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What it’s like to travel with a weak passport: ‘There’s no dignity’
International tourism sells the promise of a borderless world: open skies, new horizons, the freedom to explore. But for the holder of a weak passport, that promise rings hollow.
The Henley Passport Index (HPI) ranks the world’s passports by the number of destinations their holders can visit visa-free. This may be affected by factors like a country’s economic and political stability, colonial history and association with risks or terrorism. Singaporean passport holders currently top the list, enjoying visa-free access to 192 destinations worldwide. Afghan nationals, at the other end – only 23.
In a recent study, my co-author Samira Zare and I explored the challenges that tourists with low-ranking passports face at airport borders.
Samoan Police investigate the local history of Samoan men arrested for murder in Vietnam
The arrest of two Samoan men in Vietnam over the murder of an Australian crime figure has shocked people back in Samoa.
Vietnamese police arrested Joseph Va'a and Steve Tofa for the murder of Lorenzo Lemalu who was shot dead at close range on a busy street in Ho Chi Minh City last Thursday.
Lemalu was a suspected leader of the Coconut Cartel crime syndicate in Australia.
Samoan police says they're also investigating whether any crimes may have been committed locally in connection with the murder in Vietnam.
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