Thailand makes the top ten for sex workers
2024-05-03
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The International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) reports that Thailand has approximately 250,000 sex workers, making it one of the countries with the highest numbers globally. Despite these figures, sex work remains illegal in Thailand, and workers face ongoing challenges in securing basic labor rights.
The IUSW's recent report, "Sex Worker Statistics by Country, Gender," estimate .....
What Country Has The Most Prostitution: A Comprehensive Analysis
2023-08-16
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Prostitution, often referred to as the “world’s oldest profession,” is a persistent phenomenon that has existed in various forms across different cultures, societies, and locations throughout history. However, the moral and legal status of prostitution varies widely among countries, and so does its prevalence. A relevant question that emerges is: which country has the highest ra .....
Thai government shuts down key-population led PrEP services
2023-02-15
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Thailand’s government has stopped the country’s leading pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services from operating, jeopardising an approach that has attracted international attention and is at the heart of Asia’s largest PrEP programme.
Around 80% of people using PrEP in Thailand receive it from a clinic led and staffed by members of the community that it serves. But under ne .....
Drunk prostitute bites off tourist’s ear before swallowing it in front of him
2022-08-27
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A tourist had parts of his right earlobe bitten off and swallowed in front of him by a drunk Thai prostitute.
Kannika Kamton, 25, is said to have approached the 55-year-old tourist after hopping onto an open-back bus in Thailand while “severely intoxicated from alcohol”
As the victim screamed in agony, Kamton swallowed the chunk of flesh. .....
Green light for red lights in Thailand
2021-10-01
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The Ministry of Social and Human Development is seeking public feedback over one month. Unlike Miss Rotten Egg's case, this exercise was proceeding quietly without much media attention. Those who knew what was going on did not know what the ministry intended to do with the opinions gathered.
Hopefully, the ministry will get serious about rewriting this archaic law after failed attempts t .....
OnlyFans star's arrest renews debate on sex work
2021-09-28
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Thai, Only Fans star and her boy friend were arrested for producing erotic vides on the channel. The produced sexually explicit content on the OnlyFans social media platform. Their arrest has sparked a wave of fear and resentment among other creators. It is time the Thai government revisted existing laws on pornographic content.
"It is time the state admits that se .....
Thai sex workers demand compensation over Covid-19 restrictions
2021-06-30
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Thailands escorts and sex workers and prostitutes and others who depend on the nightlife industries held a protest on Tuesday. They have been overlooked for compensation during the COVID19 lockdowns of bars and clubs. We pay our taxes like anyone else, but we receive no aid. .....
Thailand's sex workers petition to decriminalise prostitution
2020-09-22
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Sex workers in Thailand have launched a petition calling for prostitution to be decriminalised and urging authorities to remove all penalties for selling and buying sex.
“The law punishes sex workers - 80% of whom are mothers and the main breadwinner for the whole family,” said Mai Junta, a representative from Empower.
More than 24,000 people were arrested, prosecuted and fi .....
Brit arrested ‘for beating and stabbing Thai prostitute to death with machete and snooker cue during
2020-04-30
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A BRIT was arrested in Thailand today for allegedly beating and stabbing a prostitute to death with a machete and pool cue during a drug-fuelled romp.
The suspect – reported to be a 46-year-old from Northern Ireland – was nabbed this afternoon in the notorious Sin City resort of Pattaya.
He took the woman to his rented bungalow where they romped all night without sleeping af .....
British Tourist Undergoes Medical Treatment after Ripping his Penis During Sex with Thai Prostitute
2020-01-30
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A British tourist has undergone medical treatment after he ripped his penis during a ferocious sex session with a Thai prostitute.
The unnamed holidaymaker in his 30s called emergency services while yelling incoherently down the phone on Saturday night.
When they arrived the man was wearing shorts and there was a Thai prostitute in the room with him.
The white bed sheets were .....