SEX
IN DEPTH
Cell swingers in Cambodia From
university sweethearts married in Paris to
kingpins in the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in
Cambodia, Ieng Sary and his wife Khieu Thirith
now bide their time in detention awaiting trial
for war atrocities. They're in separate cells,
and Sary has requested conjugal visits. While
the two await an answer, they could reflect on
one of the Khmer Rouge's practices - separation
of man and wife. - William Sparrow29-2-2008
As
Burma's economy crumbles, prostitution lures young women
The scene may not be uncommon
in many parts of Asia, but was until
recently rare here in isolated Burma, where economic desperation is
increasingly pushing young women into a sex trade
that hides behind the
facade of karaoke bars and massage
parlours. 29-2-2008
Model
murder stuns Malaysia Murder of a Mongolian model
in Malaysia a sign of corruption at
the highest levels
Thai monks told to behave on networking web sites Thai officials urged
Buddhist monks on Tuesday to avoid using social
networking Web sites to woo women after an advocacy
group found some monks were doing just that.
7-3-2008
Philippines bar raided for nude show Acting on a tip, the Pasig City police
raided on Sunday night a beer joint that allegedly
showed nude women dancing on stage, but failed to arrest
the owner. 7-3-2008
Asian Development Bank helps Vietnam youths fight HIV Nam isn't sure how he
caught the HIV virus -- he says he is a former heroin
addict and often had unprotected sex -- but now he is
committed to helping other Vietnamese youths avoid the
same fate. 22-2-2008
HIV ignorance is no defense in Singapore Every weekend, men from Singapore take a
one-hour ferry ride to Indonesia's Batam Island for
cheap golf, beer and sex. About S$70 ($49) hires an
island prostitute for the day, compared to just an hour
with a Singapore hooker. The trade has contributed to a
doubling of Singapore's HIV infection rate in the past
10 years, the government says.
15-2-2008
Thailand: No sex on Valentine's for teens Alarmed by polls showing one in four Thai
teens celebrated St. Valentine's Day by having sex last
year, police swooped on motels, malls and parks to
ensure youths behaved themselves on the "Day of Love".
15-2-2008
Filipina wartime sex slaves get medical treatment More than two dozens so-called comfort
women received medical treatment when Governor Eddie
Panlilio visited the remote farming village of
Mapanique. For the first time, a government doctor
checked on the health of the elderly Filipino women who
were among those raped by Japanese soldiers after their
attack and pillage of Mapanique on November 23, 1944.
15-2-2008
Fake roundtrip tickets used to lure Filipinas to Singapore Trafficking
syndicates use fake roundtrip tickets and offer them as
"free" to lure Filipinas they deploy for sex jobs in
Singapore, the Philippine embassy in Singapore said last
week. 14-11-2007
Malaysian police break up gay sex party Police in Malaysia, where sodomy is a
crime, broke up a gay sex party and arrested 37 men,
including a Briton and a Chinese national, a senior
official said this week.
14-11-2007
Thai senator's jail term upheld for sex with underage girls The Supreme Court
yesterday upheld a 36-year jail term given to former
deputy Senate speaker Chalerm Promlert, five years after
he was accused of having sex with underage girls.
14-11-2007
Singapore: Gay debate takes ugly turn The Parliamentary debate on the law
against gay sex will be remembered for its fiery,
heart-felt spirit. But outside the House, passions -
among both supporters and opponents of Section 377A -
have, at times, degenerated into spite.
3-11-2007
Sex tutorial with Singapore's Dr Love A newly-married couple had sexual
intercourse in front of a Singapore sex expert known as
Dr Love after complaining to him that they could not
experience sexual pleasure, reported China Press.
3-11-2007
Transsexual women in the Philippines This is not an easy piece to write. It's
probably the most unusual and unprecedented case the
Philippine Supreme Court has had to deal with in its
history. It will be many, many years before the high
court can have some kind of "transgender law" to guide
its future deliberations on transgender cases.
3-11-2007
Sex ban on the Airbus A380 The
A380 may have the world's first airborne double bed, but
it won't be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines
has its way: "If couples used our double beds to engage
in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to
desist," said the company's Stephen Forshaw.
3-11-2007
Hanoi set for exhibition of nude photos Vietnamese authorities have given
permission for the first ever exhibition of nude
photographs in the conservative communist country, state
media and the photographer said this week.
3-11-2007
Vietnamese prefer boys over girls Vietnam's preference for boys over girls
is further tipping the balance between the sexes in
Asia, already skewed by a strong bias for boys among
Chinese and Indians. The trend could lead to increased
trafficking of women and social unrest, a UN report
says. 3-11-2007
Thai cops hunt for dozens of paedophile suspects Thai police, who ended a global manhunt
with the arrest of a Canadian paedophile suspect last
week, are looking for dozens more foreign suspects,
mostly Germans, who may be hiding in the country, a
senior officer said. 3-11-2007
Canadian arrested in Vancouver for Thai sex charges An alleged Surrey pedophile wanted by
Thai police was arrested at Vancouver International
Airport last night. Global News reported Orville Frank
Mader, 54, had been detained on a warrant issued by
police in Thailand. 3-11-2007
Burmese girls turn to prostitution The spaces behind the rusty garage doors
are meant for storage but they instead house dozens of
young women from Burma like Thin Thin Thay, refugees of
the bitter poverty afflicting their home country.
