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Mental resilience
News, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/03/2025
» Only a few athletes rise to prominence as swiftly and remarkably as Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul. From a young girl in Ratchaburi to becoming the world's No.1 female golfer, her journey is a testament to talent, resilience and self-belief.
Former Merkel rival aims to become chancellor
News, Sarah Marsh, Published on 24/09/2024
» Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch-party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first-ever government job as Germany's next chancellor. The conservative Christian Democrat Party (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, which together are topping nationwide polls, last Tuesday agreed to nominate Mr Merz, 68, as candidate for chancellor in next year's federal election.
Triathletes are lab rats for Seine cleanup stunt
News, David Fickling, Published on 01/08/2024
» What's not to like about a sparkling bathing spot in the middle of a global city?
King always an athlete
News, Published on 08/07/2024
» King Rama X has shown a keen interest in various sports and is renowned for his involvement and dedication to sports throughout his life.
Push to take snooker off gambling list
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 17/02/2024
» A proposal to cancel snooker's status as a Class B gambling game for the first time in 89 years will be submitted to the interior minister after gaining advocacy from the Billiard Sports Association of Thailand, the Interior Ministry, the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) and the House committee on sports.
Muay Thai experts to train Saudi army
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 03/02/2024
» The government will send eight Muay Thai experts to Saudi Arabia in April to train the country's military and national boxers as part of an initiative to promote the sport as an example of Thailand's soft power.
Muay Thai enthusiasts welcome 90-day visas, but want more
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran and Sukanya Pongpaew, Published on 21/01/2024
» Muay Thai gym operators and foreign Muay Thai enthusiasts in Phuket and Bangkok have welcomed the government's decision to grant a 90-day special visa for foreigners who want to visit Thailand to practise Muay Thai.
Rare comet to pass by Earth
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/09/2023
» Thais may be able to catch a glimpse of a newly discovered Nishimura comet on Sunday evening when it comes close to the sun, according to the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (Narit).
Weed conundrum polarises society ahead of election
News, Apichin Chitviriyakul, Published on 07/04/2023
» Despite the different stances political parties take when it comes to the subject of cannabis -- with most objecting to its recreational use -- and another potential shift in the plant's legal status, many sellers remain unconcerned.
It's a shared heritage
News, Editorial, Published on 09/03/2023
» In an apparent bid to put an end to the war of words over the Kun Khmer-Muay Thai conflict, Cambodian strongman Hun Sen has proposed that both terms for the martial art should be accepted.