Singapore Economy Posts Surprise Growth in First Quarter A Buddhist monk in Thailand reportedly chopped off his own head with a guillotine in a bizarre ritual sacrifice for 'good luck.' Thailand's religious authorities said on Sunday that Thammakorn Wangpreecha, 68,used a DIY guillotine to behead himself in hope of attaining enlightenment but may have been misguided. Wangpreecha had reportedly been planning his suicide or what he believed life sacrifice in northeastern Thailand for more than five years till he took the drastic step last week. The monk's body was found beside his severed head at the Wat Phu Hin temple in Nong Bua Lamphu province on Friday.