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Draft bill would protect, legalise sex work
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 18/03/2023
» A bill to protect sex workers is being drafted to legalise the profession in a bid to prevent them from exploitation.
City groups push for legalisation of sex work
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 09/03/2023
» Women's rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.
Sex scandal spurs reshuffle
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 07/05/2022
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) has transferred a Department of Children and Youth (DCY) official linked to a child prostitution case in Surat Thani, pending an investigation of the matter.
A choice, not a death warrant
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 29/06/2020
» Noi thought her world had tumbled down when she discovered she was pregnant at the age of 50.
Exorcising 'little ghosts'
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 02/01/2020
» To tackle the problem of "Phi Noi" (Little Ghosts), a term referring to Thai illegal migrant labourers in South Korea, the government must also tackle unscrupulous recruitment agents, experts say.
PM urged to probe Victoria's Secret case
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 28/09/2019
» Anti-human trafficking advocates are calling on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to look into a controversial decision to drop human trafficking charges against key suspects in last year's Victoria's Secret brothel crackdown.
Elderly hobos plan to keep selling sex
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/03/2018
» The number of homeless people taking shelter in public areas of Bangkok rose by 175, or approximately 10%, last year, according to Achara Sorawaree, manager of the Issarachon Foundation, an NGO that serves the underprivileged.
Scheme to end sex as gifts for officials
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/05/2017
» The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) has launched a social support programme in a bid to ensure state agencies are not connected to the sex trade or human trafficking.
Thai men warned against illegal massage work in Qatar
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/03/2017
» Labour officials have warned Thai men against falling prey to job brokers offering illegal work, including as masseurs, in Qatar, which can result in their working in illicit sex services.
Museum takes aim at red light stigmas
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 23/08/2016
» It's the oldest profession in the world and one that still carries a stigma in Thailand. But for a local non-profit organisation that opened a museum earlier this month in Nonthaburi, prostitution is a job like any other, and with its exhibition hopes to dismantle the negative stereotypes surrounding sex work.