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Read "Will the Recession Doom the Last Sunday Blue Laws?"
The Lowdown: Despite its modest good news, this report offers little cause for celebration. Traffic problems in the country have worsened dramatically over the years, and solutions like greater investment in mass transit may not be effective in the long term for our population boom. What's more, the study...
As the recession continues to bite, sex workers from Bangkok to Berlin share Goy's frustration. "People just don't spend that freely anymore," says Anke Christiansen, co-founder of Hamburg's Geizhaus ("Das Original Discount Bordell") where visitor numbers have dropped by as much as 20% since the crisis...
The world's oldest profession isn't about to take the recession lying down. Brothels and bathhouses have launched promotions - including free shuttle buses and senior-citizen discounts - in a bid to arouse interest among wary spenders. As part of a new deal at Yes Sir! in Hanover, Germany, customers...
In Bangkok, the concerns are more immediate. Pong, the female manager of Babylon Sauna, Bed and Breakfast, which depends on foreigners to stay afloat, frets that she may be forced to close. Babylon welcomed 800 visitors per day before the recession hit. That number now hovers around 500. "The entrance...