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.
  • Pattaya News3 Japanese tourists fined for lifting skirt of Pattaya hairdresser | Thaiger

    3 Japanese tourists fined for lifting skirt of Pattaya hairdresser

    Three Japanese men face a fine for sexually harassing a Thai hairdresser in Pattaya on Saturday, October 19, by lifting her skirt. The Thai online community called for harsher penalties to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. The owner of K.K Hairstyles @ Pattaya Barbers & Salon in Pattaya, 33 year old Kanokkarn, shared CCTV footage of the…

  • Thailand NewsThai construction giant denies links to call centre scam after MPs’ claims | Thaiger

    Thai construction giant denies links to call centre scam after MPs’ claims

    One of Thailand’s leading construction companies, Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public Company Limited (STECON), filed a complaint against two Members of Parliament (MPs) from the People’s Party, claiming both accused the company of involvement in a call centre scam network. The United States and United Kingdom recently accused the Prince Holding Group, owned by 32 year old Chinese-born Chen Zhi,…

  • Phuket NewsForeign man caught on CCTV stealing liquor from Phuket restaurant | Thaiger

    Foreign man caught on CCTV stealing liquor from Phuket restaurant

    A CCTV camera captured a foreign man stealing a bottle of liquor from a restaurant in the Patong area of Phuket on Sunday, October 19. Footage of the theft was shared by the Phuket Times Facebook page today, October 21. In the video, the foreign suspect is seen wearing black shorts and a red shirt covered with a black jacket.…

  • Bangkok NewsFormer shooting athlete kills wife and daughter before turning gun on himself | Thaiger

    Former shooting athlete kills wife and daughter before turning gun on himself

    A former shooting athlete killed his wife and their daughter at a house in Bangkok today, October 21, before taking his own life. A mental issue after the death of his father was suspected to be the motive for the murder-suicide. Bangkok Noi Police Station officers were alerted to three deaths at 9.10am today and visited the incident scene, a…

  • Thailand NewsPolice pickup crashes into 6 year old boy during high-speed chase | Thaiger

    Police pickup crashes into 6 year old boy during high-speed chase

    A police officer in Nakhon Phanom province crashed a patrol pickup into a six year old Thai boy during a high-speed chase with drug suspects on Sunday, October 19. The young boy was rushed to Nakhon Phanom Hospital at around 3pm after the crash on a community road in Tha Kho sub-district. He suffered a fractured right collarbone and facial…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok police reunite Sri Lankan beauty queen with lost crown | Thaiger

    Bangkok police reunite Sri Lankan beauty queen with lost crown

    Bangkok police officers successfully tracked down and returned the crown to Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2025, who is set to attend the final of the competition in Thailand in November. The manager of Miss Universe Sri Lanka, Eksith Sachin Seneviratne, filed a complaint with Pathumwan Police Station at 1.38pm on Sunday, October 19, after the beauty queen, Lihasha Lindsay-White, lost…

  • Pattaya NewsNaked foreign man escorted to hospital after blocking traffic in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Naked foreign man escorted to hospital after blocking traffic in Pattaya

    Police escorted a foreign man to the hospital after he stood in the middle of an intersection in Pattaya and approached motorists aggressively while completely naked yesterday, October 20. Local motorists alerted officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station to the incident at an intersection in South Pattaya at around 9am, asking for immediate action against the naked man. The foreigner,…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man arrested for car-based penis enlargement services | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for car-based penis enlargement services

    Bangkok police arrested a Thai man for illegally offering penis enlargement services to clients. He was found advertising his services on the TikTok application and performing illegal procedures inside his car. The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) had been monitoring unlicensed medical service advertisements online and discovered a TikTok account under the name “ช่างใหญ่ โมดิฟาย” (Yai Modify) offering penis enlargement injections…

  • Pattaya News3 Japanese men harass Pattaya hairdresser, lifting her skirt during service | Thaiger

    3 Japanese men harass Pattaya hairdresser, lifting her skirt during service

    A Thai hairdresser filed a complaint against three Japanese men for lifting her skirt while she was providing a service to their friend at a salon in Pattaya. The victim, 34 year old Kanokkarn, shared CCTV footage of the incident on social media. She revealed that the incident occurred at 1.58pm on Sunday, October 19, at her salon on Soi Pattaya…

  • Phuket NewsForeign man criticised for dangerously filming video on Phuket road | Thaiger

    Foreign man criticised for dangerously filming video on Phuket road

    Thai netizens questioned a foreign driver’s awareness of Thai traffic laws after a man was caught on a viral TikTok video performing push-ups in the middle of a Phuket road. The Thai TikToker shared the video on his account, @abudawut, yesterday, October 19, with a caption reading, “Everybody is crazy. A thousand strange things are possible in Phuket.” In the…

