A few are rather honey-dripping sweet but more are fun and quintessentially and charmingly Thai – here’s our list of Thai terms of endearment.
KAEWMALA
Or to be more accurate, be better than an “elite” prostitute, says Malaysia’s newly formed Obedient Wives Club.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
In images: Japan recruited its own comfort women for U.S. military use after World War II.
谢谢YaHoO
A Chinese sexuality professor’s remarks spark outrage, musings in the Chinese Internet sphere.
The asia! team
Sex is an intimate way of expressing love between Mummy and Daddy, Hong Kong tells its 3- to 6-year-olds.
JING GAO (Translation)
Sex texts, escorts and ‘four floors of whores’ – the city-state can be a real eye-opener
ANNE WONG HOLLOWAY
As many as 1 million people in Thailand may be involved in sex tourism. Is this really as bad as it sounds?
BANGKOK DAN
It’s that time of the year again! Get into the game of Hmong ball tossing and find a mate on the spot.
MAIBAO (MAIV NPAUJ)
Dawan is a mother of two and dreams of marrying an Englishman. This is her story.
BEYOND THE MANGO JUICE
Our story last week was so well read we suspect some readers may be tempted to check out the scene. So here’s a quick guide for Coyote hunters and observers to the different types of Coyotes – the good, the great, and the ugly.
DARIUS SIT
You might think that the scantily-clad erotic dancers at Thai discos are here for a quick buck. But some of them are really looking for love, and a growing number of Singaporean men are falling for them.
DARIUS SIT
Independent, straightforward and less materialistic than their Chinese peers – that’s the growing allure of Western women for Chinese men.
新洲日报, Translated by Ministry of Tofu
Punitive laws against condom-carrying sex workers might be hampering the region’s fight against AIDS.
IRIN
Chinese erotic art is a little known tradition because much of it was destroyed during the Mao era. asia! brings you a selection.
ZHANG ZIHAN
In truth, I am unnerved by the fact that a girl can discuss the male organ with a male with such candour and directness.
YESHEY DORJI