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SECRETARIAT OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,
U-THONG NAI ROAD, BANGKOK
10300

NOVEMBER 16, 1995

DEAR MR.ANDRAWE VACHSS

SUBJECT: YOUR CARTOON PUBLICATION "THE BAT MAN" (THE ULTIMATE--EVIL" SECTION)

WE REFER TO YOUR CARTOON PUBLICATION "THE BAT MAN" ("THE ULTIMATE EVIL" SECTION) WHICH WAS ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF CHILD PROSTITUTION IN UDORNKHAI WHICH WE BELIEVED THAT IT REFERED TO THAILAND AND THE STATEMENT THAT THAILAND HAS AN INCOME FROM PROSTITUTION TRADE UP TO 25,000 MILLION BAHT PER YEAR WHICH RESULTED IN AN EFFORT BEING MADE TO URGE OTHER NATIONS TO BOYCOTT BUYING PRODUCT MADE IN THAILAND. WE FEEL THAT WE SHOULD CLARIFY THIS MATTER AND PROVIDE YOU WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM OF THAILAND AS FOOLOWS;

1) IT IS TRUE THAT THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEM OF PROSTITUTION TRADE INCLUDING CHILD PROSTITUTION IN THAILAND JUST AS SOUL OTHER COUNTRIES ARE HAVING BUT MOST THAT PEOPLE, MALE AND FEMALE, HAVE NOT BEEN IGNORING THIS EXISTING PROBLEM ESPECIALLY THE PREVIOUS THAI GOVERNMENT UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF MR.CHUAN LEEKPAI WHO ANNOUNCED A CLEAR AND STRONG POLICY OF ANTI-PROSTITUTE TRADE MEASURE TO DEAL SEVERELY WITH PERSONS INVOLVED IN CHILD PROSTITUTION TRADE. FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE LATEST FIGURE OF PROSTITUTION OBTAINED FROM THE SOCIAL AND WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF THAILAND IS 81,884 OUT OF WHICH ABOUT 20-30% ARE CHILD PROSTITUTER. WE HAVE BEEN MAKING GREAT EFFORT TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BY PROVIDING MORE OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO RURAL CHILDREN IN ORDER TO ULTIMATELY IMPROVE THERE LIVING AND ECONOMY STATUS OF THE RURAL PEOPLE AS A WHOLE.

2) THE STRONG ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INITIATED BY THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT IN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY HAS BROUGHT A RESULD AS APPEARED IN THE ATTACHED ARTICLE OF THE TIMES MAGAZINE THAT THE BASE OF THIS KIND OF TRADE WAS MOVING TO INDIA DUE TO THAILAND'S STRONG ANTI-PROSTITUTION ACTION.

3) IN ADDITION, THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION WHICH WILL BE TABLED FOR DEBATE AT THE PARLIAMENT SESSION WILL PROVIDE SEVERE PUNISHMENT ON PERSONS COMMITTED IN PROSTITUTION TRADE INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS AND EVEN CUSTOMERS.

WE ARE PROVIDING YOU THE ABOVE INFROMATION IN THE HOPE THAT YOUR WILL UNDERSTAND OUR TRUE SITUATION IN REGARD TO THIS PROBLEM AND TRUST THAT YOU WILL RENDER US WHATEVER ASSISTANCE YOU CAN IN OUR ACTIVITIES IN ANTI-PROSTITUTION TRADE NOT ONLY IN THAILAND BUT ALSO TO OTHERS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

YOUR SINCERELY,

ALL FEMALE MEMBERS OF
PALIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY OF THAILAND

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