rooster59 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 More massage parlours raided in Bangkok as crackdown continuesImage: Daily NewsBANGKOK:-- Bangkok police have raided two more massage parlours in the Rachadapisek and Bangkapi areas as a crackdown continues following the closure of the Nataree earlier in the week.Four top Huay Kwang policemen were transferred after the Nataree raid uncovered underage girls and a handwritten alleged tea money list.In the latest developments Copa Cabana in Rachada Soi 17 and La De'Fense in Bangkapi were raided Friday. However, no illegal activities were found to be taking place and no arrests were made, reported Daily News.Suthisan police and soldiers under the leadership of station chief Termpao Siriphuban undertook the Copa Cabana raid. Some 22 massage girls working there were all Thai and all over 20 years old. Four girls known as "cheer" girls and 20 serving staff were all working legally. Thirteen people were tested for drugs but all tests came back negative. The use of rooms and the manager's credentials all checked out.The story was similar at La De'Fense soapy massage where Wang Thong Lang police checking for underage girls and foreign workers lured into the sex trade found nothing illegal going on. This establishment is in Huay Kwang district.Chief Termpao said that following the raid on Nataree earlier in the week similar establishments can expect inspections on an ongoing basis. He said that meetings are scheduled to discuss the best way to carry out the raids.Source: http://www.dailynews.co.th/regional/501831-- 2016-06-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good to know it was all legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMartinHandyman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 None of the women look or dress like this where my wife takes me for massages. I think I'm being sheltered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjjmmi Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 All tested ok after paying off the police and army Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbymack Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) What is the point of all this? This junta is running around like a headless chicken without any plan or purpose. As usual with Thais, there is no thought to the consequences of their actions. Cracking down on businesses is only going to hurt the economy and tourism. Of course I am in favour of cracking down on the use of underage girls in these premises. Edited June 11, 2016 by bobbymack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So it would seem that prostitution is now legal in Thailand, a recent change of law that was passed unbeknown to many? Don't get me wrong, it should be legal within controlled guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 After the Nataree raid of course all the underage girls etc have been told stay home. When it dies down it will all be back to normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 What is the point of all this? This junta is running around like a headless chicken without any plan or purpose. As usual with Thais, there is no thought to the consequences of their actions. Cracking down on businesses is only going to hurt the economy and tourism. If they discover underage girls, most people would think the raid has served a purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So it would seem that prostitution is now legal in Thailand, a recent change of law that was passed unbeknown to many? Don't get me wrong, it should be legal within controlled guidelines. Prostitution has never been "illegal" in Thailand. It's regulated under various pieces of legislation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Is this country turning Catholic or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Lets hope they say off of Soi 33 where the girls cater to the Japanese. The Japanese guys have it dialed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapson Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Strange that in a country where defamation laws are so stringent on line that even telling the truth can get you in hot water.......... yet news teams can film at will and photographs appear without any recourse? If you are accused of a crime your mug shot can be all over the media regardless of innocent or guilty, if you are a bloody mess in the road following an accident you can be all over the evening news bulletin. Defamation laws abound but in contrast, scant regard for peoples dignity or privacy seems to be totally acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good arrest, I feel much safer now that the BIB are protecting me from these nasty ladies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So it would seem that prostitution is now legal in Thailand, a recent change of law that was passed unbeknown to many? Don't get me wrong, it should be legal within controlled guidelines. Why do you say that? Registered and licenced massage parlours are perfectly legal here. Obviously no other, illegal, activity was happening at the time of the raid. Amazing the number of posters who think that massage/entertainment places are illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouse Twoccer Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good arrest, I feel much safer now that the BIB are protecting me from these nasty ladies. Try reading it again, there weren't any arrests, because no offences were being committed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Good arrest, I feel much safer now that the BIB are protecting me from these nasty ladies. Try reading it again, there weren't any arrests, because no offences were being committed. Well, nice to know they are using their resources to target dangerous criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesterm Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 None of the women look or dress like this where my wife takes me for massages. I think I'm being sheltered. She takes you to the ones where they are all middle aged women wearing matching purple and orange polo-tees right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Certainly, the owner got a phone an anonymous phone call ... from the BIB about an imminent raid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Can someone enlighten me as to what a "cheer girl" is/does? Four girls known as "cheer" girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Can someone enlighten me as to what a "cheer girl" is/does? Four girls known as "cheer" girls Is it similar to a "fluffer"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Can someone enlighten me as to what a "cheer girl" is/does? Four girls known as "cheer" girls I think it's the same thing as a fluffer ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Can someone enlighten me as to what a "cheer girl" is/does? Four girls known as "cheer" girls Is it