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Women stand outside a bar in a red light district in Bangkok, Thailand, July 12, 2016. Thailand’s infamous sеx industry is under fire, with the tourism minister pushing to rid the country of its ubiquitous brothels and a spate of police raids in recent weeks on some of the largest establishments providing sеx services in Bangkok. Those who work in the industry say curbs on commercial sеx services will hurt a flagging economy that has struggled to recover after political turmoil took the country to the brink of recession in 2014. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist and deeply conservative, but is home to an extensive sеx industry, largely catering to Thai men. Hordes of tourists also flock to the bright lights of go-go bars and massage parlors in Bangkok and main tourist towns. (Photo by Jorge Silva/Reuters)
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