RFA: Since the change in regime from a kingdom to a republic 31 years ago, Lao society has changed in many ways. Many changes have been positive, such as expanding roads, homes, routes of transportation, both internally and to interact with neighboring countries. There is increased convenience, to the point that it must be recognized that Laos is not a country without a way to get things out of the city, or a “landlocked country” [preceding two words in English] any longer, but is a country linked to the countries in its region.
At the same time, however, Lao society has had negative changes. Economic development for society has been slow, leading to steep inflation, crippling corruption, and inefficient use of aid and loan moneys. Specifically speaking of Lao women, in conjunction with maintaining the glorious customs of Laos that have been passed down from the ancient days of E-Pu and E-Pou [Translator note: refers to the Lao creation story], has created danger for society. There are some luxuries, leading evil people to steal, rob, and kill to take away from the owners. There are many prostitutes around the large cities in different Lao provinces, which is very worrisome.
Referring particularly to Khammouane Province, a provincial health official, Dr. Soudalai Onavong, spoke about Lao women coming to Khammouane Province to sell sexual services in pubs, or opening pubs near large state-run construction projects such as the Nam Theun II hydroelectric project, the cement project in Nakai, to service the laborers at those places. In the shops, these sexual services are often covertly sold. Dr. Soudalai said the following about this issue.
DR. SOUDALAI: …services, most often are found near the large construction projects; they are nearby, the pubs move in closer. There are only Lao [women], there are no Thais, no Vietnamese.
RFA: Health officials are concerned that the increase in female sex workers will unavoidably risk the efforts against the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus. Savannakhet Province has the most people infected with HIV/AIDS in Laos. At this time, the head of the provincial health department, Dr. Kinta Layavong expressed his concern about women covertly selling sexual services in the province, which includes Lao women from various provinces, foreign women from Vietnam coming to sell sexual services, especially in Muang Phin and Muang Sepone along Route 9, which is part of the East-West economic road, the “East-West Corridor” [preceding three words in English]. Dr. Kinta said the following about this problem:
DR. KINTA: This is very disheartening. These covert prostitutes, be they Vietnamese or locals – we can’t reject them, right? But we health officials must protect and advise the at-risk groups.
RFA: Now speaking of the capital city Vientiane, the problem of covert prostitutes is no less worrisome than in Savannakhet or Khammouane or perhaps any other province in Laos. The writings of Mr. Thatsaphone Sombandith – a Lao researcher who studied at Mahidol University in Thailand – this past year points out that most of the women who sell sexual services, particularly at the beer shops that are called “little shops” – places where men go to have sex with those women – come from various provinces in Laos. He said the following about this.
THATSAPHONE: They are from different provinces, and come to work in Viangchan. They come from Luang Namtha, come from Luang Phrabang, come from Sayabouly, not Houa Phan I haven’t seen anyone from Houa Phan, come from Khammouane. There are many, but I only interviewed about 16 people. Depending on the place, on the area of the shop, they get infected; almost the entire shop is infected.
RFA: That is one example of the conditions for prostitutes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic at the present time. In addition, there is the problem of sneaking across or crossing the border legally to offer covert sexual services on the Thai side in restaurants, pubs, and karaoke parlors in the provinces along the Lao-Thai border as well as in Bangkok and other cities further abroad in Thailand, an estimated 10,000 people every year. Every time Thai authorities apprehend someone, they are taken to court and tried before being sent back to Laos.
On January 4, there was a report of a group of Lao who crossed [the border] to open a restaurant and shop as a front to operate secretly in the Nong Khai region. In total, there were eight people, one of whom was a man named Chanthachak Bounsai, who claimed to be the owner of the shop. Of the seven Lao women, there were two girls who were only 15 or 16 years old. They both said they came from Luang Phrabang Province, they said their intermediary, a relative named Ms. Phappha Phonxai, lied and said they would work at a beauty spa in Nong Khai and get a good salary, but they ended up as sex slaves. Fortunately, they were helped by the police with the arrest of these eight Lao people. Police officials in Nong Khai said this happened after they got a tip from the Nong Khai provincial governor.
