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mm3
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Found the article about the undercover operation.
Published on Sep 4, 2003
Police chief Sant Sarutanond yesterday pledged to do what many believe is impossible - make all massage parlours sex-free.
His clampdown threat, which prompted many critics to ask "Why now?", is the latest twist in the convoluted showdown between police and controversial commercial-sex tycoon Chuwit Kamolvisit.
Undercover officers posing as customers have visited Chuwit's five night-entertainment venues and rounded up operators and female masseuses on charges of prostitution.
Sant insisted that police had not discriminated against Chuwit, and that legal action would be taken from now on against any massage parlour found to provide sexual services.
"I have sent out a clear message, and that is 'no sex at massage parlours'," said a defiant Sant, who has admitted recently to being the business partner of a hotelier who also owns massage parlours.
"We need a better social order. We don't want to be a place where tourists who want just massage are handed a Bt3,000 bill and wonder what on earth is going on. The sex services are an embarrassment to our country, our image and our culture."
The police chief pledged to deploy undercover police on a regular basis and is looking at a legal possibility of "standardising" service fees at massage parlours in order to prevent operators from charging customers for sex.
"Fees must cover baths and massages only," he said.
But even Deputy Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook doubted that Sant's idea could be enforced.
"Only basic necessities are subject to price controls," Watana said. "If a private club wants to charge its customers Bt1 million each, nobody can stop that."
Chuwit yesterday led owners of massage parlours to taunt Sant for forgetting the principles of a market economy.
"The man has lost the plot," said Chuwit. "We are not a monopoly working on government concessions. Our clients won't die if they can't come to us, and nor do we force anyone to use our services."
The manager of a massage parlour on Phetchaburi Road accused Sant of trying to apply socialist concepts to a capitalist market. "Anywhere in the world, prices of luxuries are market-driven," he said.
Some massage-parlour customers believe the police are "doing the right thing for the wrong reason" after being embarrassed by Chuwit's bombshell claims that he paid massive bribes to senior policemen to keep his business going.
Members of the House committee on police affairs also questioned Sant's motives in their private talks, said the panel's spokesman, Wuthipong Chaisaeng. "Many of us see the raid on Chuwit's massage parlours as a discriminatory enforcement of the law," he said.
Chuwit is also facing money-laundering charges.
"I have been in this business for 10 years and the police have never bothered to search my places," the tycoon said.
"Now they have arrested my employees, poor girls. What will they do now, with police cornering them like that? I think all the officers involved in this inhuman action will get promotions."
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/page.arcview.php3?clid=2&id=85009&date=2003-09-04&usrsess=1
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:34 am on Sep. 5, 2003
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shoke
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with chuwit out of the picture things can be resolved gracefully even if not reinstated as before. hence this is a positive step (quoted from The Nation) -
Chuwit reiterated his intention to sell off his six massage parlours at prices ranging from Bt150 million to Bt350 million for a total gain of about Bt1.2 billion.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 10:05 am on Sep. 6, 2003
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champ
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will be going to nana plaza end of September....anyone knows whether we can still enjoy those naked ladies on stage?.....girls still openly asking you to them them home???.......need answer otherwise need to cancel trip.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:50 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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ringthebells
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champ, you can. you might not find stark naked ladies in the bars, but you can enjy their naked bodie in your hotelbed.
and yes, they might still ask you for a short or longtime.
don't worry.
rtb.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 9:54 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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champ
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thks rtb, but when was the last time you were there?
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 10:35 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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fastmover
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Stop worrying. RTB is right. You can try soi cowboy, some bare stuff there. Cancel cause you won't get laid in Thailand? Don't be crazy. Get Your ass here and enjoy!
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:39 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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Yurune
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I was in Soi Cowboy last night...fair amount of nudity in Shark.
I've never gone out for an evening and not seen a tit. personally I don't care either way, I'd prefer they keep their bloomers on.
I wouldn't worry about it champ...and rtb lives here...when he can finally escape back from China...any chance for the weekend rtb?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:39 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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ThaidUp
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Champ I think you better cancel your plans or change countries. Thailand has clamped down. All BG's had to register with the police using their ID's so 40% left the bar scene so they do not have to explain their new jobs to Mom and Pop.
The police also cracked down on underaged girls, so that got rid of another 10%
The remaining 50% are so covered up you can't tell if they are girls or ladyboys and that is if they are willing to go to the hotel with you because the police are employing white farang undercover agents to help them gather evidence to prosecute BG for prosititution.
So what you have left is 50% of the former BG staff just aimlessly doing the Bangkok shuffle during their dance time who retreat to the back corners of the bars afraid to talk to you less you be an undercover agent.
Due to the reduced amount of customers the bars have raised the price of beer which is still in good supply and that is good becuase you will need to drink a lot of beer to have a ample supply of urine for the nightly surprise urine tests.
Also make sure you have plenty of cash in your pockets to bail yourself out of jail, because it seems these field urine testing kits are not too reliable and you are held in the slammer until more accurate testing can be done.
Lastly, make sure you are seen going to a lot of Thai tourist areas Ưand Thai vendors especially jewerly shops and suit makers as the TAT have people observing the travels of tourists. They want the tourit's money spend on legit Thai products and are making a list of people who only frequent the nightly entertainment areas. These people will be marked as "sex tourists" and will be refused entry during their next visit. So if you do come here please enjoy your visit as it may be your last.
So if I were you, it is not too late to cancel plans.
RTB you have been in China lately things have go down hill here fast. APEC I guess
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:41 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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fastmover
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Quote: from Yurune on 12:39 pm on Sep. 11, 2003
I've never gone out for an evening and not seen a tit.
Is that epitaph going to be on your grave stone? Cool.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 11:43 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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fastmover
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Mr. ThaidUp............now that is funny! The Thai Tourist Bureau Police are coming for you pal, and they are wearing white coats!
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 11:46 pm on Sep. 10, 2003
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