Hun Sen calls for end to row over event name at SEA Games

Cambodian officials insist that kickboxing originated from their Khmer culture, while Thailand claims that it belongs to them. - SUPPLIED

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday (March 2) called for an end to a brawl with Thailand over the name of a kickboxing event at the South-East Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia in May.

Speaking at an annual cultural gathering here, Hun Sen said as the hosts of the games, Cambodia had named the kickboxing event as Kun Khmer, but Thailand wanted it to be named Muay Thai.