US carrier visit to Thailand’s ‘Sin City’ lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

US carrier visit to Thailand’s ‘Sin City’ lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand’s resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination. The Abraham Lincoln is due to dock on Wednesday at nearby Laem Chabang, […]