A fellow photophile, Horesaengchai and I bonded over our shared passion, discussing drone photography and permits near the Ao Phang Nga National Park entrance. We soon parted, and I began my day by ...

BANGKOK: Thai police charged a mahout with negligence on Wednesday (Jan 8) after an elephant killed a Spanish tourist at a ...

The 23-year-old Spanish woman died after a "panic-stricken" elephant struck her with its trunk at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre in Phang Nga province ... at a national park in Loei province ...

A Thai man has been charged with “negligence causing death” after an elephant gored a Spanish tourist at a sanctuary in southern Thailand last week.

Police charged Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, with negligence causing death after the incident at Koh Yao Elephant Care Center, according to a statement by the Phang Nga Tourism and Sports Office.

Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, is the caretaker of the female elephant, called Pgang Somboon, responsible for the fatal injury to the tourist, Phang Nga Tourism and Sports Office said. Blanca Ojanguren ...

BANGKOK: Police in Phang Nga province have filed charges against a Thai mahout after an elephant under his care caused the death of a Spanish tourist on Koh Yao Yai island in Koh Yao district.

The Phang Nga Tourism and Sports Office did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s requests for comment. A November 2024 post from the elephant sanctuary advertised private elephant care ...

According to the Nation, a Thai mahout, or elephant trainer, is facing charges in connection to the woman’s death. Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, was charged with negligence leading to the woman’s death, ...

The 23-year-old woman was hit by the stressed animal’s trunk at the Koh Yao Elephant Care centre in Phang Nga province ... 49-year-old woman at a national park in Loei province, northern ...