Used condom accidentally suspended from a ceiling fan sends Khun Lee’s date fleeing in terror
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Grey Man: yet another Sex Trafficking NGO found to be falsifying data
NGOs investigtaing alleged sex trafficking continue to be challenged in providing truthful information
Read the rest of this entry »Is skin-lightening cream a danger?
The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: my Thai girlfriend uses skin lightening cream Dear Pa Farang, I would guess that like many other western men are like me, and appreciate and enjoy the dark beautiful skin color of their Thai wives and girlfriends. Lately, my GF has started to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Dr Laura Agustín and Thai sex workers: Anti-trafficking Rescues are Our Biggest Problem
Perhaps the most controversial topic we write about here at WoWasis is the excesses of the NGOs and governmental bodies involved in policing the sex trade in Asia. $30,000 Pedophilia NGO scam: if allegations are true, who’s watching the Watchers? NGO Pedophilia controversy heats up in Cambodia and Is it time for a website to archive […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cebu Pacific Airlines dancing flight attendants in the Philippines
Asian airlines continue to push innovative marketing and customer service strategies and practices that surprise and delight travelers, especially those from western countries, who sadly have become expectant of encountering to crabby flight attendants in their own lands. Late last year, we here at WoWasis reported that PC Air, flying out of Bangkok, was now […]
Read the rest of this entry »Pa Farang’s advice: am I being set up by a Thai lady in Macau?
The Good Manner: Advice on Asia from WoWasis’ Pa Farang Today’s dilemma: am I being set up by a Thai lady in Macau? Dear Pa Farang, I’m Korean-American, but work in HK and frequent Macau saunas once in a while. I don’t even look at the Chinese girls. My eyes shift directly to Thai girls […]
Read the rest of this entry »Are guests getting fleeced at Bangkok’s Nana Hotel by accounting and checkout staff?
Word has reached WoWasis this week that at least one guest at Bangkok’s Nana Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 4 recently had his bill accidentally increased by a factor of ten (!) when he paid his bill by credit card upon his departure. The problem? Nana Hotel didn’t want to credit the $3000 USD back to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Than Phuying and Khun Ying: what do those titles mean in Thailand?
Western readers of Bangkok newspapers often are challenged by the titles of Thai individuals — particularly women — that they see in the papers. Two of the most common are Than Puying and Khun Ying. What do they mean? These are honorific titles based on The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao, established in […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis book review: Bangkok forensic science maven Porntip Rojanasunan’s new book ‘The Dead DO Talk’
The Director of Thailand’s General Institute of Forensic Science is the famous Dr. Porntip Rojanasunan, who co-founded the agency in 2002. With her jet-set hair, stylish wardrobe, and enthusiasm for forensic science, she’s one of the most photographed women in Thailand. She’s also well-loved and humble, and was voted by Reader’s Digest readers in 2010 […]
Read the rest of this entry »WoWasis bids fond goodbye to publisher Barney Rosset
Legendary publisher and WoWasis friend Barney Rosset died this week at the age of 89. Although primarily known as the publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review, he is particularly memorable in Thailand for publishing Patpong Sisters, the late Cleo Odzer’s role-switching romp through the nightlife of Bangkok. We interviewed him back in 2004 […]
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