Sex News in Asia - 7/6/11

This post first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine.

Singapore

• 3D porn film "3D Sex and Zen" to screen in Singapore with no cuts


• Commentary: The latest book about infamous Singaporean ex-porn star Annabel Chong suffers and why it needs to be read in the context of other porn writings on the web.


• State Department upgrades Republic's ranking on human trafficking list but Foreign Ministry takes issue with report's 'casual approach to facts'


• Over 13,000 cosplayers, amateur comic artists and participants turned up at Cosfest - a cosplay convention in its 10th year - at Downtown East over the weekend.


• World's first AKB48 cafe in Singapore


• Soliciting suspects held


• Obedient Wives Club should be legally recognised


• The Obedient Wives Club is an opportunity to discuss how archaic gender roles impede engagement with today’s social problems.

Malaysia

• Dream wedding loan boomerangs into financial nightmare for accountant


• A Malaysian rubber tapper claimed trial at a Sessions Court here to a charge of hurting his wife by allegedly biting her private parts.


• Corporate observers have welcomed the Government's new initiative to encourage female participation at decision-making levels in Corporate Malaysia but some question whether turning it into a compulsory requirement would necessarily lead to an optimal resource allocation for the private sector.


• Malaysian brain surgeon tells Sydney court of sex and drug addiction


• Women groups rage over number of ‘heartbreaking’ massage-cum-sex centres


• Sg Petani MP in clip linked to sex video


• Another clip linked to sex video surfaces


• ‘Man in sex video most likely Anwar’


• Sex video: US experts 99.99% sure man is Anwar, says lawyer

China

• The damage personal affairs can have on foreign affairs


• Chinese teen offers virginity for white iPhone 4


• Hong Kong mulls law reforms in underage rape cases


• Arab diplomat offers S$6,200 for sex

Korea

• On Sale, Girls Look for Chinese Husbands


• Pervert arrested after stealing 641 underwear

India

• Docs turn baby girls into boys


• Hundreds of members of Chennai's LGBT community and their allies including staffers from the German and US foreign office marched in the southern Indian city on Sunday morning.

Japan

• Japan may be the third-largest economy in the world, but its percentage of female legislators ranks only 121st among 186 countries.

View last's week Sex News in Asia here.

Disclaimer: Some of these media reports may portray sex and sexuality in a negative light. I am merely re-reporting them and may not always agree with the reports or opinions expressed.

Dr. Martha Lee is Founder and Clinical Sexologist of Eros Coaching. She is a certified sexologist with a Doctorate in Human Sexuality. She provides sexuality and intimacy coaching for individuals and couples, conducts sexual education workshops and speaks at public events. For more, visit www.eroscoaching.com or email drmarthalee@eroscoaching.com.