The killing of a 17-year-old girl exposes a deeply disturbing reality in Thailand’s entertainment capital, Pattaya. An Australian man has been charged with murder after the victim was found in a suitcase.

Bangkok police have issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese tourist after a freelance sex worker was found dead in a hotel room, reportedly from a drug overdose. The tourist faces a charge of causing death by negligence, and immigration authorities have been alerted.