Drunk men at the festival have a one-on-one fight, civil servants broadcast live and controversy on the sidelines
Oct 30, 2025
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According to local media such as Tairas, two drunken men broke into the stage and fought at a village festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on the 19th.
At this time, the village administrator, the chief, rather than stopping the fight, sent the two down the stage and instructed them to `make a one-on-one fight.' He announced the start of the fight through a microphone, and other officials and host personnel made a ring in a circle and stood.
The chief even urged the sound team to turn on exciting music, saying "Let's get the atmosphere up."
Footage from the scene showed a man in his 30s knocking down a 48-year-old man, and the fight ended. Officials prevented further fighting only then.
Through the microphone, the Chief said "Did you both fight enough? If I want to fight more, I'll play another song."
The audience and the victim's family responded that "a public official encouraged violence."He strongly criticized it, and was also criticized online for being "barbaric" and "inappropriate behavior as a public servant"."
Local residents filed an official complaint calling for an investigation into the officials and those involved.
The chief later told the media that `at first we tried to stop the fight, but we decided that the situation could get worse because the two did not listen""We allowed the fight under supervision to reduce the damage caused by the event.", he explained.
The two men are said to have later admitted their wrongdoing, apologized to local residents, and reconciled.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
