The sharper edge to traveling in Asia

WoWasis book review: ‘The Snakehead’: of smuggling Chinese nationals into the U.S.

WoWasis has already reported on the AAMP (Asian Apartment Massage Parlor) scene in the western U.S. In that environment, based on our interviews, it would appear that most of the women involved in the trade view the United States as a quick way to make great money, and a way-stop on their way back home. Whether […]

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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

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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 […]

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Is it time for a website to archive NGO abuses in Cambodia?

The most controversial and commentaried post we’ve ever published at WoWasis is NGO Pedophilia controversy heats up in Cambodia. Everyone has a strong opinion on the subject of NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and how they’re dealing with the issue of pedophilia in Cambodia. Several respondents mentioned they had archival documents that pointed to NGOs as having […]

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WoWasis Reports: Apartment Asian Massage Parlors (AAMP) in North America

Today, your WoWasiscorrespondents visit North America to report on Apartment Asian Massage Parlors. Also, read the WoWasis post on commonly used AAMP acronyms relating to practices at North American massage parlors).  AAMPs, as they are commonly known, are most typically found in large apartment complexes, although a few “float” in hotels. Part of the service consists […]

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NGO Pedophilia controversy heats up in Cambodia

Two sides are squaring up in what promises to be an interesting legal battle in Cambodia over whether NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) are illegally entrapping visitors in an attempt to gain convictions for pedophilia. In May, The Phom Penh Post reported that Sok Sam Ouen, executive director of the Cambodian Defenders Project, has alleged that “NGO […]

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$30,000 Pedophilia NGO scam: if allegations are true, who’s watching the Watchers?

Concomitant to the meritorious work being done by international Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) in rooting out pedophilia, allegations are surfacing that innocent Western male travelers in Cambodia are being unfairly accused of having sex with minors, with uncomfortable and dangerous legal consequences.  If the allegations are true, this may prove to be an elaborate extortion scheme […]

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