red-light district

Under their rule, the impoverished backwater was transformed into a flashy hub of casinos and red-light districts.

The family is among a handful of mafias that rose to power in the 2000s and transformed the impoverished backwater town of Laukkaing into a lucrative hub of casinos and red-light districts.

When Soho was notorious as a red-light district, it's said the Soho Parish CofE Primary School educated the children of sex workers for free.

In the historic red-light district where she once lived and worked, the teenage sex worker’s digital presence reminds passers-by that her case is yet to be solved.

The city has also long tried to control the crowds in its red-light district, where rowdy groups of tourists often cause disruptions to local residents.