Sex in Thailand

Welcome to Bangkok: The fast-food makeover of Thailand's sex industry
GlobalPost (blog)
Economic crisis, and changing consumer tastes, have altered a key part of Bangkok's booming sex industry. Thai bar girls dance at a go-go bar in Bangkok's red-light district of Patpong on December 3, 2008. (Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images) …

Love should come with responsibility
People’s Daily Online
However, adults and related authorities have recently expressed their deepest concerns over premature sexual engagement,epidemics caused by unprotected sex, undesirable pregnancy and teens' inappropriate behaviors. Although Buddhists are Thailand's …

Chuvit calls for stop to under-age sex trade
Bangkok Post
Maverick MP Chuvit Kamolvisit has demanded a tougher crackdown on prostitution which he says has drawn 100000 underage girls into the sex industry. Mr Chuvit, leader of the Rak Thailand Party, and former owner of a massage parlour, yesterday released …

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As tourism booms, An Old 'Crisis may resurface
Bangkok Post
It added: "Most significantly, sex worker groups in some countries that have implemented 100% condom use programmes have reported increased violence against sex workers by both clients and partners." Of the many crises that have struck the Thai travel …

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Chuvit: Politicians run sex ring
Bangkok Post
The Rak Thailand Party leader said he would soon disclose the names of the people involved. Some estimates put the number of Thai women in the sex industry at 1 million, with 100000 of them under the age of 18. He said this would have to indicate that …

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Welcome to Thailand: Finding the G-Spot
GlobalPost (blog)
Meanwhile, it's been alive and well in Thailand all this time. The G-spot in Bangkok is exactly where it's supposed to be. "Kind of up high and in the back," as one sex tourist put it. (I. Roze/GlobalPost) It's a question you hear in one of Bangkok's …

Fears over Human Consumption of Elephant Meat in Thailand
GreenAnswers
Wildlife officials were alerted to the practice after two elephants were killed in a national park in western Thailand. The poachers took away the trunk and sex organs for human consumption. This recent event is worrisome given that such practices can …

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The day of loony love
Bangkok Post
Because the STUPIDS believe that every single Thai will be rushing out to… wait for it… have sex! Heavens to Betsy, and here I thought sex only happens if you have enough money to pay for it. The media annually regurgitates the message that young …

Breaking down legal barriers to HIV information access
Gant Daily
Bangkok, Thailand (IRIN) – While a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say officials. “No matter how good our laws are, …

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Welcome to Thailand: No sex tourists, please
GlobalPost (blog)
BANGKOK, Thailand — I am almost embarrassed to admit it, but this is my first time in Thailand. I must be the only global sex correspondent in the world who is a complete Bangkok virgin, but I am about to change all that. I have 10 days to discover …