What to do if you are robbed and other self-defence tips for travel

SINGAPORE – From bag snatchers on motorbikes to pickpockets on the subway, travelling carries an inherent danger.

So it pays to be outfitted with primary self-defence abilities, which my colleague, Straits Occasions multimedia journalist Cheow Sue-Ann, and I study throughout a krav maga session at The Coactive Self Protection and Health college in Craig Highway.