Tag: jail
Court ruling: LGBTQ people are not born that way
editor- May 30, 2019 05:30U.S. Travel advisories against Kenya should be increased. This is the demand by leaders of the LGBT Community to the U.S. Department of State in response to Judge Roselyn Aburili ... Read More
Travel to Brunei is safe: No stoning to death for gay visitors may not apply to lesbians
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 7, 2019 00:54The Trump Administration refused to issue a travel advisory against Brunei, even though the country is in violation of international human rights still after the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei ... Read More
The best way to stop laser strikes on aircraft
editor- April 12, 2019 02:07Pointing a laser at an aircraft can temporarily blind a pilot, and it is a federal crime carrying fines up to US$250,000 or up to 5 years in jail. Heightened ... Read More
WikiLeaks founder Assange arrested in London after Ecuador axes asylum deal
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2019 14:00WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he has spent the last seven years. That's after Ecuador's president Moreno withdrew asylum. That's ... Read More
From fines to execution: Phuket tourists warned to think twice about ‘runway selfies’
Chief Assignment Editor- April 9, 2019 15:07Visitors to Thailand who are looking to tick so-called ‘runway selfies’ off their bucket list may soon kick the bucket themselves under a new Thai law which would impose penalties ... Read More
Brunei hotel boycott growing: Hollywood steps in
editor- April 4, 2019 00:49The list of Hollywood stars, musicians, athletes, and now even companies, expanding globally as well, is growing every day in support of a boycott of Brunei hotels owned by the ... Read More
UNESCO, African Union and Ethiopia Role Model on World Press Freedom?
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 29, 2019 09:15Ethiopian Airlines, has been chosen as the Official Carrier for the 2019 World Press Freedom Day Global Conference to be held in Addis Ababa from May 1-3, 2019. This conference ... Read More
Maldives former president Gayoom arrested for tourism related crime
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 19, 2019 05:49Maldives investigators found $1 million in former president Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom bank account allegedly linked to a deal to lease public islands for tourism development in the Maldives. Abdulla Yameen Abdul ... Read More
American tourist arrested in Moscow ‘on suspicion of espionage’
Chief Assignment Editor- December 31, 2018 16:30Public relations center of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), which is the successor to the KGB, said on Monday that FSB has detained US citizen in Moscow 'on suspicion of ... Read More
London’s Gatwick Airport shuts down, grounds all flights
Chief Assignment Editor- December 20, 2018 14:53Thousands of passengers have been affected by drones flying over the UK's second busiest airport's runways. London's Gatwick Airport's runway has been shut since Wednesday night, as devices have been ... Read More
National Safety Council: American children dying while parents get away with it
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 6, 2018 09:30These parents are not terrorists, nor are they criminals, but they get away with killing their children. In the United States, nine children have died in 2018 so far because ... Read More
Because that’s the way it is: A happy dancing group showcasing Norfolk Islands Arts, Culture and Tourism
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 28, 2016 15:42Dars-de-waye: Because that's the way it is - it's the tourism slogan for Norfolk Islands. Read More
Canadian tourist jailed in London for not wanting his Olympic tickets
editor- July 31, 2012 08:41LONDON, England - Kenneth Gaba, 38, was caught by police touting the two tickets for the tennis in Wimbledon, south west London, on Saturday. Read More
Mongolian tourists with stolen credit cards arrested in Singapore
editor- December 23, 2011 08:43SINGAPORE - Three Mongolian tourists have been jailed for stealing and using stolen credit cards. Read More
Bringing guns into Canada lands US tourists in jail
editor- July 25, 2011 11:42Two American tourists spent five days in jail, put up $50,000 each in bail and are facing three years behind bars after border guards seized a small arsenal of firearms ... Read More
US tourist gets 30 days in Bermuda jail
editor- May 26, 2011 04:12An American tourist was today jailed for importing 35 grams of cannabis, used for medicinal purposes. Read More
Queensland cop gets jail for brutal assaults on tourists
editor- October 13, 2010 03:43Canberra - Australian police have released disturbing video footage of a senior officer's assaults on aalleged offenders at Airlie Beach police station, a day after he was sentenced to jail ... Read More
Seychelles Supreme Court gives 10-year jail term to Somali pirates
editor- July 27, 2010 04:34The Seychelles Supreme Court today convicted and sentenced 11 accused Somali pirates. Read More
Dubai court upholds prison sentence for tourists’ public kiss
editor- April 5, 2010 02:59DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A Dubai appeals court on Sunday upheld a one-month prison sentence for a British couple convicted of kissing in a restaurant. Read More
Norwegian tourists facing six years in prison at home over hunting in New Zealand
editor- April 1, 2010 06:03The tourists who shot and killed some of the country's endangered native pigeons are facing a tougher punishment at home than they would receive in New Zealand. Read More
Emirates airlines cabin crew ordered jailed over sexy texts
editor- March 18, 2010 04:57Two Emirates airlines cabin crew have been ordered jailed for three months in Dubai over sexually explicit text messages, the latest in a string of indecency cases against foreigners, a ... Read More
A month in a clink for a peck on the cheek – welcome to Dubai
editor- March 15, 2010 04:10A British woman facing jail for kissing a man in public in Dubai insisted today that she 'only kissed him on the cheek'. Read More
German tourist jailed in New Zealand for smuggling lizards
editor- March 4, 2010 05:44WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A German tourist was sentenced to jail time Wednesday after he admitted trying to smuggle native New Zealand lizards out of the country — the second ... Read More
US airline pilot facing jail for being legally drunk
editor- January 6, 2010 03:48An American airline pilot prepared to fly a plane fly out of Heathrow Airport while three times over the legal drink-fly limit, a court heard. Read More
Assassins of Lebanon’s tourism architect and former PM released
editor- March 2, 2009 09:23In an unexpected turn of events with links to a 2006 bombing, Lebanon freed three men jailed for more than three years for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik ... Read More
Indonesia jails five Australian tourists for landing in Papua
editor- January 16, 2009 05:27AN ill-fated sightseeing adventure has landed five shocked middle-aged Australians in prison in Indonesia's troubled Papua region. Read More
Oregon tourist dies in Mexican jail
editor- September 2, 2008 10:22An Oregon tourist is dead after being taken to a Mexican jail Wednesday August 27th. Read More
Thai jailed for killing tourist
editor- August 28, 2008 05:19A Thai man has been jailed for life for murdering a Swedish tourist on a beach in Phuket, a court official said yesterday. Read More
Aussie man jailed in Thailand over tourist’s murder
editor- August 19, 2008 03:40A 60-year-old Australian man has been sentenced to jail in Thailand for the murder of an American tourist earlier this year. Read More
Jail for tourist
editor- August 4, 2008 04:12An Australian tourist whose cash ran out yesterday began sampling Welsh hospitality of a different kind – in jail. Read More
French tourist found dead in Silverwater jail
editor- July 24, 2008 04:16Frenchman who had been in Australia for only a month has been found dead in a Sydney prison cell, after being locked up during last week's World Youth Day for ... Read More
Gay tourists face 14 years in jail
editor- June 4, 2008 04:23Barcelona - Two Spanish tourists who have been detained on charges of making homosexual advances at two taxi drivers in the Gambia face up to 14 years in prison for ... Read More