THAI OFFICIAL [speaking Thai Isan]: …received a report that there was a deception, Lao women were selling sexual services in, behind the hotel, they were doing…
RFA: [Thai official continues speaking in background] There was a deception, with Lao women selling sexual services at a shop behind the Grand Hotel in Nong Khai, Phosai district. The police investigated by negotiating a price for sexual services with two Lao women, 2,000 baht apiece. After that the police revealed themselves to the group. Of the remaining five Lao women, the police official said they were voluntary sex workers and had come to Thailand legally
THAI OFFICIAL [speaking Thai Isan]: …because they weren’t traveling temporarily.
RFA: News of groups being arrested or Lao women being taken out of brothels in small and large cities in Thailand have been nearly constant over the past four or five years. This past October, police in the Thai city of Udon investigated three brothels in the center of the city and arrested seven Lao women, all from the Viangchan area.
The problem of prostitution or women selling sexual services in Laos, or crossing to pursue the trade in Thailand appears to be increasing, with both those who go voluntarily and those who are deceived. According to a survey last year of one group of Lao prostitutes in Viangchan, conducted by Mr. Thatsaphone, most sex workers do not want to do this kind of work, but they must so they can earn money to support their families and themselves. The women consider it bad work and feel they will go to hell for selling sexual favors, that they are bad people from the point of view of societal value. The women really hate themselves when others call them whores.
THATSAPHONE: They all said, every one of them said they don’t want to do it. Nobody wants to go to hell, they said. So, why do they come? They say it’s necessary, because of poverty, because they have nothing to eat, they say. They can’t do any other work because they lack the knowledge.
RFA: This Lao researcher also offered the opinion that if Lao adult women have assistance in learning trades, such as beauticians or weavers while they are school age and move on to higher education, this would play a part in helping reduce the problem of Lao women going to the bigger cities or crossing the border to engage in sex work.
The problem of prostitution or female sex workers in the Lao PDR began many years ago, and now we see this problem has expanded because of a lack of education, because of poverty, because of the rapid expansion of resources, which is very enticing, particularly for young women. Officials are not able to assist in fixing the real cause of the problem. Fixing it simply by passing decrees or laws as they have done in the past has been recognized everywhere as the wrong way to solve the problem.
Laos whore of Asia whore of the world.
Full Version: Lao women in the Southeast Asian sex trade
Thailand already claim "SEX CAPITOL OF THE WORLD" and also selling them self as a bride maid marry a UK unwanted ugly mens, who normal people in UK wouldn't even dare or marry them because they aren't good looking and are very ugly low income status. But why are those Thai women selling them self and saying they are beautiful and nice? Thai women will do anything just to leave Thailand and also to live a better life is to marry ugly fat old whitemens is there reason and only point in there mind. LOL!
Please stop come to sex trade in thailand
Please!!!!!!!
Please!!!!!!!
Great More Jek Chinese trolling in lao Chat.
No wonder why Jek want to be Thai so bad
No wonder why Jek want to be Thai so bad
Where did you find those pictures.
Those are some pretty mean pics...
The man in the third pic makes me feel sad.
Anyway, seriously, what's with Thailand and sex!
The man in the third pic makes me feel sad.
Anyway, seriously, what's with Thailand and sex!
Capital of the red light district, but many jek thai think red light district is not existed in the country.
QUOTE (Andromadra @ Oct 20 2009, 11:56 AM) 
RFA: Since the change in regime from a kingdom to a republic 31 years ago, Lao society has changed in many ways. Many changes have been positive, such as expanding roads, homes, routes of transportation, both internally and to interact with neighboring countries. There is increased convenience, to the point that it must be recognized that Laos is not a country without a way to get things out of the city, or a “landlocked country” [preceding two words in English] any longer, but is a country linked to the countries in its region.
