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07-05-2017, 08:41 AM
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Two of 7 fake establishments exposed earlier by The Sunday Times still offer sexual services
Zaihan Mohamed Yusof
Adrian Lim
Despite headline-hogging raids all over Singapore and a government leader noting the problem, pseudo-therapists are still offering sexual services at several places claiming to be traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics.
The Sunday Times learnt they are still being offered at two of the seven "clinics" exposed by this paper in January.
The authorities have been cracking down on massage parlours and TCM centres recently. Late last month, police arrested nine women following raids over three days at 15 establishments in Little India, Bukit Batok, Clementi, MacPherson, Sennett Estate and Upper Paya Lebar.
A day after the last raid, Senior Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat called on industry players and the authorities to take more action, in an April 30 Facebook post.
"TCM practitioners who allow their clinics to be used in this manner are tarnishing the reputation of the TCM industry, and damaging the standing of other TCM practitioners and institutions," Mr Chee wrote.
81 Number of women arrested in raids at unlicensed massage parlours and public entertainment outlets in Thomson, Bukit Timah,Paya Lebar, Selegie and Outram in November last year.
75 Number of people nabbed in a four- day anti-vice enforcement blitz on such centres in June last year.
Message received?
Not so at two of the seven TCM "clinics" exposed, which The Sunday Times revisited last Thursday .
The signboards outside the premises promoting treatments like tui na, cupping and acupuncture were still there. At one "clinic" in North Bridge Road, the signboard placed on the walkway was edited with the initials "TCM" removed.
But the so-called therapists with their tight and often revealing dresses remained. The only difference appeared to be the apparent urgency in offering sexual services.
Tucked away on the second storey of a shophouse, far from prying eyes, a woman behind the counter greeted the reporter in a business-like manner as she explained the prices for the different massages. Prices were still the same at $35 for a 30-minute massage and $50 for 45-minute rub-down.
After paying for a 30-minute massage, the reporter was led up another flight of stairs into a smaller room where a female "therapist", who appeared to be in her 20s, was waiting.
Without hesitation, she said in Mandarin: "Is it your first time here? We are not a proper massage parlour. We do sexy things."
As she continued with her massage, she began to explain the different types of "special" massages she was willing to provide, including sexual intercourse.
At another unlicensed massage parlour masquerading as a TCM clinic in Chinatown, the female manager told our reporter that "if you want a (special) massage, you can choose the masseur and have a talk with her".
The other two massage establishments offering TCM services which The Sunday Times revisited were cautious, but still operating.
One in Jalan Besar declined to open its doors despite the reporter ringing the doorbell several times, preferring to screen customers with a closed-circuit television camera at the front door. The other TCM "clinic" in Chinatown denied offering sexual services when asked before booking a therapist.
continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/at-bogus-tcm-clinics-its-illicit-business-as-usual
How come newspaper reporter so free ? Mata not doing their jobs ???
Two of 7 fake establishments exposed earlier by The Sunday Times still offer sexual services
Zaihan Mohamed Yusof
Adrian Lim
Despite headline-hogging raids all over Singapore and a government leader noting the problem, pseudo-therapists are still offering sexual services at several places claiming to be traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics.
The Sunday Times learnt they are still being offered at two of the seven "clinics" exposed by this paper in January.
The authorities have been cracking down on massage parlours and TCM centres recently. Late last month, police arrested nine women following raids over three days at 15 establishments in Little India, Bukit Batok, Clementi, MacPherson, Sennett Estate and Upper Paya Lebar.
A day after the last raid, Senior Minister of State for Health Chee Hong Tat called on industry players and the authorities to take more action, in an April 30 Facebook post.
"TCM practitioners who allow their clinics to be used in this manner are tarnishing the reputation of the TCM industry, and damaging the standing of other TCM practitioners and institutions," Mr Chee wrote.
81 Number of women arrested in raids at unlicensed massage parlours and public entertainment outlets in Thomson, Bukit Timah,Paya Lebar, Selegie and Outram in November last year.
75 Number of people nabbed in a four- day anti-vice enforcement blitz on such centres in June last year.
Message received?
Not so at two of the seven TCM "clinics" exposed, which The Sunday Times revisited last Thursday .
The signboards outside the premises promoting treatments like tui na, cupping and acupuncture were still there. At one "clinic" in North Bridge Road, the signboard placed on the walkway was edited with the initials "TCM" removed.
But the so-called therapists with their tight and often revealing dresses remained. The only difference appeared to be the apparent urgency in offering sexual services.
Tucked away on the second storey of a shophouse, far from prying eyes, a woman behind the counter greeted the reporter in a business-like manner as she explained the prices for the different massages. Prices were still the same at $35 for a 30-minute massage and $50 for 45-minute rub-down.
After paying for a 30-minute massage, the reporter was led up another flight of stairs into a smaller room where a female "therapist", who appeared to be in her 20s, was waiting.
Without hesitation, she said in Mandarin: "Is it your first time here? We are not a proper massage parlour. We do sexy things."
As she continued with her massage, she began to explain the different types of "special" massages she was willing to provide, including sexual intercourse.
At another unlicensed massage parlour masquerading as a TCM clinic in Chinatown, the female manager told our reporter that "if you want a (special) massage, you can choose the masseur and have a talk with her".
The other two massage establishments offering TCM services which The Sunday Times revisited were cautious, but still operating.
One in Jalan Besar declined to open its doors despite the reporter ringing the doorbell several times, preferring to screen customers with a closed-circuit television camera at the front door. The other TCM "clinic" in Chinatown denied offering sexual services when asked before booking a therapist.
continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/at-bogus-tcm-clinics-its-illicit-business-as-usual
How come newspaper reporter so free ? Mata not doing their jobs ???