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 NewsHouse collapses over 4 construction workers during demolition | Thaiger

    House collapses over 4 construction workers during demolition

    A house in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok collapsed on top of four construction workers while they were demolishing it today, May 27. Fortunately, all four victims were rescued safely. The collapse occurred in the morning at a residence in Soi Thepharak 70 in the Mueang Samut Prakan district. The house had a concrete ground floor and a wooden upper…

  • Phuket NewsForeign woman arrested for failing to pay bill at Phuket bar | Thaiger

    Foreign woman arrested for failing to pay bill at Phuket bar

    Police arrested a foreign woman at the weekend after she failed to pay a bill at a bar in Phuket and allegedly insulted Thai people. A Thai TikTok user, @tunroychannel, shared a video of the incident on on Sunday, May 25, with a caption that read, “Free visa tourist insults Thai people. She came to travel but did not have…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman jumps from second floor after brutal boyfriend abuse | Thaiger

    Thai woman jumps from second floor after brutal boyfriend abuse

    A Thai woman jumped from the second floor of an apartment in the Isaan province of Udon Thani to seek help after enduring brutal abuse at the hands of her boyfriend on Saturday, May 24. The victim’s mother, 47 year old Supinya Aukkadee, shared details of the assault with several news agencies to draw attention to the case and secure…

  • Bangkok News4 year old Thai boy rescued after seen smoking cigarette in viral video | Thaiger

    4 year old Thai boy rescued after seen smoking cigarette in viral video

    A Thai man sought help for a four year old boy after encountering the young child smoking a cigarette and playing alone under the Rama VIII Bridge in Bangkok. The man shared a video of the boy on his Facebook account, แฟร้งค์’ เฟิร์ต, yesterday, May 26, in the hope that a relevant government agency would intervene and provide the child…

  • Thailand NewsThai teenage girl’s finger freed after 9 hours stuck in doorknob | Thaiger

    Thai teenage girl’s finger freed after 9 hours stuck in doorknob

    A rescue and medical team in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima successfully removed a 16 year old girl’s little finger after it was stuck in a doorknob for over nine hours. The teenager’s family rushed her to Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital at around 1.50am yesterday, May 26, with a doorknob still attached to her little finger. The family attempted…

  • China NewsThai transgender YouTuber alleges sexist treatment at Chinese airport | Thaiger

    Thai transgender YouTuber alleges sexist treatment at Chinese airport

    A renowned Thai transgender YouTuber accused officers at a Chinese airport of being sexist during her family trip to China. The YouTuber, Nisamanee “Nut” Lertvorapong, shared her unpleasant experience on her Instagram account, @nisamanee_nutt. She posted a video with a caption that read… “No one should be treated differently, no matter what their gender is. I came here (China) with seven…

  • Thailand NewsCoyote dancers arrested for convenience store theft in Samut Prakan | Thaiger

    Coyote dancers arrested for convenience store theft in Samut Prakan

    Police arrested three Thai nationals, including two coyote dancers, for stealing from at least nine convenience stores in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok, between May 16 and 17. Employees at the convenience stores filed a complaint with Phra Samut Chedi Police Station after CCTV footage showed two Thai women stealing products from the shops. The security cameras clearly captured their…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya transwoman strikes Indian tourist after alleged theft | Thaiger

    Pattaya transwoman strikes Indian tourist after alleged theft

    A Thai transwoman in Pattaya allegedly stole from an Indian man after engaging in sexual activities and struck him on the head with her handbag before fleeing the scene. The receptionist at a hotel in Pattaya’s Sai Song Soi 12, Jamjan, called the Sawang Borriboon Thammasathan Rescue Foundation to provide first aid to the 41 year old Indian guest, Hemant…

  • Thailand News2 British tourists expose Chiang Mai monk for inappropriate kissing | Thaiger

    2 British tourists expose Chiang Mai monk for inappropriate kissing

    Two British tourists exposed a monk at a temple in the northern province of Chiang Mai for inappropriately kissing her and her friend on the cheek during a visit on March 30. The monk reportedly responded to the foreigners with rude and aggressive language after the incident was made public. A Thai man named Thanawat shared the account, which he…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok driver rams into motorcyclist for stopping at zebra crossing | Thaiger

    Bangkok driver rams into motorcyclist for stopping at zebra crossing

    A Thai motorcyclist accused a hatchback driver of deliberately ramming into him on a Bangkok road on May 22, allegedly out of anger after the rider stopped at a zebra crossing, which briefly blocked the driver’s way. The 24 year old victim, Butchart, sought assistance from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after officers at Bang Khen Police Station allegedly ignored his…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya woman fakes robbery to hide loss from foreign boyfriend | Thaiger

