Singapore minister concerned about reports of traditional Chinese medicine clinics offering sex


Two women from a TCM outlet in Rangoon Road being taken away after a police raid.ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI.

SINGAPORE: Minister of State for Health and Communications and Information Chee Hong Tat has expressed concern over recent reports of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics being used as massage parlours sexual services.

Chee was referring to an enforcement blitz conducted on TCM centres and unlicensed massage parlours by the police earlier this week, which resulted in the arrests of nine women.

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