2-10-2007
Teacher gets up to 20 yrs for having sex with 17-yr-old student in the
Philippines The high
tribunal's Sept. 21 ruling affirmed the Court of Appeals
decision convicting Michael Malto-who used to teach
philosophy at the Assumption College-of violating the
child abuse law for having sexual intercourse with and
committing lascivious acts on his student.
2-10-2007
Indonesia: Cheap sex, high risk We were
kerb-crawling for sex workers near the railway station
in the grimy Cipinang district of Jakarta, Indonesia's
sprawling capital, with Endang Supriyati providing a
running commentary from the back seat of the car.
26-9-2007
Vice hotel reopens in Malaysia A
hotel closed after police discovered a prostitution den
being run on the premises is back in business. But the
bar in which the vice den was being run must stay
closed, the Lower Criminal Court ordered.
26-9-2007
Malaysia: 62% lead exciting sex lives Four in five Malaysians have sex on a
weekly basis, and 35% actually "do it" three times or
more. With those figures, Malaysia is already head and
shoulders above the rest of the world when it comes to
frequency, as globally, only 67% make love every week
while a measly 10% actually "do it" three times a week
or more. 26-9-2007
Malaysia: Three fined over prostitution Three Muslim women who was caught for
"attempted prostitution" during fasting month were fined
RM4,500 each by the Syariah High Court. They are Anisah
Kindaran, 22; Hasmah Sulaiman, 20 and Rohaya Awaljan, 31
who admitted to their respective charges yesterday.
26-9-2007
Philippines seeks Internet curbs on porn In an effort to curb the rising cases of
sexual exploitation of minors in the country, Rep.
Monica Prieto-Teodoro has filed House Bill No. 684
seeking the maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the
production, distribution, export, transmission, sale,
possession, and advertising of child pornographic
materials. 26-9-2007
Thailand: Pornography filmakers arrested The Thai resort town Pattaya reported on
a serious case where Police Major Khunawut from
Banglamung Police station headed a Police task force in
the early hours of the morning on September 6 acting on
information that unusual activity was taking place near
the Jitapwan Temple Naklua.
13-9-2007
Asian fishermen hit hard by AIDS In appearance, they couldn't be more
different. Ririn, with her warm brown skin and plump
face, simply glows. Young and sweet, just two months
after giving birth to a baby girl.
13-9-2007
Malaysia: Woman alleges rape over nude pictures A local woman claimed her former
boyfriend raped her after she agreed to meet him at a
hotel here to retrieve near nude pictures of her the
latter had taken when they were still an item.
13-9-2007
Hundreds seek services of prostitutes at Kuala Lumpur's 'sex alley' Foreigners continue
to swarm the alley behind Jalan Petaling in Kuala Lumpur
seeking the services of prostitutes. Harian Metro
reported recently that it was a normal occurrence for
hundreds of foreigners to gather in the alley like they
were having a "sex party" there.
6-9-2007
Malaysian court annuls same-sex marriage A Malaysian court has ordered a couple to
separate, declaring their marriage a same-sex union as
the husband was a woman. An Islamic court in the central
state of Malacca ruled as void the marriage between
40-year-old Mohd Sufian Mohamad and 43-year-old Zaiton
Aziz after medical examinations showed Sufian was a
woman. 6-9-2007
Senator raises howl over Filipino porn websites Senator Loren Legarda on Wednesday urged
authorities to close down the website www.boybastos.com,
said to provide Internet users including minors, free
and unrestricted access to "extremely hardcore
pornographic materials" of Filipino women and girls.
6-9-2007
Is that Mr, Mrs or Ms? Thailand
may soon let people who have had a sex change officially
alter their title, too. A proposal that would allow
transgender men and women to choose how they are
addressed is being considered by the country's National
Legislative Assembly to support an anti-discrimination
provision in the draft constitution.
22-8-2007
Philippines cracks down on old cinemas fronting as prostitution dens The Manila government
last week intensified its campaign against movie houses
showing pornographic films. This developed as Manila
policemen arrested four men allegedly engaged in
performing lewd acts inside old theaters in Quiapo and
Sta. Cruz over the weekend.
22-8-2007
Thailand to tackle child exploitation Permanent secretary for justice Jarun
Pukditanakul has instructed the Department of Special
Investigation (DSI) to expand its role to begin
combating child exploitation, especially through
pornography and transnational organised crime.
22-8-2007
Thailand's tough new cyber porn laws Taking effect in July, a new law allows
police officers or government inspectors to seize
computers on private premises suspected of containing
pornographic material or evidence in connection with
either general criminal activities or cyber crimes.
