Children
in chains: Part I
A man named James abducts a child from an orphanage in
London. Trafficking the child around the globe, he first ships the young victim
to Romania, where a life of prostitution and horrific pornography ensues for the
helpless child. 10-20-2004
Porn
on phone catching on in India
Sleaze through cellphone is in and it is
catching on fast in the city. If you are really keen and you possess a high-end
instrument, you can watch blue films on your mobile set. Understandably, the new
development has left the cyber cops jittery. 10-20-2004
India's
IT state to restrict surfing
India's southern state of Karnataka, of
which the technology hub of Bangalore is the capital, is to restrict the use of
Internet cafe to fight cybercrime and pornography, an official said Thursday.
10-20-2004
Equality
of the sexes debate turns to all-girls schools
What are the
advantages of going to an all-girls' high school? "I learned how to express my
opinions," declares one 28-year-old woman who works for the media. But what
are some of the disadvantages of attending an all-girls' high school?
10-20-2004
Downward
spiral in births alarms Japan
The number of babies born from
January to June this year was some 561,000 in Japan, a drop of 4,900 from the
same period last year, officials have said. 10-20-2004
Asia-Pacific
moving "too late and too slow" in fight against HIV/AIDS
Asia-Pacific risks an AIDS crisis similar in scale to Africa's
unless governments across the region step up efforts to combat the spread of the
disease, the United Nations is warning. 10-20-2004
Maid
jailed for fake robbery, rape
A maid has been sentenced to more than
nine months in jail in Singapore for theft after she faked a robbery at her
employer's home, where she was found bound, gagged and in her underwear, a news
report said. 10-20-2004
Chinese
university students condone premarital sex: survey
In a survey of
four universities in southeastern China's Fujian Province, 92 percent of
students said they accept premarital sex, according to a report in China Youth
Daily. 10-19-2004
Sexual
harassment common in Japan's public education
Almost one in
every 10 women working in the public education sector in Akita Prefecture has
reported being a victim of workplace sexual harassment, a shocking survey has
showed. 10-19-2004
Dozens
of penis ops go wrong
Dozens of Thai men have been treated in hospital
after having a suspected paraffin mixture injected into their penises during
botched enlargement attempts, a hospital official said. 10-19-2004
Japanese
year-end calendar craze, from anime to nude idols
Go to any
bookstore in Japan in the fall and you'll see large posters advertising hundreds
of calendars that are published in Japan. It's kind of an end-of-year custom in
Japan to choose what wall calendars you'll sport on your wall for the next year,
and the variety of calendars published - from JPOP idols to anime to sexy idols
in bikinis to stuff that's just plain silly.
Korean
sex workers call for licensing prostitution
Calling for the
introduction of licensed prostitution, prostitutes and brothel owners launched
their biggest rally yet since enforcement of laws prohibiting the sex trade was
stepped up last month. The workers, who numbered about 3,000 at the rally, said
they need employment security. 10-19-2004
South
Korea targets sex trade, for now
As a one-month police crackdown
on South Korea's multibillion-dollar sex industry draws to a close this week,
most brothel districts in Seoul are deserted, but questions persist about what
will happen once enforcement of a tough new anti-prostitution law eases
up. 10-19-2004
Calcutta
sex workers protest at ancient ritual
Sex workers in the Indian city of
Calcutta are up in arms over an ancient ritual in which earth dug from near
brothels is offered as a symbol of fertility to the Hindu goddess Durga.
10-19-2004
Rise
in sex workers in Indian tourist towns
There has been an alarming
increase in the number of sex workers in Himachal Pradesh towns popular with
tourists, with an estimated 1,200 operating in this state capital alone, an NGO
survey has revealed. 10-19-2004
Human
trafficking pact to be signed in Yangon
Ministers from six countries
along the Mekong River will announce a coordinated effort to fight human
trafficking at regional talks in Yangon next week, a semiofficial newspaper
reported. 10-19-2004
U.S.
forces also crack down on prostitution
No more slaps on the
wrist for soldiers venturing up Itaewon's "Hill" and to other areas known as
places to buy sex. Starting next year, USFK servicemen convicted of doing so may
face stiff penalties of time in jail and a dishonorable
discharge. 10-18-2004
Saudi
sentenced to 350 lashes for prostituion insult
The content of the
meeting was not disclosed but the the meeting's taking place was not kept a
secret when Minister Ehud Olmert and Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv met on Monday
of last week. 10-18-2004
Asian
children's forum demands protection from slave trade
Children from five
Asian countries are demanding their governments provide greater protection from
the modern-day slavery of human trafficking. 10-18-2004
Aids
campaigners warn Navratri revellers looking for sex
Education minister
Anandiben Patel hates to be reminded of her comment that number of abortions
rise in Gujarat a couple of months after Navratri. But, four years after the
state's women and child welfare minister made this statement, little has changed
as NGOs take it upon themselves to turn the Navratri celebrations into a one big
classroom for sex education. 10-18-2004
HK
clinic says it offers designer babies without surgery, genetics
From
a plush new clinic tucked away on the seventh floor of a drab Hong Kong office
building, businessman Min Yoo says he can give would-be-parents the child of
their dreams. 10-18-2004
American
busted for sexual assault in Okinawa
An American civilian
employee of the U.S. military here has been arrested for intruding into a
woman's home and sexually assaulting her, police said.
10-18-2004