Streetwalkers have apparently found new places to hang out. According to a Shin Min Daily News report, they've turned away from Geylang and are now staking out at fast food joints in Katong.

Shin Min reader Mr Tan, a 55-year-old retiree, told the Chinese daily that he ran into one such woman last Monday (June 8) when he was having a meal at a fast food restaurant near City Plaza.

"I was having a meal alone then, when a skimpily-dressed woman spotted me and walked over. She took the seat opposite mine without asking first, and then tried to chat me up."

Mr Tan said that the woman was cautious at first, and did not make any direct preposition when she first spoke, and only talked about trivial things.

"She asked me if I could treat he to a fast food meal, but I rejected her request, telling her that I do not have much money on me."

Undeterred, the woman kept pressing Mr Tan for another 10 minutes, and subsequently asked him several times if he was interested in going to a hotel with her.

It was only after Mr Tan told her umpteen times that he was not interested did the woman make a hasty retreat and hurriedly left the fast food restaurant.

According to the Shin Min reader, there were some 10 other streetwalkers in the restaurant, all eager to pounce on older men who walk into the restaurant.

"Usually, they will ask the men to treat them to a meal or drinks. As long as they received a positive reply, they will set their charms on the men and 'stick' to them." Mr Tan told Shin Min.

Once the transaction has been agreed upon, the men will leave the fast food joint with the streetwalker.

A Shin Min reporter visited the fast food restaurant, and found streetwalkers not only inside the building but also gathered at a nearby tree outside looking for potential customers.

According to an employee at the fast food restaurant, the streetwalkers will usually work in groups of three to four people, and will order fries and drinks while they await their 'targets'.

The employee said that the streetwalkers have been visiting the restaurant for the past year. However, as long as they do not create trouble within the restaurant's premises, employees will typically not ask them to leave.

During this visit, the Shin Min reporter spotted a man who looked to be in his 60s leaving the restaurant with a streetwalker, in what was believed to be another completed 'transaction'.