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PM praises Phuket's ‘Muay Thai Village’ for promoting long stays
Online Reporters, Published on 11/08/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has praised the numerous Muay Thai boxing camps in Phuket for showcasing Thailand's internationally-recognised soft power, attracting long stays by visitors and distributing income.
Buakaw to showcase Muay Thai at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Published on 04/06/2024
» This boxer is one of the most iconic figure in Muay Thai.
Tourist vans brawl and crash outside Pattaya pub
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 27/03/2024
» PATTAYA: Local police are investigating intentional crashes involving luxury vans carrying Chinese tourists in front of a Pattaya pub early Tuesday morning, with at least one person injured.
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.
Muay Thai eyed as soft power
Post Reporters, Published on 08/12/2023
» The government plans to promote Thai traditional boxing, or Muay Thai, as one of the country’s forms of soft power.
Big Joke's house searched by cyber crime police
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/09/2023
» Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) police searched the house of deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakparn in Bangkok on Monday morning after he was allegedly found to have been involved in gambling site operations.
Buakaw confirms he's Thai, not Cambodian
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/01/2023
» Famous Muay Thai boxer Sombat "Buakaw" Banchamek says he comes from the indigenous ethnic group of Kuy, but his nationality is Thai.
Buakaw affirms Thai nationality
Post Reporters, Published on 25/01/2023
» Muay Thai superstar Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek has clarified that he is descended from the Kuy indigenous ethnic group but has Thai nationality, after Cambodian boxing fans had claimed he is of Cambodian descent.
Army general in charge of boxing stadium transferred
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/03/2020
» The general who is in charge of Lumpinee Boxing Stadium has been shunted to clear the way for an investigation into alleged defiance of a government request not to organise events.
Big parties to spurn poll meet
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 07/12/2018
» The two major parties -- the Democrats and Pheu Thai -- will not attend the pre-election dialogue with the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Friday, a move which has irked Prime Minister and regime leader Prayut Chan-o-cha.