US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

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US carrier visit to Thailand's Pattaya lifts hope and sex-tourism risk

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A US Navy aircraft carrier is scheduled to visit Pattaya, Thailand, after a prolonged deployment in the Middle East. This visit raises hopes for economic benefits in the resort city amidst local efforts to crack down on aspects of sex tourism.

BANGKOK, Aug 31 - After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination.

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