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Thai scientists announce Uragasaurus kalasinensis, a newly identified plant-eating dinosaur thought to have lived about 150 million years ago and about the length of a cricket pitch.
American fitness influencer Connor Murphy, with millions of followers, died by drowning in a Samut Prakan lake after reportedly acting erratically; police found the luxury rental he was staying in in disarray—tar-like substance on appliances, overflowing trash, and stained couches—and autopsy and toxicology results are pending.
Friends of influencer Connor Murphy allege he was injecting gold to gain 'superhuman' powers before his death by drowning in a Thai lake; police are investigating after neighbours reported disturbances and officers found alarming items at his home.
American fitness influencer Connor Murphy, a looksmaxxing content creator with about 2.7 million followers, died at 32 in Thailand after an apparent drowning in a lake near a luxury villa; police say he behaved erratically, swam for several minutes and lost strength, and his body was recovered roughly 20 meters from shore, with autopsy and toxicology results pending.
A new mamenchisaurid sauropod, Uragasaurus kalasinensis, is described from Thailand’s Phu Kradung Formation based on a well-preserved anterior dorsal vertebra (PRC 460). Phylogenetic analyses place it as an early-branching member of Mamenchisauridae, extending the clade’s Southeast Asian distribution. Notable features include a unique Y-shaped intraprezygapophyseal lamina and camellate internal pneumaticity revealed by CT, with implications for Late Jurassic age of the formation and sauropod diversity in Southeast Asia during the Jurassic–Cretaceous transition.
Video shows an 11-year-old driving his parents’ pickup into a group of monks and worshippers during a Buddhist procession in Mukdahan, Thailand, killing at least 10 people and injuring about 10 others. The boy, who could not give a police statement, has been referred to child welfare authorities; Thai law states children under 12 have no criminal liability.
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, is accused of murdering a 17-year-old Thai girl and may still face the death penalty in Thailand even if he offers compensation to the victim’s family; Thai courts may consider mitigating factors but cannot erase the crime, and while compensation can signal remorse, prosecutors and judges will decide the final sentence, with experts suggesting reductions of more than half are unlikely.
Australian man Simon Peter Carman, 45, has been charged with murder, concealing/moving a body and abducting a minor after 17-year-old Thai sex worker Tunchanok Donhomla was found dead and stuffed in a suitcase in Pattaya. Police say she was killed following a dispute over pay; Carman allegedly hid her body in his bathroom for about 18 hours while he shopped and did laundry, then disposed of the body in a large suitcase dumped near railway tracks. A sex worker who knew Carman reportedly exchanged disturbing texts with him during the period; Carman claims the killing was self-defense. He was arrested at Bangkok's international airport before boarding a flight to Perth. Donhomla weighed about 88 pounds and stood roughly five feet tall; tattoos matched her photos. Her family has demanded the maximum penalty.
An 11-year-old boy driving a pickup truck crashed into a group of Thai monks during a pilgrimage in Mukdahan Province, killing nine and injuring 14, as authorities investigate; the monks were on a 160-mile walk to Ubon Ratchathani, and the driver is in custody as state child-protection officers prepare to question him.
An 11-year-old boy driving a pickup plowed into a line of monks on a 260-km pilgrimage in northeastern Mukdahan province, Thailand, killing eight monks and injuring 14 others; the driver is in custody as police and state child-protection officers investigate, with witnesses saying the vehicle swerved before the impact.
Nine Buddhist monks were killed and several others injured in Mukdahan province, Thailand, after an 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ pickup into a procession; the vehicle has been seized for forensic examination, the child is in guardianship and being cared for, preliminary information says he has special needs, and authorities urge road-safety awareness as hospitals treat the wounded.
An 11-year-old boy stole his parents’ pickup and crashed into a Buddhist monk procession in Mukdahan, Thailand, killing eight monks and injuring dozens; the child is in custody and will be questioned as authorities determine responsibility.
An 11-year-old boy driving a pickup truck crashed into a group of Thai monks, killing eight and injuring others; authorities are investigating the circumstances, highlighting concerns about child drivers and road safety in Thailand.
A 17-year-old Thai girl, Tunchanok Donhomla, was allegedly murdered by Australian man Simon Peter Carman after a dispute over payment. CCTV shows Carman loading Donhomla’s body into a suitcase and wheeling it away from his Pattaya apartment, with authorities arresting him in Bangkok as he allegedly began confessing after viewing surveillance footage. Donhomla’s father described her as loving, and she was cremated according to Buddhist rites; prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty if convicted.
Thailand's King Rama X and Queen Suthida arrived in Paris for the Thai monarch's second state visit to France since his ascent, with a state banquet at the Élysée Palace where Suthida wore a Thai-inspired ensemble and a historic diamond necklace echoing Queen Sirikit, underscoring renewed diplomatic ties between the two nations.