Surviving sin city: Sex and death in Thailand's tourist paradise | Foreign Correspondent

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It's the holiday hotspot that draws in billions of dollars with the promise of sun, sand and sex. Police promise Pattaya is one of the safest cities in Thailand. But the shocking killing of a teenage girl earlier this year exposed the dark underbelly of city’s sex industry. On Foreign Correspondent Karishma Vyas travels to Pattaya to hear directly from sex workers, police and tourists about life on the streets of the party city. In an exclusive interview, the Australian man charged with the gruesome murder claims he is innocent and acted in self-defence. Foreign Correspondent is the prime-time international public affairs program on Australia's national broadcaster, ABC-TV. We produce half-hour duration in-depth reports for broadcast across the ABC's television channels and digital platforms. Since 1992, our teams have journeyed to more than 170 countries to report on conflict, natural disasters and social and political upheaval – through the eyes of the people at the heart of

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