Backpackers
said to excort illegal sex workers
The
Australian government says international smuggling
rings often pay European backpackers to escort
illegal sex workers into the country from the
Middle East and Asia, according to a wire service
report. 12-9-1999
Dhaka
child domestics' life of hell
highlighted
When Rehana, a child domestic
in the Bangladesh capital, was beaten to death
allegedly by her employer last June, there was
uproar in the media and activist groups demanded
''exemplary punishment'' for the accused
woman. 11-27-1999
Thai
anti-laundering law watched closely
After
years of delay, the Thai government has passed a
sweeping anti-money laundering law that aims to
clean up billions of dollars worth of illegally
acquired money coursing through the country's
economy. 10-29-1999
Indonesia's
explosion of exposure
When Indonesians
glance at their newsstands, they are most likely
to see two kinds of image on the front pages of
newspapers - politicians or half-naked women.
7-29-1999
Bangkok
Knights
Two Newsweek writers, one at least
a long-time resident ofthe City of Angels (literal
translation of Grung Thep, the Thai capital's
official Thai name), who say in the magazine's
current issue that the Thai economy is in a
shambles and the only growth industries are sex
and golf. 7-14-1999
AIDS
leaving infants without mothers and homes
She was 10 days old, covered in a purple rash, and in need of a home. Her
mother, a 19-year-old sex worker with AIDS, had died five days after her birth.
Friends of the mother had brought the infant to the Missionaries of Charity
with a letter from the mother begging someone to care for her child. 6-26-1999
The
'World's Oldest Profession' is Still Lucrative in Russia
Obtaining reliable figures on the number of prostitutes operating in Russia
is an impossible task. While there are no official statistics, a recent report
by the Moscow City police estimated that about 80,000 women engage in
prostitution in downtown Moscow. 4-20-1999
Law
against trafficking in women meets
protests
A proposed law in Australia aims
to curb trafficking in women for the sex industry,
but activists and critics say it would harm the
very people it is designed to
protect. 1-16-1999
An
uncontrollable attraction
Center-Gai is an
expanse of karaoke, fast food, street vendors,
bars, love hotels, and pay-for-sex outfits. Here,
post-pubescent girls catch his eye: the plaid
skirts, white button-up shirts, polo sweaters, and
loose socks, wrinkled and bunched at the ankles.
10-14-1998
Asian
prostitutes meet to demand legal
status
Hundreds of prostitutes from
Cacutta's red light districts attended a three-day
conference on Sunday to demand their rights,
backed by representatives of sex workers from
around Asia. The prostitutes came in processions
to the conference inaugurated by three Indian
women. 3-28-1998
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