At the same time, however, Lao society has had negative changes. Economic development for society has been slow, leading to steep inflation, crippling corruption, and inefficient use of aid and loan moneys. Specifically speaking of Lao women, in conjunction with maintaining the glorious customs of Laos that have been passed down from the ancient days of E-Pu and E-Pou [Translator note: refers to the Lao creation story], has created danger for society. There are some luxuries, leading evil people to steal, rob, and kill to take away from the owners. There are many prostitutes around the large cities in different Lao provinces, which is very worrisome.
Referring particularly to Khammouane Province, a provincial health official, Dr. Soudalai Onavong, spoke about Lao women coming to Khammouane Province to sell sexual services in pubs, or opening pubs near large state-run construction projects such as the Nam Theun II hydroelectric project, the cement project in Nakai, to service the laborers at those places. In the shops, these sexual services are often covertly sold. Dr. Soudalai said the following about this issue.
DR. SOUDALAI: …services, most often are found near the large construction projects; they are nearby, the pubs move in closer. There are only Lao [women], there are no Thais, no Vietnamese.
RFA: Health officials are concerned that the increase in female sex workers will unavoidably risk the efforts against the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus. Savannakhet Province has the most people infected with HIV/AIDS in Laos. At this time, the head of the provincial health department, Dr. Kinta Layavong expressed his concern about women covertly selling sexual services in the province, which includes Lao women from various provinces, foreign women from Vietnam coming to sell sexual services, especially in Muang Phin and Muang Sepone along Route 9, which is part of the East-West economic road, the “East-West Corridor” [preceding three words in English]. Dr. Kinta said the following about this problem:
DR. KINTA: This is very disheartening. These covert prostitutes, be they Vietnamese or locals – we can’t reject them, right? But we health officials must protect and advise the at-risk groups.
RFA: Now speaking of the capital city Vientiane, the problem of covert prostitutes is no less worrisome than in Savannakhet or Khammouane or perhaps any other province in Laos. The writings of Mr. Thatsaphone Sombandith – a Lao researcher who studied at Mahidol University in Thailand – this past year points out that most of the women who sell sexual services, particularly at the beer shops that are called “little shops” – places where men go to have sex with those women – come from various provinces in Laos. He said the following about this.
THATSAPHONE: They are from different provinces, and come to work in Viangchan. They come from Luang Namtha, come from Luang Phrabang, come from Sayabouly, not Houa Phan I haven’t seen anyone from Houa Phan, come from Khammouane. There are many, but I only interviewed about 16 people. Depending on the place, on the area of the shop, they get infected; almost the entire shop is infected.
RFA: That is one example of the conditions for prostitutes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic at the present time. In addition, there is the problem of sneaking across or crossing the border legally to offer covert sexual services on the Thai side in restaurants, pubs, and karaoke parlors in the provinces along the Lao-Thai border as well as in Bangkok and other cities further abroad in Thailand, an estimated 10,000 people every year. Every time Thai authorities apprehend someone, they are taken to court and tried before being sent back to Laos.
On January 4, there was a report of a group of Lao who crossed [the border] to open a restaurant and shop as a front to operate secretly in the Nong Khai region. In total, there were eight people, one of whom was a man named Chanthachak Bounsai, who claimed to be the owner of the shop. Of the seven Lao women, there were two girls who were only 15 or 16 years old. They both said they came from Luang Phrabang Province, they said their intermediary, a relative named Ms. Phappha Phonxai, lied and said they would work at a beauty spa in Nong Khai and get a good salary, but they ended up as sex slaves. Fortunately, they were helped by the police with the arrest of these eight Lao people. Police officials in Nong Khai said this happened after they got a tip from the Nong Khai provincial governor.
THAI OFFICIAL [speaking Thai Isan]: …received a report that there was a deception, Lao women were selling sexual services in, behind the hotel, they were doing…
RFA: [Thai official continues speaking in background] There was a deception, with Lao women selling sexual services at a shop behind the Grand Hotel in Nong Khai, Phosai district. The police investigated by negotiating a price for sexual services with two Lao women, 2,000 baht apiece. After that the police revealed themselves to the group. Of the remaining five Lao women, the police official said they were voluntary sex workers and had come to Thailand legally
THAI OFFICIAL [speaking Thai Isan]: …because they weren’t traveling temporarily.
