Thread: Lasio (Myanmar) now off-limits for Brits

Thanks for the update Simon.
Our man in Myanmar.
Stay safe!

Job's Blow can often overcome youngsters, perhaps you need to come in Siam, I've no idea of the screw these days but there's plenty who need to improve their Engrish inc me, do you do a bit on the side?

David44, I'm fine in Myanmar. I work in Naypyidaw (heart of the government, army and police). The place is crawling with police and army vehicles every day.

As for working in Thailand, I'd prefer to teach there, but unfortunately the salary that I receive in Thailand is only about one third of what I earn in Myanmar.

I think my employer is paying me a hardship allowance etc, due to the lack of women with loose morals. I am considering importing one of those robot sex dolls.

I think he'd need sometimes need encryption-breaking software to decypher your English, David !

Originally Posted by Simon43

Once the FO advise against travel to a location, one's medical/travel insurance is not valid if you get injured in that region. (And there's nowt more painful than being injured in your Lashio region...)

Are you quite sure of that? The USG puts out travel warnings like this almost weekly. They are nothing more than cover your-ass pieces for the USG. If a citizen gets killed, they can't say they weren't warned. With 30 years of working for the USG, and 40 living abroad, I've never heard of travel advisories being connected in any way to insurance coverage.

If you moved to Lashio you would have a familiar but not necessarily welcome face from Central Park to imbibe with lol.

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Are you quite sure of that? The USG puts out travel warnings like this almost weekly. They are nothing more than cover your-ass pieces for the USG. If a citizen gets killed, they can't say they weren't warned. With 30 years of working for the USG, and 40 living abroad, I've never heard of travel advisories being connected in any way to insurance coverage.

No response. Guessing you simply made it up, or posted a bullshit rumor as fact.

DK, don't throw your toys out of the pram, just because I didn't reply within 10 minutes.

Yes, it is a well-known fact, and isn't unique to the UK travel advice or UK insurance companies. If your government advises against travel to a particular region, and you go there and have an accident or sudden illness, then your travel insurance or medical insurance USUALLY will not cover you, (regardless of whether or not the travel advice is correct).

If you break your leg in Lashio, forget about claiming on your insurance policy (if you have one). You claim will be refused because you shouldn't be in that dangerous area.

Here is a link to the UK government page - read under 'where you are going'

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/foreign-travel-insurance

Mandy, yep, another reason not to go to Lashio LoL