On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 06:43:24 GMT, Pan wrote:
>On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:35:13 +0800, Chris Blunt
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:52:02 GMT, Pan wrote:
>>
>>>On 1 Oct 2005 09:26:35 -0700, "Marcus" wrote:
>>>
>>>[snip]
>>>>The problem is that looking on the UK Foreign Office website there are
>>>>lots of warnings about travelling to Asia, especially to Malaysia,
>>>>Indonesia and the Philippines.
>>>[snip]
>>>
>>>Malaysia? What are they warning about, crazy drivers and
>>>purse-snatchings? Malaysia is pretty safe.
>>
>>They're cautioning against the possibility of terrorist attacks
>>targeted at foreigners.
>
>And why do they think that's so likely in Malaysia? I think you have a
>lot less chance of getting caught up in one of those than you would in
>London. If you're concerned, stay away from the American Embassy or
>something.
They're not saying its any more likely to happen in Malaysia than it
is in lots of other countries. They issue similar travel advice for
many places. What makes you believe there's little chance of an attack
occurring in Malaysia? Its happened twice in Indonesia and could
equally well occur there. And yes, the British government does
continually issue advice about being vigilant against attacks in
London. The US government does the same for New York and other cities.
Chris |