This map shows the legal status of prostitution (not activities surrounding prostitution such as brothels, pimping etc) by country. Prostitution is engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for
In Singapore, prostitution is legal but pimping and public solicitation are not. In several government-regulated red-light districts Indonesian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Indian and Chinese women legally pursue customers in brothels, karaoke lounges and massage parlours and are required ...
where many hotels offer sex for pay, and hair salons and massage parlors often serve as fronts for brothels.When police officers do round up prostitutes, they might detain them for long periods in systems of extralegal punishment, including one called “custody and education,” in which those ...