A former Thai Muay Thai athlete has come under intense public scrutiny after a video surfaced of him slapping a Cambodian worker in Thailand. The incident occurred shortly after deadly border clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces, which left at least several Thai nationals dead and heightened tensions along the shared frontier.
Video: Former Muay Thai Fighter Condemned for Assaulting Cambodian Man During Rising Tensions
On July 24, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed that 12 citizens, including a 15-year-old boy and a Thai soldier, were killed during a series of attacks believed to be deliberately aimed at civilian and medical locations in Surin and Sisaket provinces.