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Bye-bye Ganja buat Turis, Thailand Tutup Izin di Akhir Tahun
Bangkok – Turis yang liburan ke Thailand hanya bisa menikmati ganja sampai akhir tahun. Negeri Gajah Putih itu telah menetapkan izin hanya untuk tujuan medis. Dilansir dari Channel News Asia pada Jumat (1/3), Menteri Kesehatan Cholnan Srikaew resmi mengumumkan hal tersebut ke publik. Thailand menjadi negara Asia Tenggara pertama yang membebaskan penggunaan obat-obatan pada tahun 2018. Pada tahun 2022, ganja disahkan untuk penggunaan rekreasional dalam industri pariwisata. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Secara masif, toko-toko ganja mulai muncul ke permukaan. Ada puluhan ribu outlet yang terdaftar di proyeksi memiliki nilai USD 1,2 miliar pada tahun depan. Namun,… READ MORE
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Singapore wants to attract as many Indonesian tourists as possible this year
Jakarta – Singapore is determined to bring in large numbers of Indonesian tourists this year. This is what is offered. Singapore is aggressively attracting tourists from various countries. One thing that attracts the attention of the Lion Country is of course Indonesia. This is because Indonesia will be the largest contributor of tourists to Singapore in 2023. According to information from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), Wednesday (29/2/2024), it was recorded that tourist visits from Indonesia led the surge in tourists with almost 2.3 million visitors. Followed by China and Malaysia with 1.4 million and 1.1 million tourists respectively. ADVERTISEMENT… READ MORE
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Heboh WNI Wajib Bawa Cash Rp 6,5 Juta, Imigrasi Thailand: Bukan Itu Poin Utamanya
Jakarta – Wajib membawa uang cash ke Thailand minimal Rp 6,5 juta menjadi isu hangat bagi turis Indonesia. Imigrasi Thailand tegaskan jika poin itu bukanlah yang prioritas. Beberapa waktu lalu, KBRI Bangkok menghimbau WNI agar menyiapkan beberapa poin sebelum datang ke Thailand. Salah satunya, uang tunai. Itu sebagai usaha preventif menghadapi random check oleh imigrasi Thailand yang berujung disuruh balik ke Indonesia. Netizen merespons di media sosial keberatan dengan kebijakan itu. Nominal uang tunai Rp 6,5 juta dinilai terlalu besar. Mereka menyebut pembayaran di Thailand sudah bisa dilakukan secara cashless. Adapula, yang khawatir dengan risiko kecopetan. Bahkan ada beberapa orang… READ MORE
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“Sydney is the Worst Place in Australia”
Sydney – A tourist was disappointed while on holiday to Sydney, Australia. He said he said the city left a bad impression on him. Reporting from Yahoo News on Wednesday (6/3), an Irish tourist named Kerry Simons went on holiday to Sydney because the city is an icon of Australia. But how surprised he was after arriving there. “Sydney is the worst place in Australia,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Simons said that the definition of bad is not a bad view. In fact, the harbor and city were beautiful, but Simons felt the energy was bad.… READ MORE
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Tourists Overstaying in Malaysia for Up to 13 Years, Can It Be That Comfortable?
Kuala Lumpur – Cases of overstaying tourists have been reported several times in a number of countries. If tourists usually overstay for a matter of months, this one takes up to years. Reporting from Vietnam Express on Friday (1/3/2024), a man from Singapore entered Malaysia in 2011. He entered as a tourist and stayed for 13 years. To be precise, this tourist was hiding so as not to be discovered by immigration. But in the end, his ‘hide and seek’ was discovered by local residents. ADVERTISEMENT SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Some time ago, local residents reported illegal buildings on… READ MORE
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