webfact Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Thai man killed in suspected tiger attack BANGKOK, Nov 30, 2012 (AFP) - A rubber tapper was mauled to death in a suspected tiger attack in southern Thailand, the second such incident in the area in recent years, a local official said Friday. The footprints of an adult and young tiger were found near the scene where 44-year-old Hyaya Seng was found dead Thursday at the plantation in a mountainous area of Yala province near the border with Malaysia. "The victim lost his head and suffered deep cuts to his stomach and scratches all over his body," deputy district chief Urupong Chanakul told AFP. He said another suspected tiger attack took place in a nearby village last year. Thailand, a hub of international smuggling, is one of just 13 countries hosting fragile tiger populations. Fewer than 300 tigers remain in the wild in Thailand, according to wildlife group WWF. Rubber tappers in the deep south are also often targeted by suspected Muslim insurgents who sometimes behead their victims. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2012-11-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrtoad Posted November 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2012 My god, they even managed to get "The Hub" in this article 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post osiboy Posted November 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2012 a muslim tiger ???,.............omg , send them back , buhddist tigers were here way before these muslim cats , and to make things worse they suspect they are breeding already ! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstarbkk Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 "The victim lost his head and suffered deep cuts..." Am I the only one who finds this turn of phrase very unfortunate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Pitbull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarryP Posted November 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2012 What gets me is that the article seems to be saying that they are not sure whether it was a tiger or an insurgent. Surely, it is not rocket science determining which is to blame? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsta Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Those deep cuts are going to sting in the morning...no wait??? Ahhhh...whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fozfromoz Posted November 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2012 Poor bugger. Not a lucky number day for him that's for sure. Maybe they could train the tigers to attack the insurgents. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstarbkk Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 What gets me is that the article seems to be saying that they are not sure whether it was a tiger or an insurgent. Surely, it is not rocket science determining which is to blame? Well the best clue would be, if there was a relatively clean cut at the neckline. That would suggest the use of a machete and thus support the muslim insurgent theory. Then again, knowing our BiB, they may conclude that it was a machete-wielding muslim tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted November 30, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted November 30, 2012 Whilst one cannot completely rule out a tiger attack, they are relatively easy to identify. However knowing the amazing garbage the police here come out with when they do not want to reveal the true nature of someone's death because it would inconvenience them, the police, one would have to suspect that it was not a tiger attack at all. p.s. Healthy wild tigers in Thailand avoid humans and human habitation habitually. Also as far as I am aware they do not bite heads off. I would bet a pound to a penny this is more ridiculous codswallop from the unaccountable cops here. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangTalk Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 My god, they even managed to get "The Hub" in this article And it is actually true this time! Sent from my GT-I9100T using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 What gets me is that the article seems to be saying that they are not sure whether it was a tiger or an insurgent. Surely, it is not rocket science determining which is to blame? Well the best clue would be, if there was a relatively clean cut at the neckline. That would suggest the use of a machete and thus support the muslim insurgent theory. Then again, knowing our BiB, they may conclude that it was a machete-wielding muslim tiger. No RPG. Must have been a tiger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tafia Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 (edited) 12 Posts and no one has shown any compassion to the victim here.. RIP Mr Hyaya Seng Whoever or whatever is responsible lets hope its stopped or caught soon. Nothing like a tragedy to bring out the knockers!! Edited November 30, 2012 by Tafia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob7 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 a muslim tiger ??? If it was a tiger attack, it must be a muslim insurgent tiger, methinks "The victim lost his head and suffered deep cuts to his stomach and scratches all over his body," "Rubber tappers in the deep south are also often targeted by suspected Muslim insurgents who sometimes behead their victims." