We're Not Supposed to Tell You: Sex Slavery, Drugs, and Other Secrets of Thailand's Prostitution Industry...

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Noi Thawattana

We're Not Supposed to Tell You

Sex Slavery, Drugs, and Other Secrets of Thailand's Prostitution Industry

Noi Thawattana

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Noi Thawattana
10 November 2025

Development studies; Development economics

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The neon lights hide a cage.

To the tourist, Thailand's red-light districts look like a party. The girls are smiling, the music is loud, and the alcohol flows freely. If you ask a bargirl if she is happy, she will tell you yes. If you ask if she is forced to work, she will say no.

She is lying. She has to.

In We're Not Supposed To Tell You, former insider Noi Thawattana breaks the ultimate code of silence. Moving beyond the memoir style of her previous bestseller, Thai Girl Naked, Noi acts as a whistleblower, exposing the brutal industrial machinery that powers the Land of Smiles.

This is not a story about romance. This is an investigation into the economics of human flesh.

Inside, you will discover the secrets that keep the industry running:

The Mafia Bank:

How ""daily interest"" loans turn a 10,000 baht emergency into a life sentence of debt bondage. The Chemical Leash:

Why the ""high energy"" and ""manic happiness"" of bargirls is often fueled by Yaba (methamphetamine)-sold to them on credit by their own bosses. The ""Student"" Scam:

The sophisticated rebranding of sex workers as ""Sideline Models,"" complete with fake uniforms, fake braces, and skin-whitening injections designed to charge foreigners a ""Stupid Tax"". The Mafia in Uniform:

The truth about police raids, ""Tea Money,"" and the ""Bag Man"" who collects the bribes that keep the lights on. The Warden in Heels:

The psychological manipulation used by the Mama-san to act as both mother and jailer.

Noi Thawattana has left the industry and the country. She is no longer afraid of the police, the pimps, or the ""Helmet Gangs"". She is finally free to tell you the one thing no customer in Bangkok wants to hear:

The truth.

By: Noi Thawattana
Imprint: Noi Thawattana
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 132g
ISBN: 9798231479290
Pages: 106
Publication Date: 10 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active