Boxers practise in Bangkok. (Bangkok Post file photo)
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to promote Thailand’s soft power through Thai boxing (Muay Thai).
Gen Tunwakom Tipayajan, an adviser to the Culture Ministry and president of the World Muay Thai Alliance Association, met the premier along with Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn and Secretary-General to the Prime Minister Distat Hotrakitya on Tuesday, according to government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
They asked the government to help add value to Muay Thai and promote the sport among young people and further develop its reputation as a world-class martial art.
Gen Tunwakom said Muay Thai can generate income for Thailand as many people overseas are interested in it.
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