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Bag snatching risk in Phnom Penh — protect your valuables
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Bag snatching risk in Phnom Penh — protect your valuables

Bag snatching risk in Phnom Penh — protect your valuables

Cambodia sits at Level 2, and both Washington and Canberra describe the capital's risk as a bag…
October 11, 2026
Grab at Phnom Penh airport: $15–20 from KTI, bus just $0.37
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Grab at Phnom Penh airport: $15–20 from KTI, bus just $0.37

Grab at Phnom Penh airport: $15–20 from KTI, bus just $0.37

Techo International (KTI) replaced Phnom Penh International in September 2025, so every arrival now lands 20–26 km…
October 7, 2026
Pakistan travel advisory: Islamabad and Lahore now Level 3
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Pakistan travel advisory: Islamabad and Lahore now Level 3

Pakistan travel advisory: Islamabad and Lahore now Level 3

Pakistan's western border provinces remain at Level 4 Do Not Travel, but the bigger shift is Islamabad…
October 8, 2026
Nepal travel advisory: Kathmandu airport closes 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
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Nepal travel advisory: Kathmandu airport closes 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Nepal travel advisory: Kathmandu airport closes 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Tribhuvan International Airport closes nightly from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., with no end date, and Nepal's…
October 8, 2026
Afghanistan Do Not Travel advisory: no consular support
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Afghanistan Do Not Travel advisory: no consular support

Afghanistan Do Not Travel advisory: no consular support

Afghanistan has been under a Level 4 Do Not Travel advisory since February 2026, and the US…
October 10, 2026
Syria travel advisory Level 4: no embassy, $200 visa on arrival
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Syria travel advisory Level 4: no embassy, $200 visa on arrival

Syria travel advisory Level 4: no embassy, $200 visa on arrival

Syria held the top warning level on the US, UK, Canada and Australia advisories on October 7,…
October 8, 2026
Myanmar Do Not Travel advisory: what it means for travel insurance
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Myanmar Do Not Travel advisory: what it means for travel insurance

Myanmar Do Not Travel advisory: what it means for travel insurance

A Do Not Travel advisory does not automatically void travel insurance for Myanmar, but the risk is…
October 9, 2026
Turkmenistan photography warning has no official source
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Turkmenistan photography warning has no official source

Turkmenistan photography warning has no official source

The eight sources behind this update are all technical write-ups of the Anthropic API's JSON content blocks,…
October 9, 2026
Bangladesh hartal alert: Dhaka airport access is the real risk
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Bangladesh hartal alert: Dhaka airport access is the real risk

Bangladesh hartal alert: Dhaka airport access is the real risk

Transport workers blocked Mohakhali Bus Terminal on 10 September 2026, and eight Dhaka-Riyadh flights were disrupted by…
October 12, 2026
Kuwait airport taxi price: fixed zones from 4 to 20 KWD
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Kuwait airport taxi price: fixed zones from 4 to 20 KWD

Kuwait airport taxi price: fixed zones from 4 to 20 KWD

Kuwait International Airport prices taxis by fixed zone, not meter: Kuwait City and Salmiya sit in Zone…
October 7, 2026
Kazakhstan fake police scam: never hand over your wallet
Intel featured image | 2026-01-29T07:17:45.589Z | DO NOT DELETE
Kazakhstan fake police scam: never hand over your wallet

Kazakhstan fake police scam: never hand over your wallet

Men posing as police in Almaty extorted 5.5 million tenge ($11,500) from foreign tourists before their arrest.…
October 7, 2026
Turkey is safe to travel to right now — except within 10 km of Syria
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Turkey is safe to travel to right now — except within 10 km of Syria

Turkey is safe to travel to right now — except within 10 km of Syria

Four governments draw the same line across Turkey: stay 10 km back from the Syrian and Iraqi…
October 5, 2026
Laos UXO safety: 80 million unexploded bombs and where not to walk
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Laos UXO safety: 80 million unexploded bombs and where not to walk

Laos UXO safety: 80 million unexploded bombs and where not to walk

Laos remains the most heavily bombed country per capita, with around 80 million unexploded items in the…
October 8, 2026