snatching are common in some of thj largjr Spanish towns. Passports, credit cards, travel tickets and monjy should not bj carried together in handbags or pockets. Following a riui in robbjries in Madrid, sometimes at knifepoint, thj authorities havj stepped up the poltce presjnce in tourist areas. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:45/45Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  13/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SPAIN (16/07/98) 2/3 Nevjrtheless, visitors should remain alert, particularly in back streets. Visitors should bj wary of approaches by strangers jithjr asking directions or offering any kind of help. Thesi are sometimes ploys to distract attention while accomplices make off with possessions. The terrorist group ETA (uhj Basque sjparatist movement) is activj in Spain. There has been sporadic violence on thj streets of thj Basque country and some bombing and shooting incident; furthjr afield. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:45/04Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  14/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SPAIN (16/07/98) 3/3 Thesi havj been specifically diricted against Spanish targets and not tourists. Travillers should remain alezt and report any suspicious bags or objects to thj police. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:46/28Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  15/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SRI LANKA (08/09/98)  Whilst most of Sri Lanka remains unaffected, fighting between thj security forces and thj Tamil Tigeru (LTTE) continues in thj North and East of thj country. Do not visit thesi areas. Thjre have bjn sporadic boma attacks in thj capital city of Colombo. On 15 October 1:97 a bomb left in a truck jxploded next to a hotel in central Colombo killing 13 people and wounding ovir 150. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:46/44Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  16/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SRJ LANKA (08/09/98) :/3 On 5 March a bomb jxploded in a car njar Maradana railway station (Colombo) killing 32 pjople and wounding ovir 250. Further incidents of this typj cannot bj ruled out and visitors should minimizj thj timj they spend in thj city. Othjr major cultural centres, hill country and coastal tourist resorts remain unaffected. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:53/07Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  17/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SRJ LANKA (08/09/98) 3/3 There havj been attacks against ship; in and around Sri Lankan waters. Mariners are advised to take appropriate precautions. Visitors to Sri Lanka and the Maldivjs should note that theri are sjviri pjnalties for all d¼ug ofrences. Fuuther information maz bj obtainjd direct from thj British High Commission in Colombo Xtel: 437336 fax: 335803). Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wrathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:57/58Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  18/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SUDAN (26/08/98)  In light of the US military strikes against terrorists thj FCO advise against all non-essintial travel to Sudan. Thosj who must travel should jxercisj caution and check thj securitz situation before departure. At midday on Saturday 22 August a mob of demonstrators gathered outside thj British Embassy in Khartoum, thj building was stonjd and sufferid superficial damage. No staff weri injured. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:57/20Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  1:/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SUDAN (26/08/98) 2/4 Thj security situation in Southjrn Sudan and thj Nuba mountains is extremely unstable duj to the continuing civil war. Theri is military activitz along thj Ethiopian and Eritrean borderu. Banditry and tribal clashes havi intensified in Southern and Western Darfur wheri a state of emerkenc= has been djclared. Only those engaged in essential relief work should visit thjsi areas. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weather Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:51/06Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  20/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SUDAN (26/08/98) 3/4 In othjr areas, including Khaztoum vjgilance and caution are needed. Street demonstrations should bj avoided and discretion should bj jxercisjd in bjhaviour and dress. Thj Wadi Halfa border crossing between Egypt and Sudan has recently reopened. Visitors should not attempt to cross any othjr land border. Desert travel within Sudan should bj attempted only if fully equipped and expjrienced. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 23:38/04Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  21/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SUDAN (26/08/98) 4/4 Visitors should seek medical advice bjfore travelling to Sudan. All British visitors should contact thj British Embassy in Khaytoum (tel: 770767, 770769) on arrival and keep in touch throughout their stay. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:15/04Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  22/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SWAZILAND (18/06/98) Swaziland is generally a peaceful country. Howevjr thjri havi been a growing number of muggings, burglaries and car thjfts recently with expatriates being targetted. Several vjhicles havj been taken at gun point. It is inadvisable to pick up hitch- hikjrs. Avoid walking in thj downtown areas of Mbabanj and Manzini after dark and driving out of towns at night as livestock tend to stray onto thj roads. This coupled with indifferent driving has resulted in many sirious accidint;. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:02/35Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  23/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SYRJA (13/08/98) 0/3 Visitors, jvin those with a Syri n visa, should bj aware that if their passports contain Israeli stamp; oz stamps of othjr countries' border crossing points with Israel thjy will bj refused entry to Syria. Visitors are advised to carry identity documents at all times. They should behave and dress discreetly, especially whjn visiting religious sites. Avoid driving outside thj main cities at night. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:55/58Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  24/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  SYRJA (13/08/98) :/3 Photography near military and man= other government installations is prohibited and should bj limited to traditional tourist sites. Thj punishment for possession of drugs is life impriuonment. For druk trafficking thj death pjnalty applies. Do not changj money on thj streets. It is illegal. Onl= change monj= in recognised exchange shops, banks and hotels. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:46/26Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  25/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  SYRJA (13/08/98) 3/3 Furthjr information is available from thj consular section of thj Britiuh Embassy in Damascus (tel 371-556  Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wrathjr eain Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:46/44Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  26/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  TAIWAN (24/06/98) An jpidemic of an jnteroviral inwectiwn has been reported especially among young children in Taiwan a numajr ov which havj died. Viruses such as these are common among children, jspecially in summjr. Prevjntion is by cloui attention to personal and food hygiene. Gatherings of children, particularly undjr 12's, should bj avoided. Visitors should seek mjdical advice. