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Myanmar cracks down on prostitution near capital
Deutsche Presse Agentur DPA
21 March 2011

Yangon – Local authorities in Pyinmana, a town neighbouring Myanmar's capital of Naypyitaw, have banned massage parlours and slapped restrictions on other fronts for prostitution, media reports said Monday.

'Massage parlours often act as a front for prostitution, which is illegal in Myanmar, and anyone caught running a brothel faces a lengthy prison term,' said an official of the Pyinmana Township Peace and Development Council, the local authority.

Restrictions have also been placed on restaurants, beauty parlours and karaoke lounges, which must now close at 11 pm, according to the council's announcement issued last week, The Myanmar Times said.

Karaoke bars and lounges must install transparent glass in their rooms and are forbidden to use curtains, the announcement said.

Although Naypyitaw, established by the military as Myanmar's capital in 2005, has been kept free of prostitution, an 'entertainment industry' has flourished in Pyinmana over the past five years.

Some Pyinmana residents welcomed the crackdown on prostitution.

'It is good to put restrictions on those 'fake' entertainment venues because some men go there just for pleasure,' said a 50-year old local, who asked not to be named. 'It impacts their family lives severely.'

Naypyitaw is 350 kilometres north of the old capital and Myanmar's largest city, Yangon.

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