RFA: News of groups being arrested or Lao women being taken out of brothels in small and large cities in Thailand have been nearly constant over the past four or five years. This past October, police in the Thai city of Udon investigated three brothels in the center of the city and arrested seven Lao women, all from the Viangchan area.
The problem of prostitution or women selling sexual services in Laos, or crossing to pursue the trade in Thailand appears to be increasing, with both those who go voluntarily and those who are deceived. According to a survey last year of one group of Lao prostitutes in Viangchan, conducted by Mr. Thatsaphone, most sex workers do not want to do this kind of work, but they must so they can earn money to support their families and themselves. The women consider it bad work and feel they will go to hell for selling sexual favors, that they are bad people from the point of view of societal value. The women really hate themselves when others call them whores.
THATSAPHONE: They all said, every one of them said they don’t want to do it. Nobody wants to go to hell, they said. So, why do they come? They say it’s necessary, because of poverty, because they have nothing to eat, they say. They can’t do any other work because they lack the knowledge.
RFA: This Lao researcher also offered the opinion that if Lao adult women have assistance in learning trades, such as beauticians or weavers while they are school age and move on to higher education, this would play a part in helping reduce the problem of Lao women going to the bigger cities or crossing the border to engage in sex work.
The problem of prostitution or female sex workers in the Lao PDR began many years ago, and now we see this problem has expanded because of a lack of education, because of poverty, because of the rapid expansion of resources, which is very enticing, particularly for young women. Officials are not able to assist in fixing the real cause of the problem. Fixing it simply by passing decrees or laws as they have done in the past has been recognized everywhere as the wrong way to solve the problem.
Laos whore of Asia whore of the world.
At the same time, however, Lao society has had negative changes. Economic development for society has been slow, leading to steep inflation, crippling corruption, and inefficient use of aid and loan moneys. Specifically speaking of Lao women, in conjunction with maintaining the glorious customs of Laos that have been passed down from the ancient days of E-Pu and E-Pou [Translator note: refers to the Lao creation story], has created danger for society. There are some luxuries, leading evil people to steal, rob, and kill to take away from the owners. There are many prostitutes around the large cities in different Lao provinces, which is very worrisome.
Referring particularly to Khammouane Province, a provincial health official, Dr. Soudalai Onavong, spoke about Lao women coming to Khammouane Province to sell sexual services in pubs, or opening pubs near large state-run construction projects such as the Nam Theun II hydroelectric project, the cement project in Nakai, to service the laborers at those places. In the shops, these sexual services are often covertly sold. Dr. Soudalai said the following about this issue.
DR. SOUDALAI: …services, most often are found near the large construction projects; they are nearby, the pubs move in closer. There are only Lao [women], there are no Thais, no Vietnamese.
RFA: Health officials are concerned that the increase in female sex workers will unavoidably risk the efforts against the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus. Savannakhet Province has the most people infected with HIV/AIDS in Laos. At this time, the head of the provincial health department, Dr. Kinta Layavong expressed his concern about women covertly selling sexual services in the province, which includes Lao women from various provinces, foreign women from Vietnam coming to sell sexual services, especially in Muang Phin and Muang Sepone along Route 9, which is part of the East-West economic road, the “East-West Corridor” [preceding three words in English]. Dr. Kinta said the following about this problem:
DR. KINTA: This is very disheartening. These covert prostitutes, be they Vietnamese or locals – we can’t reject them, right? But we health officials must protect and advise the at-risk groups.
