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LADYBOYS AND GO-GO GIRLS FACE AXE Inside the seedy world of Thailand’s infamous brothels and sex bars as it faces the axe in crackdown
Country’s first female tourism minister promises to crack the whip on vice industry
(of course it's a woman trying to fuck up paradise)
THAILAND’S sex industry is under fire after the country’s first female tourism minister vowed to shut down the country’s many brothels and go-go bars.
Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul wants future holidaymakers to flock to Thailand for its beauty and beaches and not its seedy red light districts and world-famous ladyboys
But those working in the industry say any clampdown would devastate the local economy and leave thousands out of work.
Thailand is predominantly Buddhist country and with traditional values, but it is also home to one of the world’s most infamous sex industries.
Every year, hordes of tourists flock to the bright lights of go-go bars and massage parlours in Bangkok and other tourist towns.
But Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul had tried to play down the role of the sex industry in drawing visitors.
“Tourists don’t come to Thailand for such a thing,” Kobkarn said.
“They come here for our beautiful culture.
“We want Thailand to be about quality tourism.
“We want the sex industry gone.”
Prostitution is actually illegal in Thailand but the law is almost invariably ignored – mainly because of police corruption.
Those trying to promote the welfare of sex workers say Kobkarn’s goal is unrealistic.
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So is this a real possibility, or is the corruption too ingrained in Thailand to change things?
LADYBOYS AND GO-GO GIRLS FACE AXE Inside the seedy world of Thailand’s infamous brothels and sex bars as it faces the axe in crackdown
Country’s first female tourism minister promises to crack the whip on vice industry
(of course it's a woman trying to fuck up paradise)
THAILAND’S sex industry is under fire after the country’s first female tourism minister vowed to shut down the country’s many brothels and go-go bars.
Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul wants future holidaymakers to flock to Thailand for its beauty and beaches and not its seedy red light districts and world-famous ladyboys
But those working in the industry say any clampdown would devastate the local economy and leave thousands out of work.
Thailand is predominantly Buddhist country and with traditional values, but it is also home to one of the world’s most infamous sex industries.
Every year, hordes of tourists flock to the bright lights of go-go bars and massage parlours in Bangkok and other tourist towns.
But Tourism Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul had tried to play down the role of the sex industry in drawing visitors.
“Tourists don’t come to Thailand for such a thing,” Kobkarn said.
“They come here for our beautiful culture.
“We want Thailand to be about quality tourism.
“We want the sex industry gone.”
Prostitution is actually illegal in Thailand but the law is almost invariably ignored – mainly because of police corruption.
Those trying to promote the welfare of sex workers say Kobkarn’s goal is unrealistic.
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So is this a real possibility, or is the corruption too ingrained in Thailand to change things?
