Trafficking for Sexua It relied mainly on archival research of existing official documents and literature on the relevant issues. Supporting information was obtained from media reports and key informants at the expert level from governmental, non-governmental and academic sectors to increase the reliability of the information and the validity of the information interpretations.
Narathiwat is the southern most coastal province facing the gulf of Thailand. The provincial capital is 1, kilometers from Bangkok by road and 1, kilometers by rail The province covers a 4, square kilometers area, two-thirds of which are forested mountains.
Farm agriculture, plantations and fisheries are the main economic force in the province. In recent years, some processing industries based on local produce e. Source: Patcharawalai Wongboonsin et al. Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation into Southern Thailand. Tak Bai is famous for fisheries and related industries while Sungai Kolok, the target area of this study, is a popular tourist destination, especially from Malaysia.
Moreover, there is an informal channel at Bukaeta in Waeng district. Because of a close religious and cultural relationship with Malaysia, the people from both countries travel across border rather easily. Of the , square kilometers area, a large part of the district is covered by forests and plantations.
Sungai Kolok is a border town of Thailand, just north of the Malaysian border. The town on the Malaysian side of the border is Rantau Panjang, which is in the state of Kelantan. Sungai Kolok is separated from the Kelantan state of Malaysia by a small river and local people cross it by small boats.
