ABOUT 60% of sex workers in Batam have Singaporean clients, and only one in four of these clients use condoms regularly.

These are some of the key findings in a recent study by migrant welfare group Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home) and non-governmental organisations in Batam.

Bridget Tan, president of Home, said the main aim of the study was to look into the practising of safe sex among Batam’s sex workers, and how that data could help shed light on cross-border human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in Singapore.

“There is nothing new about Singaporeans going to Batam for sex, but now we know the magnitude of the potential HIV problem that involves Singaporeans; before we did not know much about their numbers or their condom use,” she said.

The survey did not elicit the reasons Singaporeans shunned practising safe sex. But Donovan Lo, executive director of non-governmental group Action for Aids cited studies showing lower condom use among Singaporeans abroad mainly because sex workers abroad are less likely to initiate condom use.

“So Singaporean men need to exercise more responsibility for themselves when they are away,” he said, adding that his organisation has encountered men who were diagnosed with HIV after patronising sex workers overseas.

He noted that the Singapore men who visit Batam for such trysts are mostly older Chinese men, but there is an increasing number of younger Malay males.

The survey interviewed 300 sex workers; about half were from four of the eight sex farms in Batam and the rest worked in entertainment joints, such as bars or clubs. There are about 5,500 sex workers in Batam.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...074278&sec=asia

going to jpn

Blame LKY for importing so many PRC to Geylang

singaporkian too cheap to buy condom?

beautiful gal all over the world, i could be chasing but my life will be wasting~

If they import a better selection, maybe the young Malay males mentioned in the article won't have to travel all the way to Batam to get their fix.

lucky got google

Batam is both an island and largest city (on the island) in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia. It is a Free Trade Zone, as part of the Sijori Growth Triangle, and is located 20 km (12 mi) off Singapore's south coast. The 715 km² (276 miles²) island has a population of 1,153,860 ( April 2012).

This post has been edited by Terence573: Sep 25 2012, 07:45 PM

the survey is crooked
unless the sings alredi got aids
else not using condom is asking for trouble ...

bite the pillow. im pillaging in raw.

is there a place called tanjung lumpur near singapore / batam border?

frenz said new haven for main2