She has been in this line for only a couple of months, and is a new arrival in Singapore. In Singapore, it is illegal to live on the earnings of a prostitute, or run a website providing sexual services in return for payment.
Some of the foreigners arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related activities. Photo: SPF. No statistics about such workers were available, although it was revealed the total number of all foreign women arrested for suspected vice-related activities had dropped from 4, in to 2, in She said that within this group, Project X has worked with all kinds of nationalities so far, although Dalia observed there are especially large numbers of Brazilian, Russian and East European women in the business.
It is usually difficult to reach out to these high-end sex workers, she said. This group is a bit more resourceful. Ho noted there was no marked increase or decrease in the number of high-class foreign sex workers approaching Project X over the years. To the average Internet user in Singapore, however, the array of options must seem staggering. The vice syndicate apprehended in the May police sting had been advertising on at least 10 such different platforms.
A website run by an escort agency which appears to be operating out of Singapore. Browsing these classifieds over a month-long period, Channel NewsAsia found a revolving door of hundreds upon hundreds of new escort listings daily - albeit with a majority of repeat entries. Escort listings on the Singapore edition of the Backpage classifieds website. The listing was first posted on May Another online avenue is the long-running and infamous Sammyboy forum.
The website has provided Gary not his real name , in his late 30s, with most of his high-class foreign escorts for a few years. A section on the Sammyboy forum website which advertises foreign escort services. Gary also expressed little concern over the recent police activity potentially jeopardising future exploits. It was a point made by Tan as well. Gary and others like him may well represent a minority of Singaporean men - at least according to Dalia, who said she entertains requests from foreigners more than locals.
