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Interpol: 50 children saved after website bust
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» LYON: International police group Interpol said Thursday that nine people had been arrested in Thailand, Australia and the US and 50 children had been rescued after investigators took down an online paedophilia ring.
Southeast Asian kids targeted by online paedophiles
AFP, Published on 17/05/2019
» Southeast Asia is in the grip of a fresh surge of paedophile activity with predators orchestrating and watching abuse on live-streaming sites and via webcams, and paying for it with near-untraceable cryptocurrency, victims and children's charities warn.
US retiree accused of running 'sex tours' on Thai-Myanmar border
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» An American man has been arrested in a sting operation for allegedly running a online brothel service matching men in northern Thailand with Myanmar sex workers across the border, police said Tuesday.
Gambia apologises to Thailand for sex tourism slur
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BANJUL: The Gambia apologised to Thailand on Tuesday after its foreign minister said the Asian country was a haven for sex tourists, sparking a strongly worded protest from Bangkok.
Penis-whitening fad worries surgeons
AFP, Published on 03/02/2018
» PARIS: Plastic surgeons raised red flags this week about a penis whitening fad in skin colour-fixated Thailand, dismissing the procedure as a phallic "fashion" with uncertain benefits and many risks.
Erotic museum's closing sale a big hit
AFP, Published on 07/11/2016
» PARIS - The Paris Museum of Eroticism's closing-down sale brought in almost half a million euros (dollars) on Sunday, around three times the pre-sale estimate, the auctioneers said.
US charges 17 in sex trafficking ring
AFP, Published on 05/10/2016
» CHICAGO - US authorities said Wednesday they had shut down a sex trafficking ring and charged 17 people in a case stretching from Thailand to various major US cities.
Leicester City owners shoot for Thai World Cup entry
AFP, Published on 19/05/2016
» BANGKOK - Leicester City's billionaire owners say they hope to use the Premier League winners to nurture young football talent with the aim of Thailand qualifying for the World Cup within a decade.
Thousands turn out for Leicester trophy parade
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» LEICESTER, ENGLAND - Leicester City's incredible Premier League fairytale reached a joyous crescendo as thousands of fans turned the city blue while revelling in the club's title parade on Monday.
Profile: Cambodia's private paedophile hunters
AFP, Published on 13/05/2016
» SIEM REAP - Using tip-offs, stakeouts and stealth, civilian investigators are playing a crucial role in helping Cambodian police track down foreign paedophiles, as they battle to spread the message that the impoverished nation will no longer be a playground for abusers.