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Like most other martial-arts stars, Jaa has been preparing since childhood. Born to elephant trainers in the hard-luck northeast province of Surin, the boy watched kung-fu movies on outdoor screens during temple festivals. Soon he was aping his heroes and studying gymnastics as well as Muay Thai, an ancient Siamese boxing discipline that is a kind of combination of karate and kickboxing. He worked as a stunt man, doubling Robin Shou in Mortal Kombat, before director Prachya Pinkaew saw a reel of Jaa's best stunts and built Ong-Bak around...
...PHUKET, THAILAND: It might not rate a mention on the world surfing circuit, but Surin beach's smallish swells generate plenty of enthusiasm among novice wave riders. Local outfit, Saltwater Dreaming, tel: (66-76) 270 549, offers a two-hour lesson with board rental for $12, covering board-riding basics and tips on safety and reading sea conditions. The best waves occur from April to October...
...Atlanta, but the finals will still have tremendous wattage on the evening of July 27. Among the contestants will be Barcelona's prickly champ, Linford Christie of Britain; Ato Boldon of Trinidad by way of UCLA; Canada's two heirs to Ben Johnson, world champion Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin; and Frankie Fredericks of Namibia and Brigham Young University. Fredericks, who is coached by Hirschi and is employed on the business side of a Namibian uranium mine, has been positively radioactive of late, running the second- and third-fastest 100s in history and then ending Michael Johnson's 21-race...
...goods it consumes at home. Says Representative Chester Atkins, a Massachusetts Democrat: "Our trade policy sends a message to our partners that Asian lungs are more expendable than American lungs." Many Asians voice resentment about that notion. At the hearings in Washington last week, Thai National Assembly Member Surin Pitsuwan asked, "Where is the concern for humanity once felt by the United States...
...trip to the frontier province of Surin was regarded as a demonstration of U.S. support for Thailand against hostile, Soviet-backed neighbors in Indochina...