{"data":{"id":"fact_dq7uozc68r","thread":{"slug":"thai-cambodia-cultural-identity","title":"Thailand–Cambodia Cultural Identity Conflict"},"occurredAt":"2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-03T19:25:18.708Z","title":"Cambodia and Thailand clash over Kun Khmer vs Muay Thai naming at SEA Games","body":"Ahead of the 33rd SEA Games hosted by Thailand in December 2025, Cambodia insisted that the martial arts events be called Kun Khmer, while Thai organizers planned to use the name Muay Thai. This dispute mirrors a similar conflict during the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, where Thailand threatened to boycott the kickboxing competition over the naming. The 2025 SEA Games took place in Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand, from December 9 to 20, 2025, amid ongoing border tensions between the two countries.","location":"Thailand","actors":["Cambodia","Thailand","National Olympic Committee of Thailand","Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple independent sources confirm that ahead of the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, Cambodia insisted on the name Kun Khmer while Thai organizers used Muay Thai, reflecting a long-standing naming dispute. The 2025 SEA Games article notes the event was held in December 2025 in Thailand, and the border crisis article mentions the conflict, but the specific claim is supported by RFA and Nation Thailand reports from 2023 about the dispute at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, which set a precedent. The claim is verified as consistent with documented events.","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_SEA_Games","title":"2025 SEA Games","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"},{"url":"https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/seagames-01262023171021.html","title":"Thai Olympic Committee mum after Cambodia says kickboxing name dispute was settled","publisher":"Radio Free Asia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"},{"url":"https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/general/40024514","title":"Thailand to boycott SEA Games Muay Thai after Cambodia changes name","publisher":"The Nation Thailand","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambodian%E2%80%93Thai_border_crisis","title":"2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03"}],"tags":["sea-games","kun-khmer","muay-thai","cambodia","thailand","sports-diplomacy"],"views":7,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T22:21:48.380Z","media":[{"id":"cmtlxps370005co133xblznwj","kind":"IMAGE","mimeType":"image/png","fileName":"1280px-2025_SEA_Games.svg.png","size":131435,"caption":null,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T19:45:17.682Z","url":"/api/v1/media/cmtlxps370005co133xblznwj"}],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_dq7uozc68r"}}