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They target older men with CPF money at Geylang coffee shop KOPI, teh or China lady? A kopitiam in Geylang's Lorong 23 has gained notoriety for being a 'no-frills, no-aircon' and low-cost version of a karaoke lounge where women from China accost grey-haired Ah Peks. For men whose CPF pensions can't support exquisite Gong Li-lookalikes and $350-a-bottle Chivas Regal at swanky lounges like Tiananmen, Star Station 23 Cafe Restaurant is perfect. Some businesses in the area, such as brothels and restaurants, resent its presence. Others say the colourful denizens of Star Station 23 have been good for business. Green plastic...

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 Declassified Records Show John Kerry Shortchanged Saigon Hooker 6/2/2004 - William Grim Washington, DC - Declassified military records from the Vietnam era could prove to be extremely damaging for John Kerry’s bid for the presidency, according to sources close to the Pentagon. In particular, the transcript of a previously unknown court-martial of Kerry during his tour of duty in Vietnam reveals that Kerry was brought up on fraud charges when he refused to pay a Saigon hooker for an evening of sex. Broken Newz has located and spoken with Col. Gordon “Buzz” Niedermaier, US Army Ret.,...

<p>Federal immigration and customs agents have broken up a San Francisco prostitution ring, with ties to international smuggling operations, that used undocumented Asian women as sex workers, according to federal court documents unsealed Thursday.</p> <p>The ring provided sexual services to scores of men each week at four brothels in residential neighborhoods in the western half of the city, the documents said.</p>