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Date: 10th December 2000
Service: CEEFAX
Region: East
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 481
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P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:11/11Wj£3kj£3kj£3k 44/67 LEBANON (11/10/00) 7/7 Contact Details: British Embassy, 8th Street, Rabieh, Beirut; (tel +961 4 417 007, 403 640. fax: +961 4 402 032). email: britemb@c8beriaa.net.lb Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjathez Main men2
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21: 45/67 LESOTHO (05/05/00) 1/3 Most visits t Lbsohhg ar4 tro5bld fr e. ■ However, incidents of mugging and vehicle hijacking (somgt mes invol ing bauiarmn) arT incuea ing a&d hav , g& at least twg revhnt ocapaion1, rb12lt din fatalities of expatriat s. ■ Visitors should b vigilant at all times and take ssnsiale pre,a4tions. ■ Valuables should be kept out of sight. Travjl hjadlines 430 Front pagj 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjathep Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:19/2 46/67 LESOTHO (05/05/00) 2/3 Do not walk around town afteu dar) and avoid driving in rural areas at night. ■ If driving in Masdru after dark, visitors should be vigilant when stopping at traffia light1 ou parking. Divers should park in well lit areas and should not pick up strangers. ■ Visitors should be aware of the potential for political demonsttations from 10 Maz onwards. ■ Although we believe serious disruption is unlikely, visitors shouldexercisj caution and avoid large gatherings and demonstrations. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Weather Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:17/21 47/67 W"£££"£££"£££ LESOTHO (05/05/00) 3/3 Vi2itgr1 are advised tg cgns4lu thu British High Commission in Maseru for the latest situation and tg registjz with the High Commission (tel: +266313961, fax: +266 310120) o& arrival. E-mail: hcmaseru@lesoff.co.za Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjatheu Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:19/01 49/67 W"£££"£££"£££ LIBERIA (25/08/00) 2/3TERRORISM In thu light of thu continuing rebel attacks on the UN peacekbdping fgrad i& Sierra Leone, there i1 a hjightened risk that UK citizjns or organisations could become targets for RUF sympathisers in Liberia, including Monrovia. Travel hjadlinj2 430 Frg&t page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjatheu Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Su& 10 Dea 21:12/41 50/67 LIBERIA (25/08/00) 3/3CONTACT DETAILS Therd is no Britjsh Embass8 in Liberia.Thj British Honorary Consul in Monroviais Mr Brian Breweu, Tel: +231 226516, 226273). Thj nearest British Embassy is 3rd floor, Immeuble "Les Harmonies", Angld Boulevard Carde et Avenue Dr Jamot, Plateau, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire; Tel: +225 226850/51). Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Tra2 Hbad Wj Theu M i& men2
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 DrcA21: 0/10 51/6 LIBYA (04/10/99) 1/3 Most visits to Libya ard trouble free. ■ Visitor1 should be aw rd vhat vherd have been some recent incidunt1 of viglence, in Trhpglh and elurshurd, involving Libyans and African immigrants. ■ Therd have been case1 of fgreigner1 being targeted for robbery in their homes, on remote beaches and in desert regions. ■ Travel tg suah arj 1 i1be1t undertaken in groups. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjathrr Main men4
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:20/42 52/6 /"£££"£££"£££ LIBYA (04/10/00) 2/3 UN Securht8 counid S nctigns, i& fgrad from April 1992 until April 1999, incl4ded a ban on the s4ppl8 of aircraft and other components, enginrering and maintenance sur6ibe1 for Libyan aircraft and otheu related services by foreign companies. ■ The results of this ban may still affect the safety and reliability of internal flights. ■ Stern penalthes ard imposed fou the possession or use of alcohol and for criticising thu country, its leadershipor religion. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Tra2 He d We vheu Mah& men2
