The Quiet Farang [NYT]

The Quiet Farang - by John Burdett, author of Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo. This news may be great for JonBennet's parents and those who have followed her death in the States, but for Thailand, this is a public relations nightmare. Thailand's image has suffered, but at the same time, its image as a sex haven have not diminished, but heightened. Once again, Thailand is known as the land of prostitutes and free flowing sex. I hate for that to be the image that many people who only have a fleeting knowledge of Thailand.