72 Lao women rescued from prostitution dens in Suphan Buri

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72 Lao women rescued from prostitution dens
By Coconuts Bangkok



SUPHAN BURI: -- Authorities rescued 72 Lao women from four prostitution dens in Suphan Buri last night following a tip submitted by a 15-year-old victim.

The Pavena Foundation together with Anti Human Trafficking Division raided four karaoke bars last night in Suphan Buri’s Song Phi Nong district and rescued 72 women, aged 13 to 20, who were lured into prostitution.

The raid followed the tip submitted by one of the victims to Pavena Foundation, which offers assistance to women and children.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2015/01/15/72-lao-women-rescued-prostitution-dens


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-01-15

[bkkstooge]

With all the cobblers about "Thainess" and bent BIB kidnapping BS It really is a Non guilty pleasure to read a piece like this.

Pavena Foundation

[iReason]

Interesting that, Uncle Too has not uttered one syllable about this racketeering.

Afraid to face facts, un-elected PM?

Or would that be losing face?

[NongKhaiKid]

72 women in 4 prostitution dens, now i wonder who could be behind that ?

[digbat]

Authorities rescued 72 Lao women from four prostitution dens---OP

All they have to do now is rescue about 1.2 million* Thai women from their dens, & we can all immigrate to the Philippines.

*The figure 1.2 million is a statistic that i have just conjured out of the air,

& like so many of the posts on Thai.Visa has no real basis in any reality.

other than in my addled mind-------I want it to be, ergo it is

Edited January 15, 2015 by digbat

[PatOngo]

Was'nt it just yesterday that they hoped the US would be fair when they realise what great strides have been made to counter human trafficking?

[Baerboxer]

Was'nt it just yesterday that they hoped the US would be fair when they realise what great strides have been made to counter human trafficking?

Yep. And today they report another bust in the crusade.

Seriously, I've met Kunying Paveena and she and her charity do really good work for women. But what now will happen to the 72 victims? How will they be helped?

Some 13, 14, 15, 16 - will these men or their customers be charged with rape? This is not only forced prostitution but seems to include pedophiles too.

How many more "dens" like this are there and who really runs them?

So many unanswered questions from these stories. But, I bet the customers of these 4 dens weren't foreigners.

[digbat]

"How many more "dens" like this are there and who really runs them?"--BaerBoxer

Yes BaerBoxer & more importantly......what are the addresses.......

[JOC]

Those pesky foreign prostitutes giving their Thai sisters a bad name!!

(As if they needed any help)

[rotary]

Help Paul Harvey.........We need to know the "rest" of the story.

[SOTIRIOS]

...let's hope that the world doesn't turn a blind eye.....this is just too much....

...13-year olds in prostitution.....

...and the headline reads 'women'......

...is that the opinion of the journalist or the newspaper it was published in......???

Edited January 15, 2015 by SOTIRIOS

[allan michaud]

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Interesting that, Uncle Too has not uttered one syllable about this racketeering.

Afraid to face facts, un-elected PM?

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Sorry, are you suggesting he is in someway to blame for the rampant prostitution in LOS? Anyhting done to tackle this wonderful example of Thainess is fine with me.

[catweazle]

Looks like someone forgot to grease the gear... perhaps the cop in charge was transferred. Good luck for the rescued children, but since the damage is done, most of them will end up in the line of work they (now) know. Said should be that it is quite common for teenage couples that the "boyfriend" urges their "girlfriends" to work as prostitutes for the easy money. If they get pregnant or won't perform - off they go! Thainess in its purest form! Something else to add to that "Explore Thainess" tour thingy...

[Nemesis7]

13 years old??? and tipped off by a 15 year old victim, so sad.

Hope they find the ring leader of the gang and serve proper punishment.

But I know asking for proper judgement here is merely a wish that will never come true.

So much to Thainess

[dave_boo]

Wonder how long they will be jailed for not having a work permit?

[simtemple]

Thai run prostitution dens, using underage Loa girls were uncovered by NVader investigators some months ago. Nvader is a New Zealand based Non-Profit Organization that combats sex trafficking through professional investigations and targeted interventions. The prostitution dens were exposed by NVader and reported to the Thai Police. It was the subject of a documentary shown in New Zealand. The investigators appear to be mostly ex New Zealand Policemen, working in association with Thai Nationals in areas like Bangkok and Pattaya. Whilst sex traffickers can be tracked down with relative ease, it is not so easy to get the Thai Police to act, and as was shown in the documentary corrupt Thai welfare officers or the police, are happy to tip off offenders/Thai mafia before the raid took place.

[iReason]

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Interesting that, Uncle Too has not uttered one syllable about this racketeering.

Afraid to face facts, un-elected PM?

