Authorities in Mae Hong Son are planning to nominate 119-year-old Kamu Tongnumchokdee to the "Guinness Book of World Records" as Thailand's oldest person. Kamu, who is of Karen ethnicity, was born on May 8, 1894. He had four children, one of whom recently passed away. He lives by himself in a one-storey house and his diet consists of coarse rice, vegetables with chilli dip and fish. Relatives say he is healthy and able to fend for himself. Also, he goes fishing everyday.
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TrueVisions has debuted MUTV, a channel dedicated to the Manchester United football club. The channel will feature programming including live broadcasts of the club's youth team, replays of classic games and programs showing behind-the-scenes footage of Old Trafford Stadium. However, the channel will not show any live Manchester United matches, as local rival Cable Thai Holding (CTH) won the rights last year to broadcast English Premier League games. Manchester United is considered the most popular football club in the world, with an estimated 14 million devoted fans in Thailand.
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ThaiBev, the maker of Chang beer, said it would give the Thai national football team 1 million baht for each goal they score in an upcoming match against FC Barcelona. The "Chang Champions Cup-FC Barcelona Asian Tour 2013" exhibition match on Aug. 7 pits the national team against a Barcelona side bristling with world-class talents, including Argentine maestro Lionel Messi, at Rajamangala National Stadium. ThaiBev, who are sponsors of Barca, said they wanted to make the match more exciting by giving the home players added incentive. "Of course, all the lads and me are excited by the prospect of facing such a top team as Barca," said former national striker Kiatisak "Zico" Senamuang. "We beat China 5-1 in a friendly recently and we want to prove it was not a fluke. We want to see how we fare against such strong opponents."
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