At 7 p.m. on May 4, rescue volunteers from Pong Nam Ron, Chanthaburi received a report of a fatal wild elephant attack near worker housing within a durian orchard in Tambon Tap Sai, Pong Nam Ron District. Police, local administration officials, and wildlife officials from Khlong Khruea Wai Chaloem Phrachao Wildlife Sanctuary rushed to investigate.

The incident occurred in an agricultural area with durian and longan groves. The victim was identified as Manu, 40, a Myanmar national working at a pig farm in the area. Investigators determined the location sits at a forest boundary where wild elephants regularly descend to forage, especially during fruit season when durian and other fruits are abundant. Officials believe the elephant likely sought water and food near the pig farm and worker housing, leading to a confrontation that proved fatal.

This incident reflects the serious problem of wild elephants venturing outside protected forest areas due to natural food scarcity in their habitats, compounded by expanding agricultural land overlapping elephant migration routes. This has resulted in recurring losses across Pong Nam Ron and Soi Dao districts.

Authorities and community leaders have issued warnings to nearby orchard farmers, including rubber and fruit growers, to exercise maximum caution. Residents are advised to avoid leaving homes, particularly avoiding orchards and forested areas with poor visibility during twilight hours. They should not use firecrackers or loud noises to chase elephants, as this causes panic, stress, and increased aggression, potentially triggering attacks.

Authorities recommend reducing confrontations by immediately alerting community leaders, local administration, or forestry officials when elephants are spotted. Local administration has coordinated with community leaders and volunteer elephant-pushing units alongside wildlife officials to establish checkpoints and rapid-response mobile units patrolling villages, especially high-risk elephant transit and resting areas.

Prevention measures include 24-hour rotating surveillance patrols to monitor and alert residents promptly if elephant groups approach residential areas. These ongoing surveillance and prevention operations will continue until the situation stabilizes, ensuring public safety and confidence in Tap Sai Subdistrict and surrounding border areas.

When a new vendor proved more successful than the original, the displaced sticky rice and mango seller set up shop nearby, triggering endless disputes. The situation reached a breaking point today when the new vendor's relative arrived, leading to a violent confrontation. When the rival vendor arrived on scene, heated words were exchanged, and he pulled out two mango-peeling knives ostensibly to intimidate. However, the victim challenged him to stab him, apparently doubting his opponent's courage. The vendor responded by driving a knife deep into the victim's ribs. The man's body was thrown against the overturned mango cart by the force of the blow. At 9 p.m. on May 4, police from Muang Chiang Mai Station responded to reports of a violent dispute near Wat Phan On intersection. Officers found an overturned sticky rice cart with fruit scattered across the area. The 50-year-old victim had suffered a severe stab wound to his ribs and was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. The vendor was detained at the scene, and a bloodstained mango-peeling knife was recovered as evidence. Investigation revealed that the vendor had previously sold sticky rice with mango in the area but relocated due to poor sales. A 70-year-old woman then took over the original spot and proved highly successful. Learning of this, the original vendor returned to set up nearby, leading to constant bickering. The conflict culminated in today's fatal encounter.

Chelsea faced Nottingham Forest in an English Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on May 4, with the managerless Blues taking on Forest, who are battling to climb out of the relegation zone.

Forest made a blistering start, scoring just two minutes in through Taiwo Awoniyi before extending their lead to 2-0 with Igor Jesus's penalty conversion in the 15th minute.

Late in the first half, a shocking collision occurred between Chelsea's promising youngster Jesse Derry and Forest's Zack Abbott over a header. Both players suffered serious injuries and were substituted, but Derry's condition appeared more severe, requiring medical staff to carry him off on a stretcher as the crowd applauded in support.

The incident earned Chelsea a penalty, but Cole Palmer's effort was saved by the visiting goalkeeper, leaving the hosts trailing 0-2 at the break.

Forest extended their dominance in the second half with Awoniyi adding his second of the match in the 52nd minute to make it 3-0. Chelsea thought they'd pulled one back when Joao Felix tapped in a rebound in the 73rd minute, but the goal was ruled out for offside following a VAR check, keeping the score at 0-3.

