Category Archives: Mixed Bag

Thailand: A different missionary position

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Two evenings a week, members of Nightlight Ministries visit the seedy hostess and go-go bars of Bangkok’s infamous multi-story Nana Entertainment Plaza. Unlike other customers, they are not there to drink beer, gaze at scantily-clad dancers writhing around chrome poles, or to take one of the women back to a hotel.Instead, their aim is to bring prostitutes “to Jesus Christ,” according to the group’s Website. “Nightlight’s vision is to share the Light of the world in both word and deed to those who live in darkness,” the group says.

Nightlight’s American founder and director Annie Dieselberg, 43, says she has never encountered more evil than in the sex industry. “It’s so dark and so destructive,” she says. But her work is also controversial. Full story here.

Prostitution: Legalize or fight it

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Okay, now the intention is not to start a wicked flame war, it is simply that this site is a far better forum for comments and discussion than our site. So you know the question now give us your thoughts. Should it be legalized and regulated or remain illegal and continue as the status quo? Actually Siren’s readers are well behaved so I am looking forward to your comments. Story for inspiration and of course the ability to comment after the jump.A writer from Kyrgyzstan takes a look at the local trade while considering what should be done with the ‘world’s oldest profession.’ Full story here.

New Miss Korea Lee Ji-sun

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It doesn’t seem like it’s been over a year since Lee Ha-nui (pictured in this entry) was crowned Miss Korea but it has and on July 30th, Miss Seoul, Lee Ji-sun succeeded Ha-nui (also spelled and pronounced as “Honey”) by being crowned the 51st Miss Korea. Brief article here.The aspiring fashion designer, who holds a Korean and an international license in Pilates, denies having had any plastic surgery (*yawn*) but the debate about that is still raging on.

By the way, the Miss Korea Pageant stopped being televised in its own country several years ago due to objections by (mostly) women’s groups.

Lee Ji-sun
Wearing the Miss Korea sash over a traditional “hanbok”

More photos of her here