    Pattaya woman fakes robbery to hide loss from foreign boyfriend

    A Thai woman confessed to fabricating a robbery in Pattaya after losing cash and an engagement ring, in an attempt to hide the truth from her foreign boyfriend. The 37 year old woman, identified as Rattana, filed a complaint with officers at Bang Lamung Police Station on May 25, claiming she lost 32,000 baht in cash and a ring worth…

  • Thailand NewsThai man dies in failed bomb attack on ex-girlfriend’s home | Thaiger

    Thai man dies in failed bomb attack on ex-girlfriend’s home

    A Thai man died in an explosion after attempting to bomb the house of his ex-girlfriend in the southern province of Surat Thani yesterday, May 25. The explosion occurred at a residence in the Tha Chana district of Surat Thani at around 8am. The 34 year old man, Surapong Thongnark, was pronounced dead at the scene, while three others sustained…

  • Thailand NewsWife suspected in husband’s fatal shooting in Chiang Rai | Thaiger

    Wife suspected in husband’s fatal shooting in Chiang Rai

    Police suspect a woman of being involved in the death of her husband, who was reportedly shot dead by the roadside in the northern province of Chiang Rai. Officers from Mae Fah Luang Police Station received a report of a fatal shooting at around 7.30am on Tuesday, May 20. The body of a man, later identified as 33 year old Liser,…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok transwoman caught on CCTV stealing neighbours’ parcels | Thaiger

    Bangkok transwoman caught on CCTV stealing neighbours’ parcels

    The family of a Thai transwoman who stole her neighbours’ parcels at a condominium in Bangkok attributed her actions to mental illness and pledged to compensate the victims. Residents of a condominium in Thong Lo, Bangkok, took to social media to expose the thefts. Victims claimed that officers, reportedly from Makkasan Police Station, were unable to resolve the matter effectively.…

  • Pattaya NewsBurmese roti vendor arrested for series of sexual assaults in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Burmese roti vendor arrested for series of sexual assaults in Pattaya

    A Burmese roti vendor attempted to bribe police with 15,000 baht after he was arrested for a series of sexual assault cases in Pattaya yesterday, May 22. Two teenage women filed a complaint at Mueang Pattaya Police Station on Wednesday, May 21, stating that the suspect approached them while they were on Pattaya Beach. He tricked them into getting on his…

  • Phuket NewsForeign tourists caught defecating outside restuarant in Phuket | Thaiger

    Foreign tourists caught defecating outside restuarant in Phuket

    A Thai restaurant owner in Phuket urged the government to consider increasing the number of public bathrooms after foreign tourists defecated outside his business on two separate occasions. The owner of Salaloy Restaurant, Pananut Asawapitakchon, shared details of the unpleasant incidents on his Facebook account yesterday, May 22. He explained that the incidents occurred twice beforehand, last week and this week,…

  • Road deathsPickup driver accused of tailgating motorcyclist, causing fatal crash | Thaiger

    Pickup driver accused of tailgating motorcyclist, causing fatal crash

    A female motorcyclist lost her life after a crash, allegedly as a result of being tailgated by a pickup driver in Nonthaburi province in the early hours of yesterday, May 22. An 18 year old motorcyclist, Tuwanan Klinmalee, contacted officers from Chaiyaphruek Police Station to report the incident, which occurred on Chaiyaphruek Road in the Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi…

  • Thailand NewsThai man wanted for brutal assault on father of ex-girlfriend | Thaiger

    Thai man wanted for brutal assault on father of ex-girlfriend

    A Thai man brutally assaulted the father of his ex-girlfriend at her home in the central province of Nakhon Sawan on Tuesday, May 20, leaving the victim with a serious brain injury. A 19 year old Thai woman named Sudarat took to her Facebook account to seek help after her 35 year old ex-boyfriend, Narate, attacked her father at around…

  • Thailand News‘Secret Club’ busted: spa runs prostitution targeting gay clients | Thaiger

    ‘Secret Club’ busted: spa runs prostitution targeting gay clients

    Police raided the “Secret Club” spa in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen yesterday, May 21, after discovering it was a front for illegal prostitution services targeting gay clients. The Khon Kaen Provincial Immigration Bureau received a tip-off that a property in Phimanchon Village, located in the Phralub sub-district of Khon Kaen, was operating under the guise of a spa…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman suspected behind disappearance of her lover | Thaiger

    Thai woman suspected behind disappearance of her lover

    A Thai man from the Isaan province of Udon Thani went missing after receiving 750,000 baht in cash from the sale of some sugarcane. His family suspects his lover may be involved in his disappearance. A 45 year old Thai woman, Nutchanee Irick, reached out to news agencies in the hope of obtaining information about the disappearance of her older…

