A fatal elephant attack in Buriram province, Thailand, has claimed the life of 62 year old man named Chatchai (surname withheld) who was trampled and his body torn into two pieces by a wild elephant.

 

The incident occurred today in a forest near Nong Bon Village, about 3 kilometres from his residence.

 

The deceased’s wives, 60 year old Saibua and 55 year old Pranom recounted the struggles of living amidst frequent elephant invasions and the inherent dangers posed to the villagers.

 

Chatchai, the victim, lived in the village with his two wives. According to Saibua, the villagers lived in constant fear of elephant attacks and often had to hide. The villagers’ rice fields were often targeted by elephants, resulting in significant losses. On the fateful day, Chatchai was in the forest to catch crickets when the fatal encounter took place.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Photo courtesy of seven corners

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-11-04

 

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I know that Asean Now cannot change the Headline on an article. But it is sad to see that journalists in Thailand are unable to write simple English.

"Fatal" and "Claims life" mean the same thing, no need to repeat the fact. A simple way to rectify this would be to leave out the first word " fatal", and you get a simple but accurate headline.

This follows on from a report a few days ago of a pair of tourists having to leap from an enraged elephant, suffering serious injury, and that came just a week or so after TAT said they were going to use elephants to ensure tourist safety. Might be time for a rethink on that.

With 2 wives, it was probably suicide by elephant

Have you seen how they "break" the elephants into submission?  Brutal, no wonder some elephants go on a rampage.

 

6 hours ago, peterpaintpot said:

I know that Asean Now cannot change the Headline on an article. But it is sad to see that journalists in Thailand are unable to write simple English.

"Fatal" and "Claims life" mean the same thing, no need to repeat the fact. A simple way to rectify this would be to leave out the first word " fatal", and you get a simple but accurate headline.

They write Tinglish... live with it and work it out.

6 hours ago, peterpaintpot said:

I know that Asean Now cannot change the Headline on an article. But it is sad to see that journalists in Thailand are unable to write simple English.

"Fatal" and "Claims life" mean the same thing, no need to repeat the fact. A simple way to rectify this would be to leave out the first word " fatal", and you get a simple but accurate headline.

 

So tell K. Nattapong at TT because nobody here can do a damn thing about it.

 

Please update us with his response to your written complaint.