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Muay Thai eyed as soft power

By Bangkok Post

December 8, 2023

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Muay Thai legend Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek and Japanese boxer Yoshihiro Sato square off at Ratchadamnoen boxing stadium in Bangkok on Oct 29 last year. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The government plans to promote Thai traditional boxing, or Muay Thai, as one of the country’s forms of soft power.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin…

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