BANGKOK -- Thailand is stepping up the promotion of its traditional form of boxing, Muay Thai, to draw tourists and to counter Cambodia's claim that it is the actual birthplace of the martial art. The government plans to create a new visa for people coming to the Southeast Asian country to learn Muay Thai, and introduced the martial art in a recent multinational military exercise.
International relations
Thailand taking the offensive over the origin of Muay Thai
Cambodia claims itself as the birthplace of the martial art
Muay Thai was adopted as a basic training program in Cobra Gold, one of the biggest multilateral military exercises in Southeast Asia, held in Thailand from late February. (Royal Thai Armed Forces)
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