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 NewsThai woman crashes pickup into traffic cop in Lop Buri

    Thai woman crashes pickup into traffic cop in Lop Buri

    A 26 year old Thai woman crashed her pickup into a traffic police officer on Highway No. 21 in the central province of Lop Buri on April 16, causing serious injuries to the officer. The accident occurred at Ban Deelang Intersection on Highway No. 21, also known as Saraburi-Lomsak Road, in the Pattana Nikhom district of Lop Buri province. A…

  • Thailand NewsHong Kong man arrested with drugs at Songkran event in Bangkok

    Hong Kong man arrested with drugs at Songkran event in Bangkok

    Police arrested a man from Hong Kong at the S2O Songkran Music Festival 2024 water fight in the Ratchada area of Bangkok on April 16 for possession of ketamine and happy water. More than 200 officers from Wang Thong Lang Police Station, along with K-9 dogs, screened participants for weapons and drugs at the festival entrance during the three-day event.…

  • Thailand News6 Thai men arrested for attacking 2 foreigners during Songkran

    6 Thai men arrested for attacking 2 foreigners during Songkran

    Police arrested six Thai men for beating and stabbing two foreign men during the Songkran festival in the Isaan province of Roi Et on April 15. Officers from Mueang Roi Et Police Station investigated the water fight event on Thewa Phiban Road at about 10.30pm on April 15 after receiving reports of a physical altercation. Two injured foreigners were rushed…

  • Thailand NewsThai man and foreigner clash over water splash dispute (video)

    Thai man and foreigner clash over water splash dispute (video)

    A water splash dispute between a foreign man and a Thai man became more than a storm in a coffee cup at a petrol station in the eastern province of Rayong sparking controversy on Thai social media. The argument reportedly began when the Thai man splashed water into the foreign man’s coffee cup. The Thai man, identified only as Sorn,…

  • Thailand News2 foreign men caught performing oral sex at Bangkok Songkran

    2 foreign men caught performing oral sex at Bangkok Songkran

    Two foreign men face up to 10 years in prison after engaging in oral sex in public during the Songkran festival in the Ratchada neighbourhood in Bangkok. A video showing one man performing oral sex on another under a yellow tent circulated on Twitter and Facebook. The two men were reported to be South Korean participants at the Songkran event…

  • Thailand News2 Thai men arrested for sexually assaulting women at Songkran

    2 Thai men arrested for sexually assaulting women at Songkran

    Police arrested two Thai men after a viral video on social media showed them sexually assaulting three women during a water fight at a Songkran Festival in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok. The incident occurred at about 8pm on April 15 at a water fight event on Phraekkasa Road in the Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok. A video of the…

  • Thailand NewsCouple caught having sex in sea at Patong Beach in Phuket

    Couple caught having sex in sea at Patong Beach in Phuket

    A video and pictures showing a horny foreign couple having sex in the sea at Patong Beach in Phuket quickly went viral, sparking criticism and hilarious comments across Thai social media platforms. The Phuket Times shared footage and images of the incident yesterday, April 16. The couple’s identities and nationalities have not yet been confirmed. Thai netizens pointed out that…

  • Thailand NewsIndian man arrested for murder of Thai girlfriend at hotel in Bangkok

    Indian man arrested for murder of Thai girlfriend at hotel in Bangkok

    Police arrested an Indian man in the central province of Kanchanaburi for the murder of his Thai girlfriend at a hotel in Bangkok. The woman’s dead body was found in a hotel room on April 16 with 31 stab wounds across her body. The death of the 51 year old Thai woman, Sukanya, was reported to Talat Phlu Police Station…

  • Thailand NewsForeign man drowns while retrieving water gun in canal in Bangkok

    Foreign man drowns while retrieving water gun in canal in Bangkok

    A foreign man drowned while reportedly retrieving his water gun in the Saen Saep Canal in Bangkok during the Songkran Festival on April 14. His nationality wasn’t specified. Phayathai Police Station officers were notified about the drowning near Pratunam Pier in the Saen Saep Canal on the evening of April 14. Then, police officers rushed to the scene with volunteer…

  • Thailand NewsChinese influencer’s food poisoning sparks Thai food hygiene row

    Chinese influencer’s food poisoning sparks Thai food hygiene row

    Chinese netizens criticised Thai food as “unclean” after a Chinese influencer suffered food poisoning after eating at a night market in Thailand and issued a warning to his followers on Weibo. The Chinese food blogger, Liu Yu Xin, also known as Jason, posted a video of himself enjoying food at a night market in Thailand on his Weibo account. Most…

