Pattaya tightens nightlife crackdown as 5,000 U.S. sailors near
Pattaya police have stepped up patrols and conducted weekend raids in beachfront and nightlife districts to crack down on prostitution ahead of the arrival of about 5,000 U.S. sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and two other ships; more than 50 people were arrested, and city officials hope the visit boosts the local economy even though prostitution remains illegal in Thailand.