News Forum - Thailand’s bold plan to regulate sex work sparks heated debate

[Thaiger]

Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s government is stirring up controversy with a proposal to develop an entertainment complex aimed at formalising underground businesses—sex work included. The plan is designed to bring these industries into the formal economy, making them taxable, and, in the long term, funding welfare programmes in education, public health, and infrastructure. But … …

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[ChrisS]

It will be interesting to see if prostitution becomes a proscribed occupation for non Thais like tour guides etc? I can see this appealing more to older sex workers than the younger ones who will not be so keen to pay tax on their not inconsiderable earnings.

[Ramanathan.P]

Thailand...have sex industry. I thought once those in Pattaya was upset and protested towards an article about the dark side of it. They claim that  there is no such thing as "sex" industry in Pattaya and that article has tarnished the image of the city? No...No...No...something is seriously wrong with the authour of this article. Should not simply create an image about sex industry in Thailand. There is no such thing as it is illegal to have one......