  • Thailand NewsPage turners: Survey reveals shift in Thai reading habits

    Page turners: Survey reveals shift in Thai reading habits

    A recent survey by the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT) and Chulalongkorn University revealed that Thai people spend nearly two hours per day reading, contradicting the long-held belief that Thais read less than eight lines of text a year. Despite widespread belief, there is no solid evidence to support the notion that Thai residents rarely read books and even…

  • Phuket NewsAmerican man arrested for smashing Thai man’s car in Phuket

    American man arrested for smashing Thai man’s car in Phuket

    Police arrested an American man, who appeared to be drunk, after he smashed the window of a Thai man’s car in Phuket in the early hours of this morning. The 33 year old Thai victim, Tharathit Na Pattalung, filed a complaint at Wichit Police Station at around 5.30am today, April 11. He told police that a foreign man damaged his…

  • Thailand NewsThai man discovers MP wife’s adulterous monk-ey business (video)

    Thai man discovers MP wife’s adulterous monk-ey business (video)

    A Thai man caught his Democrat Party politician wife committing adultery with a Thai monk who was also their adoptive son. The Democrat Party stated that woman would be expelled within three days if found guilty. Local news Facebook page, Esor News, yesterday accused the 45 year old wife of a former Thai politician of adultery with a 24 year…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for murder of his 10 year old daughter

    Thai man arrested for murder of his 10 year old daughter

    Police arrested a Thai man who murdered his 10 year old daughter at a resort in the northern province of Uttaradit. He admitted to killing his daughter and attempting suicide but was too afraid to go through with it. The dead body of the 10 year old girl, Napat, was discovered at a resort on Tuesday, April 9. Her father,…

  • Thailand News70 year old Thai rapist accuses teen victim of faking rape for cash

    70 year old Thai rapist accuses teen victim of faking rape for cash

    A 70 year old Thai rapist accused his 13 year old victim and her mother of faking a sexual assault case to extort money from him. The victim’s mother sought help from the Investigation Division of Metropolitan Bureau (IDMB) after learning that her daughter was repeatedly raped by the 70 Thai man, Piw, over a five-year period since she was…

  • Thailand NewsThai tree felling tragedy claims motorcycle rider’s life

    Thai tree felling tragedy claims motorcycle rider’s life

    A Thai man was felling a neem tree along the roadside when it collapsed onto a passing motorcycle rider, resulting in his death in the central province of Suphan Buri. A motorist came across the injured Thai man, later identified as 24 year old Kritsana Siangjaew, on the Liab Klong Chonlaprathan Road in the Uthong district of Suphan Buri province…

  • Thailand NewsSting operation: Hong Kong duo nabbed in Bangkok mall scam bust

    Sting operation: Hong Kong duo nabbed in Bangkok mall scam bust

    The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) coordinated with mobile operator AIS in the arrest of two Hong Kong men who attempted to defraud people in a shopping mall in Bangkok by sending scam messages using a StingRay device. CCIB officers, also known as the Cyber Police, were alerted to the scam messages by users of the AIS mobile operator. The…

  • Thailand NewsThai man disappears after allegedly killing his 10 year old daughter

    Thai man disappears after allegedly killing his 10 year old daughter

    A Thai man vanished after allegedly killing his 10 year old daughter at a resort in the northern province of Uttaradit on April 8. Mueang Uttaradit Police Station officers were alerted to the death of the 10 year old girl, Napat, yesterday, April 9, by an employer of a resort. Upon arrival at the scene, employers led officers to room…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple face backlash for romantic graffiti on bridge in Japan

    Thai couple face backlash for romantic graffiti on bridge in Japan

    A Thai couple faced a backlash on social media after expressing their love by writing their names, Beer <3 Mayvy 2024, on a bridge at a popular tourist destination in Tokyo, Japan. A Thai man took to Facebook to condemn the couple’s action, sharing a picture of the handwritten message on the bridge with a caption that read… “I visited…

  • Thailand NewsThai doctor offered bribe to drop lawsuit in Swiss scandal

    Thai doctor offered bribe to drop lawsuit in Swiss scandal

    The Thai doctor who was a victim in the Swiss scandal case in Phuket revealed that an unidentified person offered her and her family a bribe in exchange for withdrawing the lawsuit against the Swiss man. The female doctor, 26 year old Tarndao Chandam, took to social media and accused the 45 year old Swiss man, Urs Fehr, of physically…

