An American child’s viral Instagram video expressing fondness for Thai boxing, better known as Muay Thai, has been hailed as a testament to the global appeal and recognition of Thailand’s soft power.
The report emerged today revealing that Korn Chatikavanij, the former head of the audacious Thai Nation Development Party, acknowledged the incident on his personal Facebook page, boosting Muay Thai’s popularity on a global scale.
Korn referred to a particular American child who posted a video on Instagram, promising to follow the most-liked comment if the child reached 200,000 followers.
The video unexpectedly went viral, leading to a comment suggesting that the child should travel to Thailand to train in Muay Thai at a small-town training camp.
The comment further advised the child to learn the Thai language and earn the acceptance of Thai…