Or would that be losing face? alt=wai2.gif width=20 height=20> alt=wai.gif width=20 height=20>

Sorry, are you suggesting he is in someway to blame for the rampant prostitution in LOS? Anyhting done to tackle this wonderful example of Thainess is fine with me.

I'm not suggesting anything.

I'm stating: The un-elected PM has not uttered one syllable about this sordid underbelly of Thainess.

Nothing. Nada.

[Usual Suspect]

patOngo hinted in his post earlier about maybe the U.S. taking note of this in relation to Thailand taking steps towards curbing human trafficing...yesterday we had 4 pick-up loads of people stopped by the powers-that-be (& was it the 2 drivers arrested)..today it's 72 Laos women have been liberated..sorry but to me these headlines/news-stories seem made up..they've been fabricated to hit the media & send a message over to the U.S.

I may be wrong about this, but let's see if another story down the same lines as these last two surfaces within a week or so..??

[Jeremy50]

13 years old??? and tipped off by a 15 year old victim, so sad.

Hope they find the ring leader of the gang and serve proper punishment.

But I know asking for proper judgement here is merely a wish that will never come true.

So much to Thainess

If you had been in Bangkok 30 years ago, you would have seen many young girls in the bar areas, 14/15/16, nearly all Soi Cowboy bars had girls this age. It would have been more difficult to find a girl over 20.

However, on Laos girls in the upcountry brothel scene, it's a given that local patrons like them young, virgins are offered for 10000 baht plus.The girls stay about a year and are allowed home to Laos every couple of months. They are not sex slaves, and can turn down any customer they don't like the look of. I know nothing about the Karaoke scene. The popular brothel girls will save a couple of hundred thousand baht in a year. Most of the brothels in Udon Thani and Nong Khai have been closed down in the last year.

[IAMHERE]

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Interesting that, Uncle Too has not uttered one syllable about this racketeering.

Afraid to face facts, un-elected PM?

Or would that be losing face? alt=wai2.gif width=20 height=20> alt=wai.gif width=20 height=20>

Sorry, are you suggesting he is in someway to blame for the rampant prostitution in LOS? Anyhting done to tackle this wonderful example of Thainess is fine with me.

Not 'rampant prostitution' just the 'forced prostitution' would be bad enough.

[jspill]

I've met a 14 year Laos old who worked in one of these Thai brothels, she was there by her own choice and had no issues with working there. Crazy but true. Not saying other girls aren't forced, manipulated or raped.

In addition everyone knows where the brothels are, in fact they're 100m down the road from a police station.

[empireboy]

There's an education needed at a 'National' level... until the general population "get it", not much will change... sadly!

[rickirs]

One of the persistent issues with Thai authorities is that they classify such people as "kidnap" victims. Therefore, they cannot be considered victims of human trafficking. but I'm sure the USA will understand the difference.

[Bluespunk]

"How many more "dens" like this are there and who really runs them?"--BaerBoxer

Yes BaerBoxer & more importantly......what are the addresses.......

You want to know where brothels with underage girls can be found?

[Mudcrab]

Wherever there are men who want women this will always occur.

The Uk and Europe is rife with sexual slavery, as is Australia.

You would have to be a fool to think the US and Canada are not as well. Anywhere there is mafia..there are women being trafficked.

[Mudcrab]

...let's hope that the world doesn't turn a blind eye.....this is just too much....

...13-year olds in prostitution.....

...and the headline reads 'women'......

...is that the opinion of the journalist or the newspaper it was published in......???

Read what Daish (ISIS) say about this.

It is not permitted to take a prebuscent slave...unless she is ready.

Ok as long as a four year old is ready it's ok.

[Lite Beer]

Some 60 Laotian, Myanmar prostitutes rounded up in Suphan Buri

BANGKOK: -- Nearly 60 Laotian and Myanmar prostitutes were arrested at three karaoke bars in Suphan Buri following police raids on Wednesday night.

They were aged between 18 and 22, Anti-Human Trafficking Division deputy commander Colonel Worapong Thongpaiboon revealed Thursday.

Source: http://www.nationmul...--30251960.html

[Mudcrab]

Some 60 Laotian, Myanmar prostitutes rounded up in Suphan Buri

BANGKOK: -- Nearly 60 Laotian and Myanmar prostitutes were arrested at three karaoke bars in Suphan Buri following police raids on Wednesday night.

They were aged between 18 and 22, Anti-Human Trafficking Division deputy commander Colonel Worapong Thongpaiboon revealed Thursday.

Source: http://www.nationmul...--30251960.html

60 women rounded up

or 60 prostitutes rounded up

hell of a difference.

[ggt]

They could simply shutdown all Karaoke bars and make a huge dent in the prostitution dens...

Oh...my...I forgot who the owners of these bars are...my bad...

[salavan]

im very suprised at this peice of news as suphan buri used to have a zero tollerance of prostitution in the past