Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
Visas for foreigners entering Cambodia will increase by $10 on 1 October. Tourists will pay $30 upon arrival, with business visas increasing to $35. The ministry said it was to keep in line with visa costs in other neighbouring countries and was the first increase since 1997. E‐visas will increase ...
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
Divers Alert Network, the leader in dive safety, has introduced two new travel insurance plans to the scuba diving and travel communities. Based on DAN’s 30+ years of emergency travel assistance experience, these plans have been redesigned and offer enhanced levels of coverage to provide protection for unforeseen travel events. ...
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
The Thai military government has announced that foreign tourists to the country can now extend their free 30 day visa’s to 60 days once in Thailand. Hurray!
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2014
The curfew on the East Coast of Sabah, involving the area starting three nautical miles from shore until the international borders with the Philippines, has yet again been extended to 2nd September 2014. However, it will be now only be a 10-hour daily sea curfew from 7pm to 5am. This ...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2014
Burma’s Ministry of Immigration and Population this week began a trial period for an online tourism visa application system that is due to be fully implemented next month.
During the trial run, applicants are required to fill out an online visa form, verify that all the information entered is correct and ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
The curfew on the East Coast of Sabah from dusk to dawn (6pm to 6am), involving the sea area starting three nautical miles from shore until the international borders with the Philippines, has been extended to 17th Aug 2014. This encompasses an area of some 121,270 sq miles. The length ...
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Friday, August 1st, 2014
Starting from 1 November 2014, Vietnam Airlines will launch 2 new international routes from Phu Quoc airport to Singapore and Cambodia. The first route to Singapore will carry 2 flights a week and the second to Siem Reap will carry 3 flights a week.
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2014
Thailand’s ruling NCPO (National Council for Peace and Order) has put operations in place to clean up Phuket’s beaches.
The country’s largest island and a huge magnet for tourism, Phuket has suffered from squatters occupying its beaches with sunbeds, umbrellas and tables, while setting up stalls to sell various items to ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
(7/19/2014) The Bali Police have arrested a man captured trying to sell 17 protected green turtles (chelonia-mydas) to Denpasar restaurants.
According tot Metrobali.com, under arrest is a man named Sangkalan, captured when police inspected a van he was driving on Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai in Sanur on Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
Police ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2014
The Indonesian Immigration office has announced and implemented an increase in Visa-on-Arrival (VoA) fee starting on 3rd July 2014 at any international airport or official seaport in Indonesia. The price for a seven-day visa-on-arrival has been set to $15 from the initial $10, while the price for a 30-day visa-on-arrival ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2014
The whole of Thailand is still under martial law, but the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has now lifted the curfew from the entire country.
The NCPO established the curfew - which initially was for between 22:00 and 05:00, then later reduced to between 00:00 and 04:00 - on ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has announced the lifting of the nighttime curfew in 17 provinces and 15 districts in three further provinces with immediate effect.
The provinces are Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Tak, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Sukhothai, Mae Hong Son, Uttaradit, Phrae, Nan, Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Roi Et, Loei, ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2014
Thailand's nighttime curfew has been lifted in seven (7) more major tourist destinations: Hua Hin, Cha-am, Krabi, Phang Nga, Hat Yai, Koh Chang and Koh Phangan with immediate effect, as announced by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
This latest announcement brings the total number of major Thai ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2014
The lifting of the curfew in Thailand has been extended to Koh Phangan for the famous Full Moon Party this month, scheduled to take place between the 9th-13th of June. Let revellers revel!
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
The curfew in Thailand, put in place by the Thai military junta, has been adjusted to 1am-4am in all provinces except for Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui where the curfew has been lifted entirely. This has been done in order to alleviate inconvenience in these tourist hotspots.
Whether you agree or ...
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