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 politician’s teenage son arrested for murder of girlfriend | Thaiger

    Thai politician’s teenage son arrested for murder of girlfriend

    Police yesterday arrested the 19 year old son of a local politician for the murder of his girlfriend in the central province of Chai Nat. The politician vehemently denied the allegations, insisting that his son was a good boy. The victim’s mother, 33 year old Jeranan, was called to a rice field in the Hankha district of Chai Nat yesterday, April…

  • Thailand News2 Thai teenagers admit to homemade bombs that kill boy | Thaiger

    2 Thai teenagers admit to homemade bombs that kill boy

    Police yesterday arrested two Thai teenagers for making bombs that led to the death of a nine year old boy in the Isaan province of Phichit. The young boy lost his life after picking up an unidentified object he found on the road, which turned out to be a homemade bomb that exploded immediately upon contact. The fatal explosion occurred…

  • Phuket NewsNo remorse from foreign couple after car overturned in Phuket | Thaiger

    No remorse from foreign couple after car overturned in Phuket

    A Phuket local condemned a foreign couple for their ignorance after they continued to enjoy music following a crash in which their car overturned on a road in the Mai Khao sub-district of the province. A Thai woman, Prapasiri Ravangpai, shared a video and pictures of the foreign couple‘s car accident on Facebook yesterday, April 3. The incident reportedly occurred…

  • Pattaya NewsAmerican man stabs himself while reading about death in Pattaya | Thaiger

    American man stabs himself while reading about death in Pattaya

    An American man remains in critical condition after stabbing himself in the neck and chest on a traffic island in Pattaya yesterday, April 3. A Thai woman, 63 year old Thippawan Chaisuwan, visibly frightened, rushed to the Mueang Pattaya Traffic Police booth on Sukhumvit Road in Bang Lamung district to report a foreign man, covered in blood, was sitting on…

  • Bangkok NewsPoo-litical escape: Drug suspect tries to smear way out of arrest | Thaiger

    Poo-litical escape: Drug suspect tries to smear way out of arrest

    A drug suspect on Tuesday attempted to smear faeces on police officers in an attempt to escape arrest at a condominium in Bangkok. Officers from Huay Kwang Police Station were called to a condominium on Pracha Uthit Road on Tuesday, April 1, to mediate a dispute between a Thai man and the condo staff. The workers reported that the man, identified…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shot by hidden animal trap while urinating in forest | Thaiger

    Thai man shot by hidden animal trap while urinating in forest

    A Thai man sustained gunshot wounds to his hand and leg after stumbling upon an animal trap while entering a forest to urinate in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima. Officers from Pak Chong Police Station were alerted to the injury of 24 year old Thai man, Warawut, at 8.30am yesterday, April 2. Warawut suffered injuries to his left hand…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man caught sexually abusing boy in mall bathroom | Thaiger

    Thai man caught sexually abusing boy in mall bathroom

    Security guards at a shopping mall in the Thapha area of Bangkok caught a Thai man and handed him over to the police after he lured a young boy into a bathroom and sexually abused him. Officers from Bukkhalo Police Station escorted the 56 year old suspect, Koson, from the shopping mall to the police station for questioning at 2.30pm…

  • Thailand NewsHits and hits: Singer attacked after stealing the spotlight, and kisses | Thaiger

    Hits and hits: Singer attacked after stealing the spotlight, and kisses

    A Thai singer is seeking justice after two men attacked him at a market in the Isaan province of Buriram. He suspects the motive was jealousy, as many female fans kissed him during his performance. The 20 year old Thai singer, Teeraphat Katethaisong, filed a complaint against the two attackers at Phutthaisong Police Station, but officers concluded the case as…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok governor clashes with councillor over collapsed building | Thaiger

    Bangkok governor clashes with councillor over collapsed building

    Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt engaged in a heated exchange with a councillor of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) who urged him to step away from the scene of a collapsed building in the Chatuchak area. The councillor remarked, “You focus too much on the area where they are already dead.” Chadchart and 50 BMC councillors attended a meeting at the…

  • Crime NewsCrappy cabbie: Taxi driver flings faeces in parking row meltdown | Thaiger

    Crappy cabbie: Taxi driver flings faeces in parking row meltdown

    A Thai woman took to social media to expose the disgusting and psychotic behaviour of a taxi driver who threw bags of faeces at her and other people’s cars over a parking dispute in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. The woman, 40 year old Thitima, shared a picture of her car with a dirty windscreen, as well as a picture of…

  • Thailand News9 year old Thai boy killed after picking up bomb on Phichit road | Thaiger

