Curtain
falls on Filipina entertainers in Japan In early
August, an elderly man leaped to his death from
a Tokyo building. He was a promoter who made a
living finding jobs for Philippine women
traveling to Japan on entertainment visas. "He
used to find jobs for the girls in Filipina Pubs
in (Tokyo) entertainment spots like Yotsuya,
Akasaka and Roppongi," the owner of a Filipina
Pub in the capital says.
23-8-2005
Introducing
model Tiara Lestar This month's
Dutch Penthouse magazine features 23 year old
Indonesian beauty Tiara Lestar
Made
in China Westerners are increasingly
adopting Chinese babies and orphans
Hong Kong: Fetish Fashion submits The city's leading sex shop closed this
month, partly because of rising real estate rent costs,
but mostly because founder Brenda Scofield wants to
lecture on sexuality and counsel the city's "kinky
community". 23-8-2005
Israel: Actor indicted for sex crimes Goldblatt, 64, is suspected of two counts
of rape, two indecent acts, two counts of sodomy and two
counts of indecent acts with abuse of authority, as well
as attempted rape, attempted fraud and aggravated fraud.
23-8-2005
Six foreign restaurants sealed in Kabul The Afghan government sealed six foreign
restaurants in the central capital for alleged
involvement in wine selling and other illicit practices.
Abdul Jabbar Sabit, Interior Ministry's legal advisor,
told Pajhwok Afghan News the ministry banned the
restaurants as these were used as prostitution dens.
23-8-2005
Qatari wife beats up porn-addict hubby A Qatari woman bashed her husband up
after he refused to stop watching pornographic films on
TV, reports Al Sharq was told. She has gone to her
parents' house and is demanding divorce.
23-8-2005
Singapore: She sells sex toys For those
who don't know her, Madam Jenny Lee has a business
that's bound to raise eyebrows. The 40-year-old works in
one of the notorious lorongs of Geylang.
22-8-2005
Vietnam's global human trafficking an inhuman epidemic The "Tale of Kieu"
is relevant to contemporary Vietnam because, two
centuries after it was penned, it still tells the story
of the Vietnamese people. In order to save their
families from destitution, Kieu's contemporaries sell
themselves en masse - except now they are doing so on
the global stage. 22-8-2005
Sex: Singapore turns to delivery of another kind With one eye on the sagging birthrate,
and the other on its reputation as a safe, clean and
prosperous nation, the government has come up with a
plan to establish Singapore as Asia's premier "education
hub." 22-8-2005
Improving life of sex workers in India The Tamilnadu AIDS Initiative (TAI) will
soon launch a series of training programmes for sex
workers in the State in an effort to supplement their
income and better their living.
22-8-2005
Bahrain: Baker sheltered runaway housemaid for prostitution A Baker
who allowed a prostitute to use his Muharraq flat to
meet clients has been jailed for six months. A runaway
housemaid who turned prostitute and operated out of the
flat has been jailed for three months.
22-8-2005
Myanmar steps up fight against human trafficking Myanmar is stepping up its fight against
human trafficking by finalizing the draft of a new law
on prevention against human trafficking, Thursday's
state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported.
22-8-2005
Nun or prostitute? Tibet's women face few choices It's evening in Shigatse
and the lights are coming on. In the Chinese district of
the Tibetan mountain town, strings of fairy lights
flicker around rows of shopfronts where women perch
waiting for customers and men stumble out from backroom
corridors. 19-8-2005
Massive Asian gay fest hits snag Asia's biggest LGBT festival, already
moved from Singapore, now is facing opposition in its
new home, the popular gay Thai resort of Phuket.
19-8-2005
Cambodia: Rich countries blamed for porn Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on
Tuesday castigated countries producing pornographic
films for fuelling a teenage craze for sending doctored
naked images of female celebrities by mobile telephone.
19-8-2005
Thailand: Let's talk about sex Montira
Chudabuddhi believes that teenagers need guidance on
sexual matters. The Internet and other kinds of media
like radio, magazines, comic books and short movies can
help serve this purpose.
18-8-2005