8-8-2007
Philippines to crack down on cyber sex shops The Marikina City government is
organizing a special team to monitor and visit all
Internet shops, particularly those located near schools,
to regulate their operations and put an end to the
proliferation of online prostitution and cyber sex
crimes and to check on students engaged in cyber games
during their school period.
8-8-2007
Sex slaves rescued in Malaysia The Filipino woman who sent several SOS
messages via her cellular phone from Bakun to local
media is among those who have been rescued from the
clutches of a notorious vice kingpin.
8-8-2007
Malaysia: 'Cop raped me, took nude pictures' A factory worker has lodged a police
report against a police officer for allegedly raping her
and then taking pictures of her in the nude at a hotel
in George Town here. 8-8-2007
Arroyo works to stem tide of sexual harassment in her office President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo has created a committee to investigate
what one official has called the alarming rate of sexual
harassment cases in the offices attached to Malacaņang.
8-8-2007
Singapore: No change in penalties for rape and internet sex crimes There will be no
enhanced penalties to current rape and underaged sex
laws specific to internet cases as the number reported
is relatively small, at about 1.5 percent of the total
number of sexual crimes.
28-7-2007
Indonesia launches first SMS sex education campaign Singapore's renowned "Dr. Love" on
Tuesday launched an SMS sex education campaign in
Indonesia, the first of its kind in the world's most
populous Muslim nation.
28-7-2007
Hanoi introduces regulations on marrying foreigners The Hanoi Justice
Department on Tuesday introduced widely regulations on
procedures for marriages with foreigners in a bid to
combat human trafficking, Vietnam News Agency reported
this week. 28-7-2007
Ian McKellen urges Singapore to recognise gay rights British actor Ian
McKellen on Tuesday urged tightly-governed Singapore to
loosen up and repeal its archaic laws barring homosexual
acts. The openly gay McKellen indicated the laws, which
are remnants of British colonial rule, may affect a
vibrant business city like Singapore, which is vying
with other Asian cities to draw more foreign talent and
professionals. 28-7-2007
Vietnam: Porn takes to the sky Watching pornographic videos came in
second as the favourite way for Vietnamese to pass the
time on long-haul airline flights, according to an
online poll published on Thursday.
15-7-2007
South Korea, Singapore turn birthrate tide with immigration Declining
birthrates are a problem that Japan shares with South
Korea and Singapore. But unlike Japan, which has yet to
open its doors widely to immigration, these two
countries are welcoming people from elsewhere in Asia to
fill the gap. 1-7-2007
Studying the sex trade One student is
using her work to impact people's awareness of the
horrors of the sex slave trade in a big way. The 10th
annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, held last week,
featured more than 625 undergraduates presenting a
variety of projects, ranging from studies on brain
pressure to popular Cuban music. Junior Janice Phaik Lin
Goh focused her research on the hard facts of sex
trafficking in Southeast Asia.
28-5-2007
Round-eyed devils think alike What do
Don Imus and GQ editor-in-chief Jim Nelson have in
common? Let's see. Both are pasty white men in powerful
media jobs. Each used a sexist and racist slur in a
completely gratuitous fashion. But only the radio shock
jock has paid a price.
21-5-2007
Thailand gets 'net-tough Be careful
if you're reading this in Thailand. You might be
breaking the law. Free speech advocates are ringing
alarm bells over a new cyber-crime law passed by the
military-appointed National Legislative Assembly last
week by a vote of 119 to 1.
21-5-2007
Indonesia's IPDN punishes students over drugs, porn The scandal-plagued Institute for Public
Administration (IPDN), in the midst of a push to polish
up its image, handed out disciplinary sanctions to 33
students Monday. 16-5-2007
Thailand gets new cyber crime law The
chief immediate effect of the new bill will be to outlaw
any attempt to get around government censors to access
any of the tens of thousands of sites censored for moral
or political purposes, or "to damage the country".
12-5-2007
Minister says gay sex should be legal Singapore's powerful former prime
minister Lee Kuan Yew, has questioned the country's ban
on sex between men. 25-4-2007
Malaysia movie pirates turn to porn Malaysia's
movie bootleggers are selling more pornography to offset financial losses
following a government crackdown using two Labradors that have found huge
stashes of pirated DVDs.
21-4-2007
Few Malaysians satisfied with their sex life Although most Malaysians agree that sex
is important, fewer than two in five (38%) of them are
satisfied with their sex lives.
21-4-2007
US man sentenced for sex with child in Cambodia A Bay Area man has
been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco to five
years and four months in prison for having sex with a
13-year-old girl in Cambodia.
14-4-2007
NEWS-COMMENTARY
Porn domain: Muddy waters ICM Registry, the company that wants to
launch the .xxx internet domain for pornography, is
considering taking ICANN to court, after the domain name
system overseer rejected its proposal. No matter what,
court battles and lawsuits seem to be the future of the
.xxx domain. 6-4-2007