  • Phuket NewsForeign driver sparks outrage with dangerous speeding on Phuket road | Thaiger

    Foreign driver sparks outrage with dangerous speeding on Phuket road

    A foreign man was caught on a viral video driving his luxury car dangerously on a crowded road in Phuket on Saturday, October 18. The video circulated on Thai social media yesterday, October 19, after a local motorist witnessed the incident and shared it with news agencies. The road in the video was reported to be located in the Patong…

  • Phuket NewsForeign man allegedly takes over public mooring and threatens boat drivers with knife | Thaiger

    Foreign man allegedly takes over public mooring and threatens boat drivers with knife

    A local boat operator called on relevant government officials to take action against a foreign man who allegedly took control of a public mooring near Koh Hey in Phuket and threatened other boat drivers with a knife. The local boat operator, who claimed to be threatened by the foreign man, shared a video of the encounter with the Facebook news…

  • Bangkok NewsNigerian man arrested for drug dealing in Bangkok nightclub raid | Thaiger

    Nigerian man arrested for drug dealing in Bangkok nightclub raid

    Police raided a nightclub in the Ratchaprarop area of Bangkok early on Saturday, October 18, and arrested a Nigerian man on charges of drug dealing. Twenty-two partygoers later tested positive for drugs. At around 5am, officials from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the Insee 19-69 unit inspected the entertainment venue in the Ratchathewi district. The operation…

  • Pattaya News3 Indian men arrested for jealous attack on fellow countryman in Pattaya | Thaiger

    3 Indian men arrested for jealous attack on fellow countryman in Pattaya

    Police arrested three Indian men at a rented room in Pattaya on Saturday, October 18, following a gang attack on a fellow countryman over jealousy. Another suspect remains at large. The victim, Narendra Tamta, filed a complaint with the Chon Buri Provincial Immigration Bureau on October 17 after suffering a serious head injury during the assault by four suspects. The…

  • Pattaya NewsChinese man stabs Pattaya officer with pen during roadside rampage | Thaiger

    Chinese man stabs Pattaya officer with pen during roadside rampage

    A Chinese man stabbed an officer from the Pattaya City Law Enforcement with a pen on a roadside on Saturday, October 18, when officials attempted to calm him down following his rampage. Pattaya City Law Enforcement officials responded to a complaint from locals and approached the suspect, a Chinese man aged between 35 and 40, in order to take him…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya woman slashes her own throat after argument with foreign boyfriend | Thaiger

    Pattaya woman slashes her own throat after argument with foreign boyfriend

    A Thai woman slashed her own throat at a bar in Pattaya yesterday, October 19, following an argument with her foreign boyfriend. The self-harm incident was reported to rescuers from the Sawang Boriboon Dhammastan Foundation at 1.36am, prompting the team to rush to a bar on Soi Pattaya Beach 13/2, Nong Prue sub-district, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri. Upon arrival,…

  • World NewsBody of Thai hostage killed in Israel-Hamas conflict identified and returned | Thaiger

    Body of Thai hostage killed in Israel-Hamas conflict identified and returned

    Israeli officials confirmed that one of the bodies returned by Hamas on Saturday, October 18, is that of a Thai hostage who was abducted and killed last year. Israel’s local media outlet, i24News, reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced yesterday, October 19, that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous night was identified as a…

  • Bangkok NewsBike taxi rider damages passenger’s phone after secret camera dispute | Thaiger

    Bike taxi rider damages passenger’s phone after secret camera dispute

    An app-based motorcycle taxi rider damaged his passenger’s mobile phone after she questioned a camera on his helmet, fearing he was secretly recording her. The female passenger, identified only as Plammy, shared CCTV footage of the incident on her TikTok account, @plammyyaa_, in an attempt to seek compensation. The video was later removed due to community restrictions. Plammy’s story quickly…

  • Phuket NewsPakistani man arrested at Bangkok airport for assaulting Phuket transwoman | Thaiger

    Pakistani man arrested at Bangkok airport for assaulting Phuket transwoman

    Police today, October 17, arrested a Pakistani man at Suvarnabhumi International Airport for assaulting a Thai transwoman in Phuket and stealing 10,000 baht. The transgender victim, identified only as Barbie, took to social media to share photos of herself with bloodstains on her face and chest in a plea for information about the attacker. She initially identified the suspect as…

  • Crime NewsThai man deceived by online girlfriend into debt and coerced sex | Thaiger

    Thai man deceived by online girlfriend into debt and coerced sex

    A Thai man in Maha Sarakham province fell into debt of over 200,000 baht and was forced into sex after being scammed by a woman he met on a dating application. The 25 year old victim sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, urging the team to pursue the case and bring the female suspect to justice. He said…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman loses 3 vehicles to man met through online dating group | Thaiger

