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PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a popular tourist city in Thailand, has long struggled with the issue of prostitution, especially along its beachfront areas, where tourists flock year-round. Despite prostitution being illegal in the country, it continues to flourish in certain parts of Pattaya, (…)
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