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Smuggled, beaten and drugged: The illicit global ape trade
New York Times, Published on 05/11/2017
» MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo: The sting began, as so many things do these days, on social media.
Thai 'Fight Club' sees unregulated bouts flourish
Sports, Published on 09/10/2016
» Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, has been regarded as a valuable martial art in the Kingdom since ancient times.
Tale of the travelling dolls
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/09/2016
» When the Empower Foundation surveyed migrant women in Chiang Rai about where they would travel if they had the chance, many of them answered that they wanted to see the ocean -- they'd never been before.
Japan's 'Little Tiger' treads samurai path to Muay Thai fame
AFP, Published on 04/08/2016
» TOKYO - A pint-sized Japanese woman with a humble, Zen-like philosophy is taking kickboxing by storm, battering rivals to become a world champion in the violent Thai martial art.
Fighting like a girl
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 25/10/2015
» Rose’s perfectly-pencilled eyebrows, red lips and rosy cheeks are nothing unusual for a young ladyboy. With her delicate and feminine manner, she is only a few steps away from being completely female.
Prison fighters prize future over freedom
Spectrum, Published on 20/07/2014
» It’s billed by promoters as a “Battle for Freedom”, but inmates who take part in the Prison Fight programme have little chance of securing an early release, regardless of their success or failure in the ring.
2012 - When Asean felt Beijing's bite
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 30/12/2012
» Twenty-twelve should be remembered as the year in which China acted on its long-standing claims in the South China Sea, took off the gloves and arraigned its intimidating military and diplomatic arsenal against its neighbours to the south. Gone were the usual glib lines that China only gives foreign aid and soft loans to countries in need, with no strings attached. Cambodia _ for years a benefactor of Beijing's largesse _ was bullied onto China's political front lines, acting as a spoiler against fellow Asean countries attempting to forge a united front against Beijing's territorial and maritime ambitions.
These guys oughta be locked up! Cage fighting hits town
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 25/03/2012
» In last weekend's main event, Arnaud ''The Game'' Lepont was losing, staggering on unsteady legs as his opponent landed kick after blow and at one point had him in a choke hold. Krysztof ''Haja'' Hajtalowicz, a Polish master of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, had a 10cm height advantage and far greater reach. A blow to the face had split the Frenchman's lower lip, and blood poured from his mouth.