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No mere rub-down
News, Published on 04/12/2022
» Thailand has earned the reputation of being a destination for a body rejuvenation, a label reinforced at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit which helped spread the word about the healing wonders of Thai traditional massage, or nuad Thai.
Patpong 'on its last legs'
News, Published on 07/03/2021
» The vivid lights of Patpong Road are slowly ebbing away as many bars and clubs cannot keep their heads above water. Many bars are taking their last gasps of air amid an economic slump caused by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
It's time for a rub-down
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 24/01/2021
» To curb the Covid-19 pandemic, massage parlours and gyms were among the first businesses and premises to be ordered closed. Facing the impact of two waves of the coronavirus, business owners and employees said they were more concerned about making ends meet than the disease itself.
Painful economic transformation begins
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/08/2020
» From July 1, Covid-19 restrictions have gradually been eased to the extent that people's lives are slowly returning to normal. All schools, shopping malls, convenience stores and even pubs and bars, as well as soapy massage parlours, can now open so the economy can revive.
Klong Toey's struggle amid virus
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 10/05/2020
» The new coronavirus disease pandemic has shaken the lives of everyone. Among those who are suffering most are children whose parents have lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 lockdowns and parents who want to see their offspring grow up with a good education.
Diving into sex work
News, Published on 21/07/2019
» Mai Janta, 29, came to Thailand from Shan State with her family when she was a year old. Her brother had been conscripted to the Myanmar army and her family feared that he would never return if he had to join.
Men and their mistresses
Spectrum, Published on 24/09/2017
» After Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's suggestion of gik laws banning infidelity made headlines, he claimed he had been joking because "housewives in the audience looked sleepy so I was threatening their husbands".
Thais in demand at Indian sex-massage parlours
Published on 09/08/2017
» MUMBAI -- The booming spa and massage parlour business in India has led to increasing demand for women from Thailand, many of whom are being duped and trafficked into slavery in the country's sex industry, police, diplomats and activists said on Wednesday.
Big child webcam sex bust in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/05/2017
» MABALACAT, Philippines -- The suspected paedophile could see people banging on his front door through his security cameras. Were they neighbours? Cops?
Deadly explosions rock southern tourist destinations
Spectrum, Published on 01/01/2017
» On Mother Day's weekend, terrorists detonated 24 bombs in seven southern provinces -- Trang, Krabi, Phangnga, Phuket, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Prachuap Khiri Khan. Four civilians were killed.