RFA: Now speaking of the capital city Vientiane, the problem of covert prostitutes is no less worrisome than in Savannakhet or Khammouane or perhaps any other province in Laos. The writings of Mr. Thatsaphone Sombandith – a Lao researcher who studied at Mahidol University in Thailand – this past year points out that most of the women who sell sexual services, particularly at the beer shops that are called “little shops” – places where men go to have sex with those women – come from various provinces in Laos. He said the following about this.
THATSAPHONE: They are from different provinces, and come to work in Viangchan. They come from Luang Namtha, come from Luang Phrabang, come from Sayabouly, not Houa Phan I haven’t seen anyone from Houa Phan, come from Khammouane. There are many, but I only interviewed about 16 people. Depending on the place, on the area of the shop, they get infected; almost the entire shop is infected.
RFA: That is one example of the conditions for prostitutes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic at the present time. In addition, there is the problem of sneaking across or crossing the border legally to offer covert sexual services on the Thai side in restaurants, pubs, and karaoke parlors in the provinces along the Lao-Thai border as well as in Bangkok and other cities further abroad in Thailand, an estimated 10,000 people every year. Every time Thai authorities apprehend someone, they are taken to court and tried before being sent back to Laos.
On January 4, there was a report of a group of Lao who crossed [the border] to open a restaurant and shop as a front to operate secretly in the Nong Khai region. In total, there were eight people, one of whom was a man named Chanthachak Bounsai, who claimed to be the owner of the shop. Of the seven Lao women, there were two girls who were only 15 or 16 years old. They both said they came from Luang Phrabang Province, they said their intermediary, a relative named Ms. Phappha Phonxai, lied and said they would work at a beauty spa in Nong Khai and get a good salary, but they ended up as sex slaves. Fortunately, they were helped by the police with the arrest of these eight Lao people. Police officials in Nong Khai said this happened after they got a tip from the Nong Khai provincial governor.
THAI OFFICIAL [speaking Thai Isan]: …received a report that there was a deception, Lao women were selling sexual services in, behind the hotel, they were doing…
RFA: [Thai official continues speaking in background] There was a deception, with Lao women selling sexual services at a shop behind the Grand Hotel in Nong Khai, Phosai district. The police investigated by negotiating a price for sexual services with two Lao women, 2,000 baht apiece. After that the police revealed themselves to the group. Of the remaining five Lao women, the police official said they were voluntary sex workers and had come to Thailand legally
THAI OFFICIAL [speaking Thai Isan]: …because they weren’t traveling temporarily.
RFA: News of groups being arrested or Lao women being taken out of brothels in small and large cities in Thailand have been nearly constant over the past four or five years. This past October, police in the Thai city of Udon investigated three brothels in the center of the city and arrested seven Lao women, all from the Viangchan area.
The problem of prostitution or women selling sexual services in Laos, or crossing to pursue the trade in Thailand appears to be increasing, with both those who go voluntarily and those who are deceived. According to a survey last year of one group of Lao prostitutes in Viangchan, conducted by Mr. Thatsaphone, most sex workers do not want to do this kind of work, but they must so they can earn money to support their families and themselves. The women consider it bad work and feel they will go to hell for selling sexual favors, that they are bad people from the point of view of societal value. The women really hate themselves when others call them whores.
THATSAPHONE: They all said, every one of them said they don’t want to do it. Nobody wants to go to hell, they said. So, why do they come? They say it’s necessary, because of poverty, because they have nothing to eat, they say. They can’t do any other work because they lack the knowledge.
RFA: This Lao researcher also offered the opinion that if Lao adult women have assistance in learning trades, such as beauticians or weavers while they are school age and move on to higher education, this would play a part in helping reduce the problem of Lao women going to the bigger cities or crossing the border to engage in sex work.
The problem of prostitution or female sex workers in the Lao PDR began many years ago, and now we see this problem has expanded because of a lack of education, because of poverty, because of the rapid expansion of resources, which is very enticing, particularly for young women. Officials are not able to assist in fixing the real cause of the problem. Fixing it simply by passing decrees or laws as they have done in the past has been recognized everywhere as the wrong way to solve the problem.
Laos whore of Asia whore of the world.
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