similar to a "fluffer"? snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boike Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) Hmmm Edited June 11, 2016 by boike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Certainly, the owner got a phone an anonymous phone call ... from the BIB about an imminent raid. I suspect you are correct. In the case of the raid on the Nataree earlier in the week it seems the BIB boss didn't protect the interests of those on the tea money list and failed to call ahead to the Nataree to warn them of the raid by the Interior Ministry. For that he was punished by being transferred to dead end job. The man obviously can't be trusted to do his job properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Removed a troll post and an off-topic post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 a make work excersise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn000 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So it would seem that prostitution is now legal in Thailand, a recent change of law that was passed unbeknown to many? Don't get me wrong, it should be legal within controlled guidelines. Prostitution has never been "illegal" in Thailand. It's regulated under various pieces of legislation. Yes it has and actually it still is! In 1960 The Prostitution Suppression Act made prostitution illegal but not for the customer. This was replaced by the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act of 1996: “Any person, being over sixteen years of age, subsists on the earning of a prostitute, even if it is some part of her incomes, shall be punished with imprisonment of seven to twenty years and fined of fourteen thousand to forty thousand Baht, or imprisonment for life.” This act also criminilaized public solicitation: "Any person who, for the purpose of prostitution, solicits, induces, introduces herself or himself to, follows or importunes a person in a street, public place or any other place, which is committed openly and shamelessly or causes nuisance to the public, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand Baht." And soliciting within a brothel: "Any person who associates with another person in a prostitution establishment for the purpose of prostitution of oneself or another person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding one thousand Baht or to both" And running a brothel: "Any person who advertises or agrees to advertise, induces or introduces by means of documents or printed matters, or by any means makes known to the public in a manner apparently indicative of importunity or solicitation for the prostitution of oneself or another person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of six months to two years or to a fine of ten thousand to forty thousand Baht or to both." This is the law, however there is also The Entertainment Places Act of 1966, which exempts bars, gogo's and massage places from the definition of "prostitution establishment", so these remained legal after the 1996 Act and to this day, however picking up a girl in the street, or outside of an entertainment zone is technically illegal, however not inforced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 What is the point of all this? This junta is running around like a headless chicken without any plan or purpose. As usual with Thais, there is no thought to the consequences of their actions. Cracking down on businesses is only going to hurt the economy and tourism. Of course I am in favour of cracking down on the use of underage girls in these premises. What is the point of all this? Money. The new kids on the block, wearing brown and green shirts, are doing the rounds emphasising that they are the people who are running things now, and that they are the ones that the knocking shop owners need to deal with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So it would seem that prostitution is now legal in Thailand, a recent change of law that was passed unbeknown to many? Don't get me wrong, it should be legal within controlled guidelines. Prostitution has never been "illegal" in Thailand. It's regulated under various pieces of legislation. Yes it has and actually it still is! In 1960 The Prostitution Suppression Act made prostitution illegal but not for the customer. This was replaced by the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act of 1996: “Any person, being over sixteen years of age, subsists on the earning of a prostitute, even if it is some part of her incomes, shall be punished with imprisonment of seven to twenty years and fined of fourteen thousand to forty thousand Baht, or imprisonment for life.” This act also criminilaized public solicitation: "Any person who, for the purpose of prostitution, solicits, induces, introduces herself or himself to, follows or importunes a person in a street, public place or any other place, which is committed openly and shamelessly or causes nuisance to the public, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand Baht." And soliciting within a brothel: "Any person who associates with another person in a prostitution establishment for the purpose of prostitution of oneself or another person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding one thousand Baht or to both" And running a brothel: "Any person who advertises or agrees to advertise, induces or introduces by means of documents or printed matters, or by any means makes known to the public in a manner apparently indicative of importunity or solicitation for the prostitution of oneself or another person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of six months to two years or to a fine of ten thousand to forty thousand Baht or to both." This is the law, however there is also The Entertainment Places Act of 1966, which exempts bars, gogo's and massage places from the definition of "prostitution establishment", so these remained legal after the 1996 Act and to this day, however picking up a girl in the street, or outside of an entertainment zone is technically illegal, however not inforced. Correct. Prostitution is regulated, but the act of paying money for sex is not illegal as long as it is not done so "promiscuously" and as long as it doesn't involve coercion or underage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 So it would seem that prostitution is now legal in Thailand, a recent change of law that was passed unbeknown to many? Don't get me wrong, it should be legal within controlled guidelines. Why do you say that? Registered and licenced massage parlours are perfectly legal here. Obviously no other, illegal, activity was happening at the time of the raid. Amazing the number of posters who think that massage/entertainment places are illegal. It was a rhetorical question not needing a smart-arse response, especially when you clearly understood the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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