The Bangkok Post
The Thai Civilised Party wants to form a House committee to study the possibility of legalising prostitution in Thailand. It believes legalisation of the world’s oldest profession could be a way of curbing the problem of state officials demanding bribes from people in the sex trade, which is illegal. Despite having anti-human trafficking laws in place, prostitution in reality still exists in Thailand and sees a number of state officials demanding bribes from people in the flesh trade, Pakaorn Chantarakana, a deputy party leader said yesterday. If Thailand legalises prostitution, not only will …