Thai junior cyclist shines in Asian MTB

Ray Charlie Diaz 05/05/2018

Thailand’s Sukchanya Chinnapat emerged champion in the Men’s Junior category of the 24th Asian Mountainbike Continental Championships on Saturday in Manlayag-Patag, Danao City. Chinnapat completed his run in 3:15:37 to bag the title. Malaysia’s Mike Melson Fung…

Thai Restaurant opens in SM Seaside

Ian Manuel Bacquial 01/26/2018

ROYAL Krua Thai has opened its fourth branch last January 18 at SM Seaside City Cebu. Royal Krua Thai offers a variety of Thai dishes such as Tom Yum Goong (Spicy Prawn Soup), Som Tum (Papaya Thai…

Barriga overwhelms Thai foe

Glendale G. Rosal 09/30/2017

OLYMPIAN Mark Anthony Barriga annexed the vacant WBO international minimumweight title with an overpowering performance Friday night, winning all 10 rounds against Thailand’s Wittawas Bassapean in Beijing, China. The unbeaten warrior from Panabo City, Davao del Norte…

Tough foe

Glendale G. Rosal 04/30/2017

Nietes now a three-division champ after escaping gritty Thai boxer Nantapech Things didn’t turn out the way newly crowned three-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes planned it to be. While he predicted a swift victory against Komgrich…

Nietes is old, says Thai foe

Glendale G. Rosal 04/26/2017

KOMGRICH Nantapech of Thailand believes he has a huge advantage over two-division world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes when both fight for the vacant IBF world flyweight this Saturday in the Pinoy Pride 40: Domination fight card at…

Thai princess fulfills dream of swimming with whale sharks in Oslob

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/26/2017

  CEBU CITY—Even a visiting princess cannot resist the allure of swimming with famed whale sharks in Oslob town, 121 km south of here. Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand and her party arrived in Barangay Tan-awan, Oslob…

Melindo guns for KO versus Thai foe

Glendale G. Rosal 11/24/2016

MILAN Milendo of the ALA Boxing Gym is gunning for no less than a knockout when he faces Fahlan Sakkrareen for the IBF World Interim Junior Flyweight title in the main event of “Pinoy Pride 39: Road…

MELINDO’S FOE NOW IN TOWN

Glendale G. Rosal 11/22/2016

Former world title challenger Fahlan Sakkreerin of Thailand kept it low when he talked about his fight against Milan “El Metodico” Melindo of the Philippines yesterday in a press conference for the upcoming Pinoy Pride 39: IBF…

Thais master Scrabble but can’t speak English

07/03/2016

BANGKOK — Komol Panyasophonlert struggles to string an English sentence together, but the 31-year-old Thai computer programmer is still hoping to be crowned champion of the wordsmith’s favorite boardgame, Scrabble, this week. Komol, the world’s No. 3,…

Casimero faces Thai foe anew

Glendale G. Rosal 04/09/2016

ORMOC’S pride, former world champion Johnriel “Quadro Alas” Casimero, earned a much-needed rematch with Thai IBF world flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng this May 25 at the Diamond Stadium in Beijing, China. Last year, Ruenroeng (17-0, 5 KOs)…

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