The Dark Side of Thailand

Dubbed as the “Land of Smiles”, Thailand is filled with resources, delicious food, and a proud culture, but behind the exquisite facade Thailand shows the world, there is a dark underground that many people don’t know about. These dark and distasteful secrets range from ongoing corruption in politics to violent wildlife exploitation that’s still practiced today. Crime, drugs, and cybercrime run rampant, and yet these issues are often swept under the rug, but today, we’ll reveal Thailand’s darkest secrets and we’ll start to really wonder if Land of Smiles is truly a fitting name. In order to find the darkest part of Thailand, let’s take a look at its epicenter in Bangkok. Besides being the country’s capital, Bangkok is also the most populous and most important city in Thailand, but little do many know that it also holds the vilest things one can imagine. Perhaps the proliferation of prostitution in Bangkok and Thailand as a whole isn’t the best-kept secret and has made it out to the rest of the world. In 2019, Gambia’s Tourism Minister Hamat Bah deflected a question about their country’s sex work, saying, “We are not a sex destination. If you want a sex destination, you go to Thailand.” Unfortunately, the man is right. In fact, Thailand has even been labeled a “global capital of illegal sex work”. <a href="https://medium.com/@readveracity/the-dark-side-of-thailand-2b4628f51d68">Visit Now</a>