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A brief primer for women traveling to…Singapore
Safer Business Travel for Women contributor Kyme Sari has traveled the world in her career as an analyst and editor, most recently living in Jordan in the Middle East. Now she’s back home in Singapore...
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Visiting Riau, Indonesia ‘by the book’
If you think your only sources of travel security information are government advisories, newspapers and bespoke reports, think again. Golden advice sometimes lies hidden in literature too. Certainly,...
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Interview with…an international auditor
SK Lee is a senior internal audit manager based in New York City, and she is never in a city for more than three consecutive weeks. In this interview, she teaches Kyme Sari the geography of the...
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Interview with…a Malaysian businesswoman
Lisa Zahran is a copywriter based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a businesswoman, she has traveled to various countries in the Asia Pacific region, North America and Europe. Here, she shares her safety...
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Five fresh ways to research your destination
At the top of Safer Business Travel for Women’s list of security principles is ‘Do your homework‘ before undertaking any travel. Government advisories and websites are good starting points because they...
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Advice for traveling to countries holding elections
This week will see Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim country, go to the polls on April 9. About 3,100 miles away, India, the world’s most populous democracy would have already started voting...
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A brief primer for women traveling to…Jordan
History and culture The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was established in June 1946, after the end of the British Mandate. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, a large number of Palestinians fled to the East...
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Once scammed, never forgotten
Recently, I was asked if the airports in Dubai and Doha were safe for a long stop-over and if London and Paris were safe destinations. A friend had heard countless stories of scams in the two cities...
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Consular assistance abroad: is it worth registering with your embassy?
Singapore Foreign Minister K Shanmugam recently lamented the strange requests received by consular personnel. A man asked if the government could get involved if a Singaporean gets illegal sexual...
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Kyme Sari’s tips for safe travel during Ramadan
The Islamic month of Ramadan began on June 28/29th and will conclude around July 27th. Last year, Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunnarashi defied expectations by fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan...
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