Chelsea salvaged a consolation goal in injury time with Joao Felix scoring with a stunning overhead kick in the 90+3rd minute, but it was too little too late. The 1-3 defeat extends Chelsea's miserable run to six consecutive league losses.

Golden Buddha Hair Relic Opened for Inspection: Drama Over 50 Baht Gold Ends with Gold Embedded in Cement—Craftsman Relieved to Find Gold Inside. May 4—A man brought a golden Buddha hair relic weighing nearly 50 baht for inspection after his family had collected 45 baht in gold to participate in a merit-making ceremony to cast the relic, with a local abbot and villagers contributing additional gold as well.

However, after 8 years passed, suspicions arose. When the golden relic was tested at a shop, the truth emerged: the nearly 50-baht golden relic turned out to be brass, with only 2-3% actual gold content remaining.

As a result, Phra Khru Pathumapunyabhassaipaithuraya Jaraban, 67, abbot of Wat Bunchuenchoo Temple in Pathum Thani Province, along with Nakorn Kanthoolis and disciples, filed a report with Deputy Investigation Officer Wuthinan Somsunant at Pak Khlong Rangsan Police Station in Pathum Thani, seeking both civil and criminal legal action until the case reached its conclusion.

Most recently, Phra Khru Pathumapunyabhassaipaithuraya and Phra Khru Prathip Thammo, abbot of Wat Dao Ruang Temple, along with craftsman Woraphon Chitthatham and temple committee members, held a meeting to find a solution regarding the missing gold from the Buddha hair relic. After Buddhist authorities approved an inspection, Woraphon used a steel cutting tool to slice open the relic crosswise, taking approximately 3 minutes. Upon opening it and removing the surrounding cement, gold pieces were discovered embedded inside at the end of the relic, bringing relief and joy to everyone involved.

With tears in his eyes, Woraphon stated that he had followed every detail of the news reports and was going mad because he had no idea what had happened to the relic over the past 10 years. He said he had been held responsible for whether gold existed inside or not, and if it didn't, he would face imprisonment—leaving his children's future uncertain. He expressed immense relief upon finding the gold was still there.

ROME (AP) — The Baths of Caracalla, the sumptuously decorated public baths complex near the Colosseum, were long a place of leisure, healthcare and relaxation for ancient Romans. On Sunday, the place provided a different sort of decompression to a group of Palestinian children and their families who had been evacuated from Gaza for medical care, thanks to Italy's humanitarian corridors program. "We brought families with children so they could experience visiting an ancient archaeological site," said Luisa delle Fratte, a tour guide with Guides for Gaza, in an interview with The Associated Press. "We also offered them a snack, some games and moments of social interaction and togetherness." Ordinary Italian families mingled throughout the sprawling site, some settling on the grass to enjoy the springtime sun. The Palestinian families, all now residing in Rome, blended in seamlessly—following their tour guide and translator, taking selfies amid the ruins, and watching water jets shoot upward from the newly installed reflecting pool. Organizers designed the outing as a respite from medical treatments and the memories of war. "I was injured and lost my ability to speak, as well as mobility and normal function in my hand and leg," said 13-year-old Ahmed Skena, struggling to form his words. He added that he also lost his father and brother in the war. Mariam Dawwas, 25, attended with her husband and four young children, one of whom is ill. The family arrived in Italy after being displaced more than 10 times. "Thank God, I am still in a better situation than in Gaza, away from the bombing. At least I am safe, I have shelter, and there is light for my children," she said. Some of the families at Caracalla on Sunday knew each other from Gaza but hadn't seen one another since their evacuation, according to Delle Fratte. Guides for Gaza, a network founded last year in Umbria and Tuscany, has recently expanded to Naples and Rome. "It was very beautiful to see them there embracing again and meeting one another once more," she said. While the Palestinian families toured the ruins, other guides offered tours to Italians in exchange for donations to support Gazelle, a nonprofit involved in child protection projects in the Gaza Strip. The war in Gaza began with a 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, in which the militants killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted others.