Petch Petpailin

Petpailin, or Petch, is a Thai translator and writer for The Thaiger who focuses on translating breakingThai news stories into English. With a background in field journalism, Petch brings several years of experience to the English News desk at The Thaiger. Before joining The Thaiger, Petch worked as a content writer for several known blogging sites in Bangkok, including Happio and The Smart Local. Her articles have been syndicated by many big publishers in Thailand and internationally, including the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Bangkok Post. She is a news writer who stops reading news on the weekends to spend more time cafe hopping and petting dwarf shrimp! But during office hours, you can find Petch on LinkedIn and you can reach her by email at petch@thethaiger.com.
  • Thailand News12 year old girl seeks justice after gang rape by 13 men in Thailand

    12 year old girl seeks justice after gang rape by 13 men in Thailand

    A 12 year old Thai girl fled the southern province of Narathiwat for help in the central province of Nonthaburi after a gang rape by 13 men, including her older brother’s friends and relatives. The 12 year old victim was accompanied by her 20 year old sister to seek help from social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet after the young…

  • Bangkok NewsThai transwoman arrested for blackmailing teen to produce porn

    Thai transwoman arrested for blackmailing teen to produce porn

    Police swooped to arrest a Thai transwoman at her home in Bangkok for blackmailing a 17 year old boy into producing porn. A Thai mother sought help from Thailand’s Internet Crimes Against Children on July 30 after her teenage son became depressed and unable to go to school after being allegedly blackmailed by a ladyboy, later identified as 24 year…

  • Bangkok NewsThai transwoman nabbed in 26 million baht scam targeting Japanese nationals

    Thai transwoman nabbed in 26 million baht scam targeting Japanese nationals

    Metropolitan Police Bureau officers arrested a Thai transwoman yesterday after she scammed 73 Japanese nationals over a ten-year period. The total losses amounted to nearly 26 million baht. The 49 year old Thai transwoman, Uthai “Amy” Nantakhan, was arrested yesterday, August 4, at her condominium in the Bangkapi district of Bangkok. Her arrest followed a report from the latest Japanese…

  • Thailand NewsGay voyeur caught filming truck driver in petrol station bathroom

    Gay voyeur caught filming truck driver in petrol station bathroom

    A group of Thai truck drivers held a perverted gay man for over two hours after he filmed a trucker taking a shower in a bathroom at a petrol station in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The police were later called to the scene. Officers from Mueang Udon Thani Police Station were called to the petrol station bathroom yesterday…

  • Thailand NewsGolden showers: Drug dealer arrested after he urinates on cop

    Golden showers: Drug dealer arrested after he urinates on cop

    One officer yesterday was urinated on as the Drug Suppression Unit of Suphan Buri Province in central Thailand swooped to arrest a drug dealer, seizing 1,000 methamphetamine tablets, also known as Yaba, during the operation. Officers received a complaint from locals that drug dealers frequently used Highway Number 33 to transport drugs. An investigation revealed the dealers planned to deliver…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Peeping Tom escapes lynching, abandons panties (video)

    Phuket Peeping Tom escapes lynching, abandons panties (video)

    A Thai man involved in a Peeping Tom incident in Phuket narrowly avoided being lynched. He fled the scene, leaving behind his motorcycle and several items, including women’s underwear, condoms, a cucumber, and drug paraphernalia. Another Thai man shared the incident on social media, which occurred at approximately 10.45pm on Wednesday, July 31, to warn locals in the Pa Klock…

  • Bangkok NewsTranswoman busted at Bangkok hotel for pimping out teenage girls

    Transwoman busted at Bangkok hotel for pimping out teenage girls

    Officers from the Children and Women Protection Sub-Division arrested a Thai transwoman at a hotel in Bangkok for pimping out two teenage girls, aged 16 and 17. Officers found several advertisements for the young sex workers on various social media platforms, so they posed as clients and contacted the 30 year old transgender woman, Samart, who had shared the ads.…

  • Thailand NewsAttempted murder suspect stabs Thai police officer during arrest

    Attempted murder suspect stabs Thai police officer during arrest

    A Thai man stabbed a police officer during an arrest for attempted murder in the Isaan province of Phichit yesterday, August 1. The injured police officer, Pairat Saenamart, and an investigating team from Mueang Phichit Police Station discovered the wanted suspect, 40 year old Manit Chimthong, hiding in a house in the Tha Luang sub-district in Phichit after a previous…

  • Thailand NewsBelgian thief’s key to crime: Unlocking 200,000 baht (video)

    Belgian thief’s key to crime: Unlocking 200,000 baht (video)

    Songkhla Provincial Immigration Police yesterday arrested a Belgian man after he stole hotel key cards from Thai and Malaysian victims and robbed them of 200,000 baht. Police arrested the 26 year old Belgian thief, Abdelali, at a hotel in the Hat Yai district of Songkhla province yesterday, August 1, after the Thai and Malaysian victims filed a theft complaint with…

