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Liam Harrison is one of very few Westerners to make it to the top ranks of competitive Thai kickboxing, also known as muay thai. He will soon face his toughest opponent yet, Saenchai Sor Kingstar, a boxing legend in Thailand reputed to be the best fighter in the world.
AFP video (28 January, 2009):
cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=11749110&ch=4226714&src=news
A fire at an upscale nightclub in Bangkok on New Year’s Eve killed 59 people and injured more than 200.
Police probe Bangkok New Year nightclub inferno:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsWsvqyI3js
Relatives offer prayers for victims of nightclub fire:
Kick volleyball thrives in Bangkok urban sprawl. Fans of takraw, as the sport is known in Thailand, do not use their hands, while performing gravity-defying “scorpion kicks.”
AFP video (1 Jan 08):
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlLV-EUHsc&feature=channel_page
Photos credit: Suticha Watanasheevakul.
Thousands of protesters blockaded Thailand’s parliament on Monday December 29, forcing new premier Abhisit Vejjajiva to delay his maiden policy speech.
Link to my AFPTV story (30 Dec 2008):
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=s3iQGILPDjk&feature=channel_page
