Saturday, December 21, 2013

'Exciting times' for the Bureau of Immigration

In a recent debate tournament I had the privilege of judging, a friend I worked with in the core judging panel pitched as topic the use of travel entry restrictions as political tools. The control of transnational mobility has always been a touchy subject for many nations, not least of which ... More here: 'Exciting times' for the Bureau of Immigration

Kidnapped Taiwan woman returns home

TAIPEH: A Taiwanese tourist whose husband was killed by gunmen in a kidnapping at a Malaysian island resort returned to Taiwan on Saturday after she was rescued in the southern Philippines. More here: Kidnapped Taiwan woman returns home

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A Taiwanese tourist whose husband was killed by gunmen in a kidnapping at an island resort off Sabah returned to Taiwan today after she was rescued in the southern Philippines. Television footage showed Chang An-wei, 59, dressed in a loose T-shirt and wearing sunglasses, walking to a minibus parked at an airport near Taipei after she arrived... More here: Chang_an_wei-taiwan-kidnap-pom_pom_island-sabah-philippines-211213-afp.jpg

Philippine military frees tourist from gunmen

PETALING JAYA - The rescue of kidnapped Taiwanese tourist Chang An Wei by the Philippines security forces was made possible with the effort put in by the police's special task force, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar. In his tweet, Khalid congratulated the security forces in the rescue of Chang, who was taken from Sabah's Pom Pom Island Resort. "The victim was rescued in ... More here: Philippine military frees tourist from gunmen