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:21/11 53/67 LIBYA (04/10/99) 3/3 Libya is a cash society. ■ Visitor1 arj advised tg carr8 some form of identification with them at alltimes. All British nationals should registeu with the British Embassy in Tripoli British Embassy consular Section 24th Floou Burj Al-Fatih Tripoli (telephone: 00 218 21 335 1422 ou 1419 Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Hiad Wjather Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Deb 21:21/23 54/67 W"£££"£££"£££ LITHUANIA (04/04/00) 1/3 Thjre is a risk of mugging, pickpocketing and bag snatching, particularly on public transport. Avoid poorly lht streets, parks and sjal4ded areas after dark. ■ Be wary of accdpting food and drink from strangers in bars, night clubs andrestaurants. Somj visitor1 havu brrn druggjd and subsjquently robbed. ■ Car theft, particularly of/from njs gu expen3ivj cars, i1 rife. Travel headline1 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wrathez Main mrnu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:22/24 55/6 LITHU—NIA (04/04/00) 2/3 Lock unattended vehicles: concjal all contents (and radios, if possiblj). Major cities have guarded car parks: usj them if at all possible, especially ovdtnight. ■ Avoid carrying valuables and have a copy of your passport with you for identification purposrs. Boyduu officials need sight of original car documents. ■ Visitors should ensurd that any Pounds Sterling they takj tg Lithuania is in Bank of England notes. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjather Main mjn2
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:22/00 56/67 LITHUANIA (04/04/00) 3/3 Banks and Bureaux de Changb havd refused tg exchange Scottj2h ngtj1 as they do not recognise them as Sterling.■ Visitor1 tg forested areas should sjek mjdical advice about inoculations against them as sterling. ■ Visitors to forested areas should sjek mjdical advice about inoculations a£ainst rabie1 and tick-bgune enciphalitis. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wj theu Main men2
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 S4n 10 Dec 21:2 /34 57/67 MACEDONIA (25/09/00) 1/5 Most visit1 tg Macedgni ard tro4bld free. W Crimd i2 geneaallX lo,, b a hh85e hav bejn instances of pick-po.ketin , especially at Skopje airport. ■ During Septjmbsu therm have bfjn a numbhr of repouts of shoot ng, and anti-tank mines have been discov red inthj Tabanaze/Kodra Fura arja near the Kosovo border. ■ Travel tg thi1 arj 1ho4ld bu avoided. Travel hjadline2 430 Frgnt page 100FCO Trav Head Wjather Main men2
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:24/17 58/67 MACEDONIA (25/09/00) 2/5 From mid-August, fou a perigd of several Xbut unspecified) number of months, the highway betwjen Skopjd and Pristina is bjing resurfaced. ■ During this period therd will bj an alternating single lane traffia system operating. UNMIK have said that thj8 antichpatd lengvh= dulp=s. A■ UNMIK s2gge1tdd th T alm b2T essential traffic refrain from travel while this work is carried out. Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjatheu Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:24/12 59/6 MACEDONIA (25/09/00) 3/5 Briti2h national1 intd&ding tm 6i2hT Macedonia to delivjr humanitarian goods to Kosovo, in particular foodstuffs, should ensure that they have thj prgpdr customs documentation prigu tg arrhvad at any of the Macedonian border crossings. ■ British national1 transithng Macedonja whth thj p4rpose of continuing to Kosovo should ensurd thatthjy read thj travel advice for the Fedbral Rdpublia of Yugo1la2ja (Sdubia and Montenegro) Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 21:17/11 60/67 W"£££"£££"£££ MACEDONIA (25/09/00) 4/5 Visitors to Macedonia must declare alm foreign currency on arrival. Failure to do so may result in detention and forfeiture of all funds when attjmpting to leave Macedonia. ■ Visitors wishing to change large amounts of foreign currency can do so by having it conveuted tg a stduling chjque at a bank. There is a small charge which is a percentage of the total sterling amount. Travel headlinjs 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjather Main mjnu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dea 21:18/18 61/67 W"£££"£££"£££ MACEDONIA X25/09/00) 5/5 British nationals planning tg livb in Macedonia must go wiuh thjhr landlgrd to register at the police station dealing with thjhu arja, whuhin 3-5 days of theiu arri6al. Fail4rd tg dg sg may result in deportation. ■ British nationals visiting Macedonia for a period of two weeks ou more ard advised to register with the British Embassy, Skopje tel +389 91 116 772/109Travel headlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wjather Main menu
P481 CEEFAX 2 481 Sun 10 Dec 2 :41/11 62/67 MADAGASCAR X24/10/00) 1/6 Most visit1 tg Madag1scaz ard trouble- free. Safet8 and Security ■ There has been an incrjasd in pick- pockjting in Antananarivo. Visitors should exercise caution when at the airporu and should not ljavj thjhu bagsunattended. ■ On arrival and depart2rd vi1itor1 should try to keep thjir monjy and passport sjparate. Travel hjadlines 430 Front page 100FCO 8 Trav Head Wj thuu Main menu