    9 year old Thai boy killed after picking up bomb on Phichit road

    A nine year old Thai boy lost his life after picking up a bomb on a road in the Isaan province of Phichit. More bombs were later found in the area. The fatal explosion occurred on March 23 but only gained public attention yesterday, April 2, after a post from the Facebook page ตลาดล่างอัพเกรด. The page shared a picture of…

  • Pattaya NewsGay Pattaya man found dead under bed, gold necklace missing | Thaiger

    Gay Pattaya man found dead under bed, gold necklace missing

    A Thai bar owner in Pattaya found his LGBTQIA+ friend lying dead under his bed with a blue towel in his mouth, and his gold necklace, worth nearly 250,000 baht, was missing. The owner of a bar in Pattaya, Sakesan, discovered the lifeless body of his friend, 30 year old Nai, in his room on the second floor of a…

  • Thailand NewsThai man found dead after leaving home to work in Taiwan | Thaiger

    Thai man found dead after leaving home to work in Taiwan

    A Thai man told his mother he was going to work in Taiwan but committed suicide instead in the middle of a rice field in the Isaan province of Roi Et. The deceased’s mother was shocked after a relative informed her of the death of her 30 year old son, Pongsakorn Saenkla, yesterday, April 1. Pongsakorn was found hanging from…

  • Pattaya NewsNot in Pattaya: Police deny viral video of dangerous motorcycle riding | Thaiger

    Not in Pattaya: Police deny viral video of dangerous motorcycle riding

    Police insisted that the viral video of a couple riding a motorcycle dangerously on a public road did not take place in Pattaya, contrary to rumours. The viral video, which surfaced on Thai social media platforms this week, garnered attention and drew criticism towards officers at Mueang Pattaya Police Station. In the footage, a man, reported to be a Thai…

  • Bangkok NewsDrunk caught sexually assaulting Bangkok quake victim’s relative | Thaiger

    Drunk caught sexually assaulting Bangkok quake victim’s relative

    A Thai social media influencer condemned a drunk Thai man for sexually assaulting a relative of an earthquake victim at a shelter in Bangkok today. Following the effects of the earthquake in Myanmar on an under-construction building in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, 15 construction workers at the site were killed, and at least 72 remain missing. The victims’ relatives gathered…

  • Bangkok NewsThai rescuer hospitalised after 4-metre python wraps around neck | Thaiger

    Thai rescuer hospitalised after 4-metre python wraps around neck

    A Thai rescuer attempted to remove a 4-metre long python from a house in Bangkok but blundered, allowing the snake to wrap around his neck until he lost consciousness. A local homeowner, Oh, called the Por Teck Tung Foundation rescuers to her home at 10.12pm yesterday, April 1, to help a rescuer who had lost consciousness inside her house in…

  • Thailand NewsThai man physically assaults mother over inheritance dispute | Thaiger

    Thai man physically assaults mother over inheritance dispute

    A Thai man physically assaulted his mother over an inheritance dispute, accusing her of squandering the family’s assets with her new husband following their father’s death. A Thai mother took to social media to share videos showing her son attacking her outside her home in the southern province of Surat Thani. “I have been caring for my children for 34 years,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman dies after swallowing denture at Lampang market | Thaiger

    Thai woman dies after swallowing denture at Lampang market

    A Thai woman accidentally swallowed her dentures yesterday, which blocked her windpipe and led to her death at a fresh market in the northern province of Lampang. Vendors and shoppers at the market sought assistance from a rescue team for the 67 year old woman, Moi, yesterday, March 31. She was seen suddenly losing consciousness after using a bathroom within…

  • Pattaya News3 Chinese nationals in Pattaya arrested for selling zombie e-cigarettes | Thaiger

    3 Chinese nationals in Pattaya arrested for selling zombie e-cigarettes

    Police arrested three Chinese nationals in Pattaya for selling zombie e-cigarettes via the Telegram application. The suspects reportedly earned over 2 million baht per day. Police officers posed as customers and ordered e-cigarette juice containing etomidate from the three Chinese nationals after receiving a tip-off about their criminal activity. E-cigarettes containing etomidate are referred to as Pod K or zombie e-cigarettes.…

  • Thailand NewsThai tomboy allegedly raped and left lying naked in Lampang | Thaiger

    Thai tomboy allegedly raped and left lying naked in Lampang

    A Thai mother was shocked to discover her tomboy daughter lying naked near the railway in the northern province of Lampang and suspected that a man, who was found half-naked at the scene, raped her. The 53 year old Thai mother filed a complaint against a Thai man, whose identity remains undisclosed, at Mueang Lampang Police Station at 3am yesterday,…

  • Bangkok News4 Chinese nationals suspiciously remove documents from Bangkok collapsed building | Thaiger