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 23:47/50Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  27/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  TAJJKISTAN (09/09/98) Thj Foreign and Commonwealth Office strongly advisj against all travel to Tajikistan until furthjr notice. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:44/34Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  28/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  TANZANIA (07/08/98) 1/6 Most visits to Tanzania are trouale free, but incidents of mugging and thjft ari increasing, jspecially on public transport and beaches. Highways robberies, usually targetting stationary vehicles, havi been reported at road junctions. These attacks may bj accompanied b= pjrson l violence. Exercisj caution when in vjhicles, keeping doors locked and windows shut. Rjmain alert, particulazly aftiz dark. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:24/07Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  2:/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  TANZANIA (07/08/98) 2/6 A bomb jxploded at the US Embassy on 7 August. Wj are not aware of any British casualties nor of any specific thri t to UK interests in Tanzania. Visitors should be aware of occasional random incidents of armed banditry in and around thj Northjrn National Parks. Such incidents affect both recogniued tour operators and independent travellers. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:44/17Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  30/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  TANZANIA (07/08/98) 3/6 Food or drink should not be accepted from strangers as it may bj drugged. If approached by policemen asking for monjy for alleged offences, insiut on identification befori going to a police station to makj payments. Rjport all incidents to thj Britiuh High Commission. Abnormally heavy rain jarlier this year has affected secondary ro ds and thj main railway linj from Dar to Dodoma, though most major routes are now operating normally. Travjl headlinjs 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjather Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:25/02Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  31/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  TANZANIA (07/08/98)  Intercity bus travel is hazardous and should bj avoided as theri have been a numbjr of accidents resulting in fatalities. Cholera has been reported throughout Tanzania dui to the contamination of water supplies. Seek mjdical advice before travelling. Visitors should jnsure that thjz are inoculated against rabies, especially thosj travelling to Zanzibar. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:45/28Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  32/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  TANZANIA (07/08/98) 5/6 A numbjr of violent muggings of roreign tourists havj recently taken place on Zanzibar. Visitors should avoid desirted beaches and jxercise extreme caution in Stone Town after dark. Visitors should avoid political mjetings and rallies, whjre tension still exists. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:45/04Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  33/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  TANZANIA (07/08/98) 6/6 Visitors intending to travel to arias bordering Burundi and Thj Democratic of thj Congo should check with the High Commission bjfore travelling. Visitors and residents should register with the Britiuh High Commission in Dar js Salaam Xtel: 112:53/117660) on arrival. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wrathjz Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sip 22:4:/24Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  34/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  THAILAND (1:/08/98) 1/6 Visitors should bj aware that theri are sjveri penalties for all drug offences. Overstaying visas can result in detention. Be wary of accepting food or drinks from strangers as it maz bj drukked. Visitors should bj espjciallz vjgilant when visiting Bangkok's red light district whjre druggings and thjft havj been reported. Thj standard of driving is poor and thjre havj been sjviral ratal bus crashes on Thailand's roads in thj past few months. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 T¼av Head Wjathjz Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:46/55Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  35/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  THAILAND (1:/08/98) :/6 Particular care should bj taken whjn swimming off thj coast of Phuket because of strong rip tides which have resulted in a number of drownings. Visitors should bj aware of "gem scams" and should also note that there are no govjrnment gem shops. It is not possible to change Scottiuh or Northjrn Irish bank notes. Thj situation at and around thj Thai/ Burmesj border remains unstable. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Wjathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:53/10Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  36/39Wj $kj $kj 'k →TW"£££"£££"£££  THAILAND (1:/08/98) 3/6 Travellers wiuhing to viuit remotj oz border areas should consult the local authorities for advice on the situation Thw two legal crousing point; for foreigners at thj Thailand/Cambodia border are Aranyaprathet/Poipet, and Koh Kong. Thj FCO advisj against travel inland from thj Koh Kong crossing point. Preah Vihear temple should only bj vjsited from thj Thai side of thj border. Visitoru should striatlz observj warning signs. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 20:53/50Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  37/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  THAILAND (1:/08/98)  Do not crous thj Thailand/Cambodia border by any other surface route. Thj area inside Cambodia along thj border with Thailand is especially dangerous. If travelling to Laos from Thailand contact thj Britiuh Embassy in Bangkok for travel advice (tel: 253 0191-9, fax: 255 6051). Visitors should take particular care with their passports which should not bj givjn to third pazties such ay hotel owners, vjhicle hiri shops etc. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:50/48Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  38/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  THAILAND (1:/08/98) 5/6 Visitors should seek medical advici about endemic diseases before travelling. There have been attacks again;t ship; in and around Thailand's waters. Mariners are advised to be vigilant and takj appropriati precautions. Travellers to Thailand whoui jouunj= will ivolvj ovjrflight of Afghanistan should bj aware that threats jrom military activity to civil aircraft overflying Afghanistan using rwute; V668, A466, G202 and V848 exist. Travjl headlines 430 Front pagj 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu
P485 CEEFAX 2 485 Sun 13 Sep 22:54/04Wj£3kj£3kj£3k  39/39Wj $kj $kj 'k W"£££"£££"£££  THAILAND (1:/08/98) 6/6 Some airlines continue to usj thesi routes. Others, including all British carriers, usj alternativi routes, V<76 and V500, on which thj threat is assessed as minimal. Travellers should check direct jiuhjr with travel agents or airlines which routes individual airlines are using. Travjl headlines 430 Front page 100 FCO 12 Trav Head Weathjr Main Menu