NEW ARTICLE SERIES: FIGHTING COVID-19 Posted on April 2, 2020 By Angela Chang Bangkok PostI am currently working on a new series called Fighting Covid-19. This series will highlight people within the Muay Thai/fighting/martial arts community who are helping combat COVID-19. They are doing it in any number of ways, including, but not limited to:their profession using their platform to share news and informationputting their non-medical skills to use to help in assisting those in healthcareI already have a couple of people that I will start writing about. Expect the articles to come out soon, maybe even by later today!If you know anyone within the community who deserves to be known for what they’re doing, please send me an e-mail to muayyingac@gmail.com, or send me a message on any of the social media platforms for this blog: IG | FB. In your e-mail or message, please include what sport(s) they’re involved in and what they are currently doing. News covid19fighter spotlightfighting covid19spotlight
News Audiences Allowed Back In Thailand’s Stadiums Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020Some more good news from Thailand regarding the fight scene: A few days ago, the Ministry of Tourism & Sports of Thailand signed an order that will allow audiences back into stadiums starting August 13, 2020. Please support the continuation of content on Muay Ying via Patreon Many Muay Thai fans… Read More
News Meet the First Women to Fight at the Legendary Lumpinee Boxing Stadium Posted on June 11, 2021June 13, 2021Women are FINALLY allowed to fight at Lumpinee, but the current wave of COVID keeps pushing back their debut. Meet the first women scheduled to fight at the legendary Muay Thai stadium, the history-makers. Read More
News Thailand’s Third Wave Shuts Down Bangkok’s Muay Thai Scene Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Just a few months after the second wave of COVID-19 that prompted closures in Bangkok and surrounding provinces in January, infections are on the rise again. Except for this time, it’s been detected that it’s the UK variant of the strain – so far, it’s spread more quickly and resulted in more deaths than the last wave. There is currently a shortage of hospital beds in Bangkok. People are being turned away due to this.Starting today, April 26, 31 types of venues in Bangkok are mandated to close for the next two weeks (or until further notice). These venues include Muay Thai camps, boxing stadiums, fitness gyms, and parks. Read More