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Boxing pride is global
News, Editorial, Published on 13/10/2025
» As Thailand prepares to host the 2025 SEA Games this December, a controversy has emerged over the use of the term "Muay" instead of "Muaythai" for the boxing event.
Event to highlight Thai 'soft power'
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 07/07/2025
» The government is inviting the public to attend "Splash -- Soft Power Forum 2025", touted as Southeast Asia's largest soft power showcase, from Tuesday to Friday at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok.
Bronze for taekwondo star
News, Published on 31/08/2024
» Paralympic taekwondo star Khwansuda "Khwan" Phuangkitcha won Thailand's first medal -- a bronze -- at the Paris 2024 Paralympics on Thursday by defeating Iran's Maryam Abdollahpour Deroei in the women's 47-kilogramme (K44) category, which features athletes with limitations in one arm or leg.
Panipak hungry for more Olympic glory
News, Published on 29/03/2022
» Taekwondo fighter Panipak Wongpattanakit reached the peak of her career last year when she won an Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Games.
4 'cultural envoys' named
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2022
» National taekwondo coach Chatchai Choi, Olympic gold medallist Panipak "Tennis" Wongpattanakit and two other celebrities have been named honorary cultural ambassadors of South Korea in Thailand, the Korean Cultural Centre in Thailand said yesterday.
Sudaporn's quarter-final win guarantees her bronze
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 04/08/2021
» Sudaporn Seesondee edged Great Britain's Caroline Dubois 3-2 in the women's boxing lightweight (60kg) quarter-finals at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday.
Gold medallist returns home
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/07/2021
» PHUKET: Olympic gold medalist Panipak Wongpattanakit, the first Thai to win gold at the Tokyo Games, returned home yesterday to a warm welcome plus the promise of almost 20 million baht for her victory.
Panipak lands last-gasp golden kick
News, Published on 25/07/2021
» Taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit became an Olympic champion in dramatic fashion with a last-gasp kick in the women's 49kg final at the Tokyo Games on Saturday.
Taekwondo coach aims to be Thai
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/02/2021
» Choi Young-seok, the much respected coach of the Thai National Taekwondo team, wants to renounce his Korean citizenship to become Thai.
Pheu Thai vows quick economic fix
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 29/01/2019
» Pheu Thai on Monday unveiled its economic policies aimed at "fattening people's wallets" while the Chart Pattana Party revealed its platform on urban issues to woo Bangkok voters.