I thought that prohibit all types of pornography. Production, distribution were criminalized in Thailand
You can buy pornography in Thailand everywhere, whether on the street or in shopping malls, and it is often being sold by underage kids. Nevermind that the porn they are selling is pirated DVDs being sold for about $3.00 and you can find everything imaginable from Bel Ami to Corbin Fischer. So why is it perfectly fine to sell pirated porn but illegal to sell legal adult films?

The police get a cut of this business, often own them, and want to make money from all ends (production and distribution). Most of the people who I have read about that have been caught filming in Thailand get off with a 200,000 Baht ($7000 US) fine to avoid jail time. Amazing Thailand indeed!

Unfortunately this kind of arcane system is in place in most of southeast Asia, one of the big reasons why we don't make money from this region of the world!