マレーシア・ニュース

コタ・バル：タイ南部の治安の悪化に伴い、国境の町に変化が起きている。国境の町Golokは多くのマレーシア人男性が国境通過のさいに遊びで訪れる町で有名だ。しかし、最近の治安の悪化により国境を通過する人が減っている。そのため、売春婦として働くタイ人女性が国境を飛び越え、マレーシアでビジネスをするようになった。場所はクアンタンのTumpatという町。ここでは多くのタイ人女性が表面上はレストランのウェイターやメイドとして就労ビザを取得して働いている。しかし、実際は多くのレストランでRM100〜RM300で売春行為が行われているという。それゆえ、TumpatはNew Golokと言われるようになった。

[ 8月28日　1：36　MCS]

ニュース・ソース

Sizzling action in Tumpat

KOTA BARU: Since many Malaysians have stopped crossing the border for sex romps in Golok because of the social unrest in southern Thailand , the good-time girls have hopped over to Kelantan instead.
Tumpat,which is near the border, is the "new Golok,"and many restaurants there serve more than just spicy tom yam.
The waitresses do more than just hand out menus,wipe the tables and serve food - they offer sexual services as "dessert."
Some restaurants have cubicles at the back or on the first floor for "quickies" while in some cases, the girls follow their clients to their hotel rooms or take the guys to their rented homes.
Informed sources said the women, who are mostly Thais,are hired legally as waitresses,cooks and maids.
They have proper working permits , but moonlight as sex workers for extra cash.
In Golok , sex services are considerably cheaper - in Kelantan, the girls charge from RM100 to RM300 . Such activities have seen a steady increase as news of the sex business began spreading by word of mouth.
"In light of escalating unrest in southern Thailand, especially in Golok, Kelantanese are afraid to frequent their usual haunt, have brought the women into the state instead.The saying here is "if we cannot go to Thailand,we bring Thailand to us," one source said.
The sex business is conducted rather discreetly and those who are not aware of it would not realise that the restaurants are fronts for prostitution.
It is now a hot topic of discussion in a state renowned for its strict adherence to religious values.

＜27-8-2006 The Star＞
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