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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. Thai tourism chiefs have vowed to clean up their “Sin City” by transforming it into a family-friendly Happy Zone. Earlier this month governor Pakkaratorn Teianchai said: “I want people to see that we are not like what they say. We are not allowing prostitution in these entertainment places”. But these pictures show that Thai police and tourism chiefs still have a long way to go. More than a million men flock to its red light district each year and almost 20 per cent of the population are employed in the s*x trade. The number of female s*x workers in Thailand was put at more than 120,000 in a 2014 UNAIDS report. Some estimates run to double that and not all the women who get paid for s*x are full-time prostitutes. (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. Thai tourism chiefs have vowed to clean up their “Sin City” by transforming it into a family-friendly Happy Zone. Earlier this month governor Pakkaratorn Teianchai said: “I want people to see that we are not like what they say. We are not allowing prostitution in these entertainment places”. But these pictures show that Thai police and tourism chiefs still have a long way to go. More than a million men flock to its red light district each year and almost 20 per cent of the population are employed in the s*x trade. The number of female s*x workers in Thailand was put at more than 120,000 in a 2014 UNAIDS report. Some estimates run to double that and not all the women who get paid for s*x are full-time prostitutes. (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. 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 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. 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 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 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 the sunset in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

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

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



This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows performers dancing on a stage set up in a red light district of 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 performers dancing on a stage set up in a red light district of 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 a pole dancer' s reflection on a board with numbers assigned to dancers at a go- go bar in Walking Street, a renowned red light district in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a pole dancer' s reflection on a board with numbers assigned to dancers at a go- go bar in Walking Street, a renowned red light district in Pattaya. (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 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 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 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 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 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 Thai policeman patrolling Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a Thai policeman patrolling 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 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 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 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 woman (L) walking past tourists and residents watching the sunset in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a woman (L) walking past tourists and residents watching the sunset in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)



This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows two foreign tourists (L) standing in front of a stall selling handbags in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows two foreign tourists (L) standing in front of a stall selling handbags in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)



This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows women standing in the entrance to a go go dance bar to entice customers to enter in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows women standing in the entrance to a go go dance bar to entice customers to enter in Walking Street in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)



This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a couple (C) taking a selfie from a jetty off Beach Road during the late afternoon in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a couple (C) taking a selfie from a jetty off Beach Road during the late afternoon in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)



This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows go go dancers performing 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 go go dancers performing 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 road sign announcing a public transport order campaign covered with stickers, along Beach Road in Pattaya. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/AFP Photo)

This photo taken on March 29, 2017 shows a road sign announcing a public transport order campaign covered with stickers, along Beach Road 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 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)
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