  • Phuket NewsDrunk motorcyclist goes against traffic flow and kills female rider | Thaiger

    Drunk motorcyclist goes against traffic flow and kills female rider

    A drunk Thai man rode his motorcycle against the flow of traffic and collided with a female rider, resulting in her death, on Number 4027 Road in Phuket on Tuesday night. The accident was reported to officers at Thalang Police Station and Thalang Hospital at approximately 11.45pm, May 20. It occurred near the PTT petrol station at the Paklok branch in…

  • Crime NewsKoh Pha Ngan bus driver steals Romanian tourist’s credit card | Thaiger

    Koh Pha Ngan bus driver steals Romanian tourist’s credit card

    Police yesterday, May 21, arrested a Thai coach bus driver for stealing a credit card from a Romanian tourist and using the card to fraudulently withdraw 280,000 baht. The Romanian victim, Cristina, sought assistance from the Surat Thani Provincial Immigration Bureau after discovering that her credit card had gone missing. The foreign woman suspected that she lost her card during…

  • Krabi NewsForeign tourist flees angry mob after violating Krabi national park rules | Thaiger

    Foreign tourist flees angry mob after violating Krabi national park rules

    A viral video has emerged showing a foreign tourist fleeing from angry Thai men after he violated rules at a national park in the southern province of Krabi. It is also alleged the foreigner behaved disrespectfully towards park rangers. The Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park Facebook page issued a statement addressing the incident after a video of the…

  • Koh Samui NewsIsland horror: Man arrested in nurse’s tragic Koh Samui murder | Thaiger

    Island horror: Man arrested in nurse’s tragic Koh Samui murder

    Police arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a nurse at her welfare accommodation on the island of Koh Samui, in the southern province of Surat Thani. The man is believed to be a neighbour of the victim. The 36 year old nurse, Aunchuree “Nook” Wongmueang, failed to report for work yesterday, May 21, prompting her colleagues to visit her…

  • Thailand NewsParade featuring naked boy as baby Buddha sparks backlash | Thaiger

    Parade featuring naked boy as baby Buddha sparks backlash

    An online backlash erupted after pictures and videos emerged showing a naked boy playing the role of the baby Buddha during a parade celebrating Atthami Bucha Day in the central province of Nakhon Pathom. Wat Mai Sukhontharam, a temple in Nakhon Chai Si district of Nakhon Pathom, held its annual ceremony, the 132nd Atthami Bucha, between May 17 and 19…

  • Koh Samui NewsThai nurse found dead in underwear in Koh Samui welfare room | Thaiger

    Thai nurse found dead in underwear in Koh Samui welfare room

    Police are hunting for a killer after a Thai nurse was found dead in welfare accommodation on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani.. Colleagues of the 36 year old nurse, Aunchuree Wongmueang, were unable to contact her and went to check on her at her room today, May 21, in the Green Park Village, located…

  • Thailand NewsMentally ill Thai man kicks police from moving truck | Thaiger

    Mentally ill Thai man kicks police from moving truck

    A mentally ill Thai man in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani kicked a police officer out of a moving vehicle, leaving the officer with a brain bleed and a broken arm. Eight officers from Muang Sam Sip Police Station yesterday, May 20, rushed to the Ban Non Rang Yai Community in Muang Sam Sip District after receiving a report…

  • Pattaya NewsPolice links cases: 2 Thai teenagers sexually assaulted in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Police links cases: 2 Thai teenagers sexually assaulted in Pattaya

    Two Thai teenagers filed a sexual assault complaint with Mueang Pattaya Police Station at a similar time in the early hours of this morning. The perpetrator is suspected to be the same person. The first victim, 20 year old Dao, arrived at the police station with her colleague at 2.21am, today, May 21, to report the rape and theft. The…

  • Thailand NewsMissing durian vendor reappears safely, declines to go home | Thaiger

    Missing durian vendor reappears safely, declines to go home

    A Thai female durian vendor from the southern province of Surat Thani, who was reported missing on Saturday, May 17, appeared at a police station to confirm her safety and revealed that she simply needed a peaceful getaway. The 43 year old vendor, Sujittra, also known as Jay Kaew, was last seen around 8pm on Saturday, after finishing work at…

  • Thailand NewsCroatian man arrested for illegally running travel agency in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    Croatian man arrested for illegally running travel agency in Chiang Mai

    Police arrested a Croatian man for illegally operating a travel agency targeting foreign visitors in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai Provincial Police launched a crackdown on illegal activities affecting the province’s tourism industry. The operation aimed to build trust and restore the image of Thai tourism, with officials hoping to demonstrate that Thailand is a safe destination…