Police near Vientiane found 47 sex workers – including four girls under 18 years old – during a raid of nightclubs, restaurants and karaoke bars that was prompted by complaints from local residents.
The entertainment venues in suburban Pak Ngum district must by law close at midnight but instead stay open until near dawn and have a reputation of secretly offering sex services, according to a district police officer, who like other sources in this report requested for anonymity for safety reasons
“Some of the arrested girls were…