  • Thailand NewsChinese-owned factory fined 1.8 billion baht for waste water in reservoir

    Chinese-owned factory fined 1.8 billion baht for waste water in reservoir

    Chachoengsao Provincial Court fined a Chinese-owned factory 1.8 billion baht for releasing waste water into the Jone Reservoir in the central province of Chachoengsao. THH Moly Processing Company’s illegal action came to light in 2019 after 2 million cubic metres of water in the Jone Reservoir was contaminated with multiple toxic substances. Locals could not use the water for consumption…

  • Bangkok NewsJapanese man arrested for attempted rape of drunk Thai woman

    Japanese man arrested for attempted rape of drunk Thai woman

    A Thai woman took legal action against a Japanese man for attempting to rape her while she was drunk at Royal City Avenue (RCA) in Bangkok in the early hours of Sunday. The victim and her boyfriend filed a complaint at Makkasan Police Station after the incident occurred at about 4.40am on Sunday, July 28. The couple also obtained footage…

  • Krabi NewsDutch teenager falls to death from cliff at viewpoint in Krabi

    Dutch teenager falls to death from cliff at viewpoint in Krabi

    An 18 year old Dutch teenager yesterday fell to his death from the Ngon Nak Nature Trail viewpoint in the southern province of Krabi after he became separated from his family. A Dutch couple, Karin Monique Valkhoff and Rinus Gerard Bakker, yesterday, July 31, sought help from Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park rangers after their 18 year…

  • Thailand NewsHapless Thai thieves arrested after showing off ill-gotten wealth

    Hapless Thai thieves arrested after showing off ill-gotten wealth

    Two hapless Thai thieves were arrested after showing off their ill-gotten wealth to neighbours in the southern province of Songkhla. A 67 year old homeowner and victim, Itsaree, filed a complaint with Mueang Songkhla Police Station after a long list of valuables disappeared from her home on Saiburi Road in Songkhla. The theft took place at about 8pm on July…

  • Thailand NewsEngineer’s wife admits affair, citing husband couldn’t satisfy her

    Engineer’s wife admits affair, citing husband couldn’t satisfy her

    The wife of a Thai engineer admitted to cheating on him with a volunteer rescuer in Chon Buri adding that her husband’s busy work schedule, abuses and the fact he couldn’t satisfy her sexual needs forced her into the affair. The alleged scarlet woman’s side of the story also contradicted her husband’s words. A 42 year old engineer, Sam, reached…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk, jealous Thai man stabs innocent neighbour to death

    Drunk, jealous Thai man stabs innocent neighbour to death

    A Thai man yesterday stabbed his neighbour to death in a drunken, jealous rage before calmly waiting for police near the victim’s home in the Isaan province of Surin. The suspect allegedly showed no remorse over the murder. Officers from the Sawai Police Station investigated the death of the 54 year old Thai man, Tui Kaensuwan, at his home in…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman caught stealing lottery tickets worth 90 million baht

    Thai woman caught stealing lottery tickets worth 90 million baht

    A lottery seller in the Isaan province of Loei demanded a Thai woman return his lottery tickets after security camera footage showed her colluding with a young girl to steal the tickets for her. The lottery vendor, Aungkul Phaichantuek, told Channel 7 that he lost a set of 15 tickets with the same number, 754727, on Saturday, July 27. He…

  • Pattaya NewsSouth Korean man arrested in Pattaya for transnational drug trafficking

    South Korean man arrested in Pattaya for transnational drug trafficking

    Police yesterday arrested a South Korean man in Pattaya for transnational drug trafficking after finding him smuggling drugs from Thailand to South Korea. The South Korean drug control division recently arrested Thai and South Korean drug smugglers at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, seizing 600 grammes of ketamine during the process. The suspects confessed that they had smuggled drugs into…

  • Krabi NewsThai travel agency workers fight to win customers at Krabi Airport

    Thai travel agency workers fight to win customers at Krabi Airport

    Residents expressed concern about Thailand’s tourism image after witnessing two Thai travel agency workers fight each other to win customers at Krabi International Airport in southern Thailand. A 37 year old woman named Su shared pictures of herself with injuries to Channel 7 to seek justice after her rival, Oil, attacked her on Sunday, July 28. Su said the attack…

  • Thailand NewsLove and lies: Thai man turns to influencer after wife’s affair with rescuer

    Love and lies: Thai man turns to influencer after wife’s affair with rescuer

    A Thai man in Chon Buri sought protection from social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet after catching his wife having sex with her “darling” lover, a volunteer rescuer. The Thai man, christened “that bastard” by his girlfriend, later faced violent threats from her lover and his friends. The 42 year old engineer, identified only as A, held a press conference…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man hunts for ex-girlfriend after 200,000 baht theft (video)

