This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows go go dancers performing on a stage at a dance bar in Walking Street in Pattaya. Two hours east of Bangkok, Pattaya's bawdy reputation hails from the Vietnam War era when US GIs partied in their downtime. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows an elderly woman (L) offering flower garlands along Walking Street – a mile-long drag festooned with bars and clubs pouring out ear-crushing EDM music – in the Thai city of Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a woman dancing on a stage above Walking Street in Pattaya in an effort to attract customers to a bar. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a go go dancer performing on a stage at dance bar in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a performer dancing next to a neon sign from a go go bar in a red light district in Pattaya at an event used to highlight a push by the city to promote safety in the area. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows Thai Police Lieutenant Colonel Sulasak Kalokwilas (R) interacting with bartenders at an outside bar as he patrols Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a woman dancing on a stage above Walking Street, a renowned red light district, in an effort to attract customers to a bar in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows performers dancing during a staged event used to highlight a push by the city of Pattaya to promote safety in the area. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows young women waiting for customers at a go go dance bar in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a hostess of a staged event used to highlight a push by the city to promote safety in an area renowned for being a top red light district of Pattaya watching the stage. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows go go dancers working the poles on a stage at a dance bar in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a young woman offering shots of liquer at a dance bar in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)





This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows Thai Police Lieutenant Colonel Sulasak Kalokwilas (C) leading a group of policemen and soldiers past young women (L) enticing customers to enter a bar, as they patrol Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)