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[ta0]

Jim sent me the spelling for spintop in Thai. I researched a little more and found that:

Lūk k̄h̀āng h̄mun = ลูก ข่าง หมุน = ลูกข่างหมุน = spinning top

Lūk = ลูก = child
k̄h̀āng = ข่าง = top (also news, information, word, breeze)
h̄mun = หมุน = spin

but the lūk and h̄mun are optional

A search with those terms found videos mostly of tops with a long nail but a conical crown similar to Chinese tuolos
(you can use subtitles plus automatic translation and it works pretty well):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckgKcmL9vA4

On this talent TV show they demonstrate precision target and boomerang. Before you dismiss it, watch the match striking starting at 12:30:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjei5FVY3P8

I think the show is called Super 60+ because you have to be over 60 and super to participate 

[ta0]

There are Hmong in Thailand (the "mountain people") and there was a kid on the TV talent show Super 10 demonstrating Tuj Lub skills:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4J-kgIQUEo

There are also ethnic Yunnan Chinese populations in Thailand and they play something between tuj lub and a gasing battle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DxaH5leoaA

Sometimes the tops are very flat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbR95YYpkXo