    Thai man hunts for ex-girlfriend after 200,000 baht theft (video)

    A Thai man took to social media to search for his ex-girlfriend after she stole cash and valuables worth nearly 200,000 baht from his home in Bangkok. The victim, 27 year old Ton, shared security camera footage of the theft and a picture of his 21 year old ex-girlfriend named Ploy on his Facebook page on July 24 with a…

  • Thailand News2 Chinese men croc-ed in northern Thailand for wildlife trafficking

    2 Chinese men croc-ed in northern Thailand for wildlife trafficking

    Officers at Mae Sot Customs in the northern province of Tak arrested two Chinese men for wildlife trafficking on Monday. Mae Sot Customs officers told Channel 7 that they stopped a suspicious pickup truck at the Huay Kralok community in the Mae Sot district of Tak at about 2pm on Sunday, July 28. The driver was a Chinese man named…

  • Thailand NewsChinese woman rescued from 15 million baht virtual kidnapping

    Chinese woman rescued from 15 million baht virtual kidnapping

    Thai police rescued a Chinese woman in Bangkok from a virtual kidnapping after a call centre scam gang tricked her into staging a kidnap and extorting 15 million baht from her parents. The Chinese man, Liang Luihua, hired a Thai woman, Napaphat Noppasettakarn, to file a complaint at Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Station after his daughter, 21 year old Wang Jia…

  • Bangkok News3 Chinese nationals arrested in Bangkok for call centre scam

    3 Chinese nationals arrested in Bangkok for call centre scam

    Officers from the Provincial Police Region 2 Investigation Division arrested three Chinese nationals at a condominium in the Prawet district of Bangkok on July 19 for running a call centre scam using a SIM box to contact targeted victims. The Investigation Division of Provincial Police Region 2 explored the scammers who used the SIM boxes or GSM Gateways to remotely…

  • Thailand NewsPrison chief insists gambling king assassination attempt impossible

    Prison chief insists gambling king assassination attempt impossible

    The Commander of Bang Kwang Central Prison insisted that no assassination attempt took place in the jail, as claimed by the gambling king and his lawyer. The commander, Yuttana Nakruengsri, emphasised that an assassination is impossible in a Thai prison. The Thai lawyer, Withun Keng-ngan, yesterday, July 30, demanded an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on the gambling king,…

  • Thailand NewsBig Joke changes name for better luck amid gambling scandal

    Big Joke changes name for better luck amid gambling scandal

    The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, changed his name, adding one more letter for better luck. Big Joke was recently removed from his position following an alleged involvement in a gambling and money laundering operation. It is alleged there were financial connections between him and a gambling network. The deputy commissioner denied all…

  • Thailand NewsThai gambling king seeks justice after assassination attempt in jail

    Thai gambling king seeks justice after assassination attempt in jail

    An imprisoned Thai gambling king hired a lawyer to seek justice after a fellow inmate attempted to kill him inside Bang Kwang Central Prison near Bangkok. The lawyer, Withun Keng-ngan, disclosed details of the assassination attempt against Apirak “Po” Chat-arnon, also known as Sia Po, during an interview with Channel 3 on July 30. Withun and Sia Po’s family are…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman sues Grab driver for drink driving, sexual harassment

    Thai woman sues Grab driver for drink driving, sexual harassment

    A Thai woman is seeking legal action against a Grab driver after he drank alcohol while driving and sexually harassed her. He later tried to enter her condo in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. The 20 year old victim, Eye, filed a complaint against the Grab driver, Rattaphum Sisompan, at Mueang Khon Kaen Police Station and handed over a…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman claims cops and dealer stacked the deck

    Thai woman claims cops and dealer stacked the deck

    A Thai gambler accused police of conspiring with a card dealer to cheat her out of 800,000 baht during a gambling raid at a house in the Lat Krabang district of Bangkok. The 37 year old gambler, May, hired a well-known lawyer, Ratchapon Sirisakhon, to seek justice for her. Accompanied by the lawyer, May came forward to expose the scam…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman killed by stray bullet after neighbours’ dog dispute

    Thai woman killed by stray bullet after neighbours’ dog dispute

    Two Thai men engaged in a heated argument over a dog which led to the shooting and death of a 61 year old neighbour at a rented room in the southern province of Trang. A 64 year old Thai man, Samran, was charged with intentional murder, attempted murder, and illegal possession of a gun after the death of a 61…

  • Thailand NewsDrug-addicted Thai man beheads wife, claims ghost possessed her

    Drug-addicted Thai man beheads wife, claims ghost possessed her

    A drug-addicted Thai man beheaded his wife at their shared home in the Laplae district of the northern province of Uttaradit, claiming he killed a ghost, not his wife. Officers from the Laplae Police Station, and local administrative officials, on Sunday, July 28, searched for a 49 year old Thai man named Narin, for the murder of his 49 year…