By Priceonomics Data Studio
Each year, the State Department issues dozens of advisories with the intent of keeping Americans safe as they travel abroad. What countries are targeted by these advisories, and what risks do Americans face by visiting them? Are State Department advisories effective in keeping American travelers safe?
A blistering heat wave has been setting temperature records through much of South Asia since early April As hundreds of people suffered severe heat strokes in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, the death toll in India has risen to 300.
Submitted by Carey Wedler via TheAntiMedia.org,
In America, we often joke that what we post on the internet might land us in prison, but for the time being - though perhaps not for long - we are generally safe to say what we like about the government. We worry mostly only about the “slap on the wrist” of probably being placed on a watch list.
A man in Thailand, however, faces 37 years in prison for criticizing the king’s dog on the internet, as well as allegedly insulting the monarchy.