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozfromoz Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 12 Posts and no one has shown any compassion to the victim here.. RIP Mr Hyaya Seng Whoever or whatever is responsible lets hope its stopped or caught soon. Nothing like a tragedy to bring out the knockers!! You obviously don't understand the meaning of poor bugger. That's ok it's an Australian thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOODLOVER Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 So, man eating tigers are on the loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoPhysicist Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 What gets me is that the article seems to be saying that they are not sure whether it was a tiger or an insurgent. Surely, it is not rocket science determining which is to blame? Well the best clue would be, if there was a relatively clean cut at the neckline. That would suggest the use of a machete and thus support the muslim insurgent theory. Then again, knowing our BiB, they may conclude that it was a machete-wielding muslim tiger. Clearly another suicide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Are they sure the guy wasn't killed first and then later mauled by a tiger? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 So, man eating tigers are on the loose. RIP At least no one pinned it in thaksin yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 So, man eating tigers are on the loose. RIP At least no one pinned it in thaksin yet. Waaaaaaaaaaait for it......! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstarbkk Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 So, man eating tigers are on the loose. RIP At least no one pinned it in thaksin yet. Waaaaaaaaaaait for it......! Awww, you guys burst my bubble. I was just working on that... bummer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meetoo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 "The victim lost his head and suffered deep cuts..." Am I the only one who finds this turn of phrase very unfortunate? YES!! YOU ARE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meetoo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 What gets me is that the article seems to be saying that they are not sure whether it was a tiger or an insurgent. Surely, it is not rocket science determining which is to blame? Well the best clue would be, if there was a relatively clean cut at the neckline. That would suggest the use of a machete and thus support the muslim insurgent theory. Then again, knowing our BiB, they may conclude that it was a machete-wielding muslim tiger. so sorry as sad as this story may br this statement is hillarious .. sorry !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meetoo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 12 Posts and no one has shown any compassion to the victim here.. RIP Mr Hyaya Seng Whoever or whatever is responsible lets hope its stopped or caught soon. Nothing like a tragedy to bring out the knockers!! Because ... Ah! Never mind ! Well ok you just did it for all of us .. Thanks!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiawatcher Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Brilliant piece of reporting ( ) - well if there are only 300 tigers left then that narrows the field as to whodunit... I still reckon the previous post is right. He had his head lopped off and was dead before the tigers made a meal of him. But I guess logic never comes into play where police investigation (or reporting) is required. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chantsurfer Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Keep logic out of it, we are talking a Thai Police "investigation " here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 So, man eating tigers are on the loose. and just-in-time for the peak-season for tourist-visitors, luckily they don't visit that area so much, but perhaps it will give a boost to the adventure-holiday thrill-seeking segment of the market ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstarbkk Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Brilliant piece of reporting ( ) - well if there are only 300 tigers left then that narrows the field as to whodunit... I still reckon the previous post is right. He had his head lopped off and was dead before the tigers made a meal of him. But I guess logic never comes into play where police investigation (or reporting) is required. Again, we seem to basically agree. But if logic were applied, with only 300 tigers and perhaps 3000 muslim insurgents in the South, logic would dictate that insurgents are the most promising suspect pool. Besides, if by chance an insurgent were wrongly convicted, the consequences on the future of the planet would be statistically minimal, compared with the loss of one more tiger. So, go after the insurgents, I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjaidee Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) My god, they even managed to get "The Hub" in this article Not only that; they also managed to get Muslim insurgents in too. Edited December 1, 2012 by samjaidee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antpet Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 "The victim lost his head and suffered deep cuts..." Am I the only one who finds this turn of phrase very unfortunate? I think it means he acted irrationally. He sees a huge Tiger and instead of thinking 'I need to change my underwear as soon as I get in' he contemplates supper and a pair of tiger skin flip flops. Then, and this is where the irrationality comes in, he started making the Thai equivalent of 'here kitty, kitty, kitty' at which the tiger warned him with a few scratches. Followed by the deep cuts. Then again I could be wrong. You see, there's the 'american' english to consider. Whereby, 'head' would take on a completely different meaning. For example, the man could have been installing a toilet, which the tiger made off with. hence, losing his 'head.' Or, and there is another possibility although on this family forum, especially in family orientated Pattaya, I don't really like to broach the meaning of 'head' in a sexual reference. But there you go. that's life. Or, in this case death by tiger. Not an uncommon fact for many bar dwellers in Pattaya. At least no animals were harmed in the slaying of one thai man whose family no doubt embrace it being his time. Personally, I think it's about time we had another man bites dog story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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