Thai police take part in "Cops Combat," Thailand's first martial arts tournament for members of the Royal Thai Police, at Rajadamnern Stadium in Bangkok on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Police from across Thailand entered one of the kingdom's oldest boxing stadiums in Bangkok on May 28 in a one-day martial arts competition aimed to boost public confidence. - AFP
BANGKOK (AFP): Khaki-clad Thai cops threw bone-crunching right hooks, wrestled and launched devastating sweeping kicks at each other in a brutal tournament on Tuesday aimed at punching up their public image.
The bouts at Bangkok's Rajadamnern Stadium followed a recent opinion poll that showed only a little more than 10 percent of the public had confidence in the Royal Thai Police.