  • Thailand NewsThai man flees on stolen motorbike after attempted rape at hospital

    Thai man flees on stolen motorbike after attempted rape at hospital

    A Thai man fled on a stolen motorcycle after he attempted to rape a female doctor at a hospital in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham on Sunday. Fortunately, the victim survived while the suspect reportedly hid himself in Khon Kaen province. The 31 year old doctor, Nantida, recounted the incident to Matichon, saying she was alone at the one-stop…

  • Thailand NewsMentally ill Thai man stabs victim in Chon Buri mall

    Mentally ill Thai man stabs victim in Chon Buri mall

    A mentally ill Thai man hit a fellow citizen in the head with a glass bottle and later stabbed the victim with the broken bottle at a shopping mall in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri on April 7. Plutaluang Police Station officers received a report on the stabbing incident at about 3.30pm on Sunday, April 7 and quickly responded…

  • Thailand News12 Thai Twitter stars arrested for porn and ED supplements ads

    12 Thai Twitter stars arrested for porn and ED supplements ads

    Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers arrested 12 Thai Twitter stars for promoting supplements for erectile dysfunction (ED) through pornographic content on the social media platform. Officers from the Technology Crime Suppression Division of the CIB tracked down and arrested the Thai sex creators who shared their explicit pictures and videos on social media to prevent Thai children and teenagers from…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman sparks backlash for vaping on Chiang Rai flight (video)

    Thai woman sparks backlash for vaping on Chiang Rai flight (video)

    A Thai woman is facing criticism after a video of her smoking an e-cigarette during a flight from Mae Fah Luang International Airport in the northern province of Chiang Rai went viral on Thai social media. A passenger took a sneaky video of the woman vaping on the plane and shared the content with the Red Skull Twitter account. The account…

  • Thailand News2 foreign women caught stealing from souvenir shop in Krabi

    2 foreign women caught stealing from souvenir shop in Krabi

    A Thai vendor issued a warning to others after two foreign women stole souvenirs from his shop on Railay Beach in the southern province of Krabi on April 7. The owner of the souvenir shop, 45 year old Paithun shared CCTV footage of the theft on TikTok to alert other vendors in the area about the two foreign thieves. In…

  • Thailand NewsThai staff seek justice after German attack in Farang Bar, Pattaya

    Thai staff seek justice after German attack in Farang Bar, Pattaya

    Another day in Thailand and yet another day where a foreigner behaves badly, ironically, this time in Pattaya’s Farang Bar. Two Thai female employees are seeking justice after a German man attacked them at a bar where they worked on Sunday, April 7. The German accused the bar of overcharging him. The two victims, 55 year old Anchisa Thongphuek and 39…

  • Thailand NewsChinese investors linked to cadmium tailings trade in Thailand

    Chinese investors linked to cadmium tailings trade in Thailand

    The Thai authorities have confirmed that Chinese investors were accountable for the trading of 13,832 tonnes of cadmium tailings in Thailand. Further cadmium waste has been uncovered in the provinces of Samut Sakhon and Chon Buri, with 5,358 tonnes of the chemical waste still unaccounted for. The Industrial Commission of the Secretariat of The House of Representatives received a tip-off…

  • Thailand NewsMajor online gambling operation in Chiang Rai shut down, 3 arrests

    Major online gambling operation in Chiang Rai shut down, 3 arrests

    Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DE) officers arrested two Thai men and one Thai woman in the northern province of Chiang Rai for an online gambling operation which had a monthly circulation of over 600 million baht. The arrests took place during raids at various locations in Chiang Rai on April 4. These raids followed the execution of nine search…

  • Thailand NewsMysterious death: Naked body of Thai man found hanging from tree

    Mysterious death: Naked body of Thai man found hanging from tree

    Friends and family suspect foul play after discovering the naked body of a Thai man hanging outside his home in the northern province of Kamphaeng Phet. A 35 year old Thai man, Somkid Saokaew, discovered the dead body of his manager, Rapin, outside the deceased’s home in the Mueang district of Kampaengphet yesterday, April 4, and reported the death to…

  • Thailand NewsThai man nabbed for taking drugs and showing gun on livestream

    Thai man nabbed for taking drugs and showing gun on livestream

    Police yesterday arrested a Thai man at his home in the central province of Chachoengsao after he posted a livestream on Facebook showing him taking drugs and brandishing a gun. The livestreams of the Thai man, later identified as Pornthep, were reposted by a local news Facebook page, Khaoded Paet Rio. The caption read… “#ShareToPolice. A Thai man from Mueang…