    4 Chinese nationals suspiciously remove documents from Bangkok collapsed building

    Police summoned four Chinese nationals to acknowledge legal offences after they suspiciously removed documents from the collapsed building in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok without permission on March 29. The impact of the earthquake in Myanmar on Friday, March 28, shook multiple buildings and residences in Thailand and continues to spread panic among people in the country. The most affected…

  • Thailand NewsBritish boxer dies after first Muay Thai fight on Koh Samui | Thaiger

    British boxer dies after first Muay Thai fight on Koh Samui

    A British boxer died last week after his first Muay Thai fight on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Bor Phut Police Station officers were alerted to the death of the British man, 30 year old Joseph Itai Rinomhota, at 12.03pm on March 29. Rinomhota died at Thai International Hospital on Koh Samui after being…

  • Phuket NewsIsraeli man arrested at Phuket Airport for alleged rape on Koh Samui | Thaiger

    Israeli man arrested at Phuket Airport for alleged rape on Koh Samui

    Police arrested an Israeli man at Phuket International Airport for allegedly committing rape on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Officers from the Surat Thani Provincial Immigration Bureau sought the cooperation of the Phuket Provincial Immigration Bureau to apprehend the Israeli suspect, a 37 year old man named David. He was accused of raping a…

  • Phuket NewsRussian man’s body severed in Phuket motorcycle crash | Thaiger

    Russian man’s body severed in Phuket motorcycle crash

    A Russian man died after crashing his motorcycle into an electricity pole on a road in Phuket in the early hours of this morning. His body was tragically cut in half due to the severe impact of the accident. Officers from Mueang Phuket Police Station investigated the fatal accident on Chaloem Phrakiat Rama 9 Road, also known as Bypass Road,…

  • Thailand News2.1 million Yaba pills, 210kg of crystal meth found in crashed car | Thaiger

    2.1 million Yaba pills, 210kg of crystal meth found in crashed car

    Police discovered 2.1 million tablets of methamphetamine, also known as Yaba, and 210 kilogrammes of crystal meth in a car involved in an accident on a road in the southern province of Phatthalung. Four suspects who were in the car successfully fled the scene. A motorist and residents near the accident site called officers from Nakhayat Police Station to investigate…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese man sparks panic after abandoning bag at Bangkok BTS office | Thaiger

    Chinese man sparks panic after abandoning bag at Bangkok BTS office

    Police accused a Chinese man of intentionally spreading panic among the public after he left his bag at the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) headquarters in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok and quickly fled from the scene. Officers from Bang Sue Police Station were called to investigate a suspicious bag placed in front of a Brahma shrine outside the BTS…

  • Bangkok NewsSingaporean man hides in Myanmar after death of Thai girlfriend | Thaiger

    Singaporean man hides in Myanmar after death of Thai girlfriend

    The Singaporean man suspected of murdering his Thai girlfriend in a Bangkok condominium reportedly fled Thailand to hide in the Tachileik area o.f Myanmar. The 30 year old Thai woman, Proudphilas Paladon, was found lying lifeless and naked in the bathroom of her accommodation on the 22nd floor of a condominium in Bangkok on Tuesday, March 25. Her body was…

  • Bangkok NewsAccident or foul play? Thai woman killed by husband’s pickup | Thaiger

    Accident or foul play? Thai woman killed by husband’s pickup

    A Thai woman lost her life at her home in Bangkok today after her husband crashed his pickup into her. The husband insisted it was an accident. A 61 year old Thai man, Thianchai, today, March 27, called officers from Bang Sue Police Station and rescue workers to investigate the death of his wife, 61 year old Phummaree, at around…

  • Thailand NewsFuneral woe turns to joy as Thai parents realise ‘dead’ son is alive | Thaiger

    Funeral woe turns to joy as Thai parents realise ‘dead’ son is alive

    Thai parents held a three-day funeral for their son before discovering that he was still alive and undergoing treatment at a hospital in the southern province of Phatthalung. Amarawadee Datekhao shared the case of mistaken identity that her family experienced with ThaiRath yesterday, March 26. She explained that her 17 year old son, Pongsaphak Thaneerat, and his friend were rushed…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya lifeguards and foreigner rescue man from suicide (video) | Thaiger

    Pattaya lifeguards and foreigner rescue man from suicide (video)

    Two Thai lifeguards and a foreigner yesterday successfully rescued a man who attempted to commit suicide in the sea off Pattaya. Two Thai lifeguards and a foreign man who witnessed the incident yesterday, March 26, pulled the Thai man, later identified as Pisit, out of the sea. Pisit reportedly choked on seawater and was exhausted, as the sea had very…