    Thai woman loses 3 vehicles to man met through online dating group

    A Thai woman in Loei province lost two cars and one motorcycle, worth over 1.2 million baht, to a man who moved in with her after just one day of online conversation. The 32 year old victim, Watchalaporn Butsaba, revealed in an interview with Channel 3 and ThaiRath that she met the suspect, 41 year old Thawatchai, through a dating…

  • Aviation NewsSuvarnabhumi Airport ranks 12th among world’s most connected airports | Thaiger

    Suvarnabhumi Airport ranks 12th among world’s most connected airports

    Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok is ranked 12th in the world’s 50 most connected airports in 2025, according to the Official Airline Guide (OAG). Airports of Thailand (AOT) announced the news following the release of OAG Megahubs 2025. Suvarnabhumi Airport is placed 12th in the Global Airport Megahubs category and fifth in the Asia-Pacific region in the Top International by…

  • Thailand NewsDSI clears African man of call centre scam links after parliament discussion | Thaiger

    DSI clears African man of call centre scam links after parliament discussion

    The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) confirmed that a South African accused of involvement with a call centre scam gang based in Cambodia has no record of legal violations, according to its database. The South African, Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as Ben Smith, drew attention from Thai political enthusiasts after being mentioned by two Members of Parliament (MPs) from the…

  • Phuket NewsBrave parasailing assistant jumps into sea to save tourist off Phuket beach | Thaiger

    Brave parasailing assistant jumps into sea to save tourist off Phuket beach

    A brave parasailing assistant made a split-second decision to drop into the sea off Phuket to save a tourist after a parasailing boat capsized near Kata Beach yesterday, October 16. A sudden storm hit Kata Beach in Phuket’s Karon district at around 3pm, overturning a parasailing boat. The tourist, along with the parasailing staff member controlling the parachute, was still…

  • Thailand NewsCocaine shipment from Portugal leads to arrests of 2 Brazilian men in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Cocaine shipment from Portugal leads to arrests of 2 Brazilian men in Bangkok

    Police arrested two Brazilian men in the Bang Na area of Bangkok yesterday, October 22, after they collected a parcel containing cocaine worth over 3 million baht. The package was delivered from Portugal. The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) reported the arrests to the public today, October 23. Officials said the operation was part of an ongoing and…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman loses 30,000 baht in foreign husband matchmaking scam | Thaiger

    Thai woman loses 30,000 baht in foreign husband matchmaking scam

    A 50 year old Thai woman in the Isaan province of Udon Thani lost 30,000 baht after hiring a fraudulent matchmaker to find her a foreign husband. The victim, identified only as Jip, filed a complaint against the scam agency at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station on October 13. She also handed over CCTV footage showing her discussions with a…

  • Bangkok News2 Chinese men arrested in Bangkok for illegal hostel and drug business | Thaiger

    2 Chinese men arrested in Bangkok for illegal hostel and drug business

    Police today, October 16, arrested two Chinese nationals during a raid on two houses in Bangkok for illegally operating a hostel and distributing unregistered food supplements and Viagra. Officers from Sutthisan Police Station, together with officials from the Department of Employment, Immigration Police, and Din Daeng District Office, raided a property in Soi Inthamara 49, Ratchadaphisek sub-district, Din Daeng district,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman rescued after spending 3 days in parked car in Samut Songkhram | Thaiger

    Thai woman rescued after spending 3 days in parked car in Samut Songkhram

    A resident rescued a Thai woman who was reportedly having suicidal thoughts after she spent three days sitting in her car parked on the roadside in the central province of Samut Songkhram. Ab owner of a nearby PVC pipe shop, 58 year old Chaiyaphat Weerawat, called officers from Mueang Samut Songkhram Police Station yesterday, October 15, to investigate a white…

  • Phuket NewsThai man arrested for stealing speedboat from Phuket pier | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for stealing speedboat from Phuket pier

    Police arrested a Thai man for stealing a speedboat belonging to a travel agency from the Asia Marina Pier on Sire Island, Phuket, on October 7. The travel agency, Phuket New Generation Travel (PNT), sought help from online communities and local media outlets to locate the missing speedboat, named Kantee. CCTV footage showed that the vessel was stolen at around…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for murdering neighbour allegedly over lottery dispute | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for murdering neighbour allegedly over lottery dispute

    Police yesterday, October 15, arrested a Thai man who murdered a woman and dumped her body in a pond in Phetchaburi province. He was arrested while hiding in Krabi. The body of 55 year old Thai woman, Ladda Dodesang, was discovered tied to a wooden log in a pond in Phetchaburi province on September 29. Her neck was wrapped with…