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  • THAILAND

    Prostitution laws 'in need of overhaul'

    News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 03/07/2016

    » One of Thailand's leading sex worker support groups is calling for an overhaul of prostitution laws, saying police raids targeting sex workers were doing more harm than good.

  • THAILAND

    The sex workers embraced by the wrong arms of the law

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 24/07/2016

    » Strolling around downtown Udon Thani, visitors quickly gain the impression it is not much different from other major cities in Thailand. The locals are genuinely friendly and the streetscape consists of the usual food stalls, mega shopping malls and night market, adding a big-city vibe to the culturally rich northeastern hub.

  • THAILAND

    One born every minute

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 30/04/2017

    » Purapat Somyanarong, a business owner from Rayong, is always looking for new ways to invest his money. Although the 45-year-old entrepreneur is not a multimillionaire, he always seems to be able to find money to invest in anything that sounds like a good deal.

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    No sex please, we're Thai

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/02/2017

    » It started off as nothing more than a small fishing village on the Gulf of Thailand. Its long sweeping bay was dotted with a few boats and shacks where the villagers lived. Then a group of 500 American soldiers stationed at a military base in Nakhon Ratchasima were driven to Pattaya on June 29, 1959, for a week of rest and relaxation (R&R). They rented several houses at the southern end of the beach from a prominent local, Luang Sunthorn, thus opening a Pandora's box for this sleepy fishing village.

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