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Documentary rocks Pattaya tourism
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/12/2023
» With the image of Pattaya as a sex tourism destination being amplified by a German documentary, the private sector is concerned about the impact on tourism.
Coalition parties sign agreement
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/05/2023
» Leaders of eight parties have signed a memorandum of understanding as they step closer to forming a new coalition government on Monday.
Cabinet approves Civil Partnership Bill
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/06/2022
» The cabinet has approved the Civil Partnership Bill, which allows same-sex couples to register their partnership.
Police stand their ground on female ban
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 10/09/2018
» Terminating the recruitment of female cadets is a step backward for gender equality, say critics, but the police are standing their ground on the policy and insist that despite the move, the role of women in the police force will not be phased out.
Sex tours sites prompt clean-up
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 27/04/2018
» Police are looking into a sex tour scandal after a foreign media report emerged claiming that companies are offering steamy vacations to Western travellers with particular emphasis being placed on resort destinations such as Pattaya and Phuket.
Mixed results for Thailand in "unfair" US trafficking report (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/06/2017
» Thailand stepped up investigations of human trafficking last year but got even fewer results and prosecutions, leaving the country locked on the Tier 2 Watch List of the US State Department's annual listing. The Thai Foreign Ministry has now called the report 'unfair.
How education in Thailand sustains dictatorship
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/05/2017
» The young gradually learn that to succeed in this abusive system, they need to become the abusers. Goodbye to academic excellence.
Sex as gifts for officials: Ending the tradition
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/05/2017
» Buying sex from teenage girls for your boss to celebrate special occasion, the tradition must end now says govt minister.
Pattaya: Las Vegas of sex seeks family friendliness
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2017
» After harsh crackdown tourists stayed in hotels scared to venture out, economy tumbled so softer "Happy Zone" idea to change Pattaya's image launched.
Being a Thai wife abroad can be risky
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/03/2017
» In this excerpt from a Sunday Spectrum story about Thai wives who go abroad, we learn about Mali who ended up being sold repeatedly in Germany.