"underage"

R. Kelly was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison, following the multiplatinum R&B singer's conviction for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

Members of Thailand’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons task force nabbed two teenagers, 19 and 16, at a hotel in Kanchanaburi’s Muang district for allegedly running a prostitution ring.

A raid on a Bangkok nightclub early Friday morning uncovered 40 patrons under age 20, while 92 patrons tested positive for substance abuse, 26 of them under the legal drinking age.

Interior Ministry officials raided a karaoke bar in Saraburi province on Friday night and arrested two owners for allegedly providing sex service by minor migrants.

About 100 officials from the Interior Ministry and the Justice Ministry raided an entertainment venue in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district early on Saturday and closed two pubs for having customers under age 20.

People under age 20 and holding temporary driving licences will henceforth be charged with drunk driving if found to have more than 20 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood or the equivalent.