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Originally posted by Bri & CJ:
Whatever you say Mang.
First taboo subject I've come across on here.

Bri & Cj: Civil Threads: here and here

and a more recent uncivil thread here.

You should be able to find sufficient opinions there to answer your questions.

British woman raped on holiday in Thai resort

A BRITISH woman has been raped in Thailand after accepting a lift home from a party by a young Thai man on a motorcycle, just weeks after another holidaymaker was murdered.

The 28-year-old woman from Liverpool had been holidaying in the Thai resort of Pattaya, 100 miles east of Bangkok, and had been at a party in the beach resort with friends.

After offering to take the woman to her hotel, the man instead drove her to a secluded spot and raped her in the early hours of Saturday. He was later reported to have apologised after the attack.

(complete story here)

Do not think Pattaya has the reputation of being a great place in many repects and far better places to go in Thailand or Asia generally.

On the "Aussie" in HCMC static, had not been to your clobbered column since before that, and it's disturbing from the point of view of what happens depends on who you are sometimes - like a few days ago there was a bus accident in Eygpt that you may have heard of, six aussies killed, more injured and not sure what over nationalities may be involved.
Foreign Minister Downer is all over the Eygptian situation, there even being sent federal or state police and anybody's guess just how many others - probably near a plane load!
And yet that guy in NAM seems to be getting ignored, so I'll start emailing the article.

It actually pisses me off a little when an accident overseas involves forces or ex forces people and the government will pull out all stops, and it's not that I do not want to help people at all, but all these travellers would have travel insurance or bloody well ought to or pay for themselves to be helped.
The ammount of money be expended to look good in the public eye would be far better spent funding medical services in our own backyard where people die while on waiting lists for elective surgery etc., and yet if just a couple of lone individuals have an accident somewhere, they'll probably just beignored like the poot guy.

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Originally posted by gonorth:
Just on another note, I regularly see reported in the media that something like 30,000 people a year go missing in Australia......

Probably dodging the Immigration Boys

I wonder how many of those WHV's kids are determined to stay on white sandy beaches rather than opting for grey concrete...

Dan

Yes Dan,

Know of a few who are trying to fathom how to stay, and then those who have gone home, trying desperately to get back.

To think that a couple of centuries ago, all they had to do was steal a loaf of bread - just no justice in the world these days.

Interestingly tho, an immigration report recently released had 60 year old UK grandmothers as the greatest overstayers - god bless them - they've probably joined the ranks of what we call the grey nomads - STKI while they keep a good tan following the sun Spending The Kids Inheritance - sold the house and have the new motorhome.

Great life and hard for immi to catch those grannies.

Sorry static, but a little balance to all these bad stories ain't so bad, and take yer thoughts away from the girl.

Police search for missing backpacker

Police in Perth are trying to locate a backpacker reported missing by room-mates from a city hostel.

Police say 20-year-old Jessie Evans from Wales was last seen at a backpackers hostel on Beaufort Street, on Wednesday evening.

They say all her travelling gear has been left untouched at the hostel for the past two days, and her room-mates are concerned about her welfare.

This ain't the best thing you could do Joe. You didn't post the San Pedro Sula thing, thank god. But.....Things happen EVERYWHERE.

D

Northern Ireland backpacker dies in Thailand

A Londonderry family have been left stunned by the death of their son just a day after he called from Thailand to tell them that he was unwell.

It is understood that Christopher Gallagher, 23, from Shantallow had contracted a very severe form of malaria, despite taking anti-malarial drugs and being innoculated before the trip.

Link to story

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I made the mistake of reading this article last week about the backpacker killer in Australia in the 70's. It's a pretty long article, but completely fascinating and terrifying. I had heard of this story, but am too young to really know anything about it.
If you are planning on going on a trip soon, you actually might NOT want to read it. It has slightly freaked me out. Obviously it can happen in the States too, but I'm going to Oz in three weeks and it just cut a little too close.

Emeraldeyes, if that scared you, you should watch a movie called "Wolf Creek". It's an Aussie movie that got a fair bit attention not long ago. It's not a true 'story' as such but it was taken from true 'events'. Kinda like picking out some good bits from horror stories and making a completely different story. Like the part about Ivan, er, um... paralsying victims with a knife through the back. Worth watching if you dont mind been scared shitless while your over here hitchhiking around. Hahahahaha (evil laughter).

But seriously. Aussies are all friendly welcoming people, dont get put off by that crap.

Thai police offer reward for missing British tourist

Thai police Saturday offered a reward for any sighting - dead or alive - of a British law student who went missing while white-water rafting near the holiday island of Phuket.

The search for the student Shenaz Kapoor, 22, from Dundee, Scotland, started when she fell in the fast-running water Tuesday at a popular rafting spot, but has been hampered by bad weather.

The local authorities attempted without much success use a local dam to reduce the water flow so that a thorough search of the river might be possible.

Kapoor is the second foreign national to have been lost while white-water rafting in Thailand within a week.

Balloons Sent Four Danes to Hospital

On night in Bangkok ended very unfortunally for four Danish students on a study tour in Thailand.

At 2.30 AM early Monday morning the Nations Police Call Center received a phone call that a blast had occurred at Royal Hotel Bangkok, room 124.

The four students had bought around 30 balloons after spending a nice evening at Khao San Road.

When they arrived at the hotel the balloons went up to the ceiling. That caused a blast whit sparkling fire when the balloons hit a heated lamp, because the balloons were filled with hydrogen instead of oxygen.

The four students suffered 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree burn on their back, hands and breast.

STATIC:

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Discussions of whether bringing along weapons is appropriate always degenerates into a gun thrash.
I will immediately close any topic where this happens

In stores NOW!!
Not available on 8-track......

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When they arrived at the hotel the balloons went up to the ceiling. That caused a blast whit sparkling fire when the balloons hit a heated lamp, because the balloons were filled with hydrogen instead of oxygen.

Not to be overly critical, but shouldn't that be helium, not oxygen?

You are absolutely correct. Good catch!

Well, this thread creeps me out so I didn't read it much when it was going...but today I'm alone in a new place and had a look at a post about some missing english teachers so my imagination now has a lot to work with and I though I'd post this here.

If you go to the sites for each case, some of them have email addresses where people can send emails or write letters to in order to let local organizations know that these cases still get some attention.

KateL, that's really sad, that link. It surprises me about Taiwan of all places. But I guess things like that can happen to anyone, I just feel so bad for his mom, because I have a son and I don't know what I'd do.

Eleven tourists seized in Egypt

Eleven European tourists have been kidnapped along with eight Egyptians while making an off-road tour of southern Egypt.

Five Italians, five Germans and a Romanian were taken along with eight Egyptian travel guides and drivers.

Reports said the abduction, near the Gilf al-Kebir plateau, was carried out on Friday by tribesmen or bandits.

I suppose we ought to put a warning in the asia section to check if a balloon is filled with hydrogen before putting it next to open flames!!!