The Aporia · Ian Birrell

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2026-09-15 – 2026-09-15

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110

110 extracted in total

Hedged claims

5%

corpus average 9%

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Writes for Daily Mail.

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100%

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AmericanBritishPattayaThaiUnited States

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2026-09-15 · Daily Mail · Entertainment

The town with 60,000 sex workers: IAN BIRRELL's first sight of Pattaya was a British pensioner holding hands with two young Thai women. Now, he reveals sleaze he saw in plain sight - and speaks to the men and women who live there

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2026-09-15 · News | Mail Online

The town with 60,000 sex workers: IAN BIRRELL's first sight of Pattaya was a British pensioner holding hands with two young Thai women. Now, he reveals sleaze he saw in plain sight - and speaks to the men and women who live there

🔮 It had been the longest modern naval deployment, so American TV teams descended on Pattaya anticipating mayhem as frustrated crew – fresh from a Middle East war zone – encountered the neon-lit go-go bars, massage parlours and beachside prostitutes that throng the pulsating Thai resort. assertive

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