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.
  • Bangkok NewsTeenagers assault Thai actor after Bangkok market row

    Teenagers assault Thai actor after Bangkok market row

    Police arrested two Thai teenagers for allegedly physically assaulting a well-known actor near Khlong Thom Plaza in Bangkok yesterday. One of the suspects reportedly said, “I know I’m just a child, but I would never have acted this way if the adult hadn’t started it.” Officers from Phlapphla Chai 1 Police Station accompanied the 69 year old actor, Saphatchanon Cespedes,…

  • Bangkok NewsRound 2: Thai and Filipina transwomen clash again in Soi Sukhumvit 11

    Round 2: Thai and Filipina transwomen clash again in Soi Sukhumvit 11

    A group of Thai and Filipina transwomen clashed once again last night in Soi Sukhumvit 11, Bangkok. The Thai nationals accused the foreigners of initiating the conflict. A Thai transwoman shared videos of the altercation on her Facebook account, Naeya Umar, yesterday, June 11. The footage showed several Thai ladyboys physically assaulting two Filipina transwomen dressed in black and grey…

  • Bangkok NewsThai student suffers life-threatening muscle injury from school punishment

    Thai student suffers life-threatening muscle injury from school punishment

    A Thai student in Bangkok suffered kidney failure and a rare muscle injury after being punished by a teacher with 200 sit-ups. A doctor who treated the student urged the Facebook page Drama-addict to publicise the incident to highlight the life-threatening consequences of extreme punishments in schools, especially to raise awareness among teachers. The doctor revealed that the high school…

  • Thailand NewsThai Journalists Association urges PM’s team to stop intimidating media

    Thai Journalists Association urges PM’s team to stop intimidating media

    The Thai Journalists Association urged officials working closely with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to refrain from any intimidating behaviour towards journalists following a recent confrontation between the PM and a reporter. The Thai premier was seen expressing irritation towards a journalist during an interview on June 4 regarding the ongoing conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. The 38 year…

  • Thailand NewsThai man finds wood in leg wound after reckless treatment in Nakhon Sawan

    Thai man finds wood in leg wound after reckless treatment in Nakhon Sawan

    A Thai woman took to social media to condemn Ladyao Hospital in the central province of Nakhon Sawan after her brother discovered two pieces of wood embedded in his wound three months after receiving reckless treatment there. The victim’s sister, using the Facebook account “N’Mim Mimja, shared pictures on Tuesday, June 10, showing the bloodied wooden fragments that were removed…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman accuses ex-boyfriend’s friend of rape, detainment, blackmail

    Thai woman accuses ex-boyfriend’s friend of rape, detainment, blackmail

    A Thai woman accused her ex-boyfriend’s friend of raping, detaining, blackmailing and forcing her into sex work to buy drugs. She shared the harrowing story with the public and media, claiming that police and the legal system failed to deter the suspect. The 31 year old victim recounted her ordeal to the Facebook news page Jmoi v+ and DailyNews, hoping…

  • Thailand NewsThai man fatally struck while crossing road to apologise to girlfriend

    Thai man fatally struck while crossing road to apologise to girlfriend

    A Thai man lost his life in a road accident after attempting to cross a road in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok to reconcile with his girlfriend, whom he physically assaulted during a financial dispute. The 35 year old woman, Kanokon, was seen weeping uncontrollably on the traffic island after witnessing the death of her boyfriend, 40 year old Piyapong.…

  • Thailand NewsThai Porsche driver kills motorcyclist and tries to silence victim’s family

    Thai Porsche driver kills motorcyclist and tries to silence victim’s family

    A Porsche driver crashed into and killed a female motorcyclist in the southern province of Songkhla, later allegedly threatening the victim’s family to abandon legal proceedings. The 38 year old Thai man, Supachai Suwannarat, appealed to ThaiRath to help him seek justice for his wife, Thong-uraiwan Phramana. Thong-uraiwan was killed in a car accident on Kanchana Wanit Road in Mueang…

  • Bangkok NewsThai actor poses as royal family to swindle old woman out of 10 million baht

    Thai actor poses as royal family to swindle old woman out of 10 million baht

    A Thai actor faked royal family ties and swindled over 10 million baht from an 87 year old retired teacher, claiming his mother was suffering from cancer. The elderly victim, Samai, sought assistance from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after the significant loss shattered her retirement plans. The suspect, Karn, was a supporting actor in a Thai television drama series and…

  • Thailand NewsGood deed turns violent: Thai woman attacked after helping naked wanderer

    Good deed turns violent: Thai woman attacked after helping naked wanderer

    A Thai woman offered clothes to a naked woman walking along a road in Chon Buri, but ended up being attacked by the au naturel stranger. Investigating officers later discovered the woman had mentally health issues. The victim, 56 year old Potjana, shared CCTV footage of the incident yesterday, June 10, with the media to warn others to exercise caution…

  • Crime NewsThai man stabs grocery store owner 31 times, claiming romantic betrayal

    Thai man stabs grocery store owner 31 times, claiming romantic betrayal

    A Thai man stabbed a female grocery store owner 31 times in the northern province of Phitsanulok yesterday, claiming he had been in a relationship with the victim and had only just discovered she was married. Officers from Wang Thong Police Station were alerted to the incident at around 9am, yesterday, June 10. It occurred at a house that also…

  • Thailand NewsThai news reporter accused of public sex and online porn sale

    Thai news reporter accused of public sex and online porn sale

    A Facebook news page accused a Thai news reporter of engaging in public sex and selling pornographic videos online via a secret group chat. On Sunday, June 8, the Facebook page named Tan Pao claimed that a prominent Thai news anchor broke the law by distributing pornographic videos online. The post stated… “Secret in the dark room – a Thai…

  • Thailand NewsGay Thai man accuses boyfriend of stealing gold, physically assaults him

    Gay Thai man accuses boyfriend of stealing gold, physically assaults him

    A mute gay Thai man took legal action against his boyfriend for allegedly stealing his gold necklace, valued at over 250,000 baht, and physically assaulting him when he attempted to recover the valuables. The disabled man, 46 year old Suphan from the Isaan province of Udon Thani, contacted several news agencies in a plea for justice after suffering both physical…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese man accuses Thai immigration police of corruption in viral video

    Chinese man accuses Thai immigration police of corruption in viral video

    Thai immigration police filed a complaint against a Chinese man who accused them of corruption in a viral video recorded at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. The Chinese national, whose identity remains under investigation, recently shared a video on his TikTok account, filmed at Suvarnabhumi Airport. At the start of the video, he introduced the content by stating, “I will…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for drugging and raping men to create porn videos

    Thai man arrested for drugging and raping men to create porn videos

    Police yesterday, June 9, arrested a Thai man in the central province of Nakhon Pathom for drugging and raping multiple men to produce pornographic videos, which he then sold via the X application (formerly Twitter). Thailand’s Internet Crimes Against Children (TICAC) task force discovered an X account advertising the sale of rape pornography. The advertisement read, “Selling sleeping pills and…

  • Thailand NewsThai man beats wife to death with pestle and dumps her in pond

    Thai man beats wife to death with pestle and dumps her in pond

    A Thai man beat his wife to death with a pestle and dumped her body in a pond in Yasothon province, northeastern Thailand. A local in the Mueang district of Yasothon discovered the body of a woman floating in a pond behind the Bang Nam Pho Fresh Market at approximately 6.30am yesterday, June 9. Officers from Mueang Yasothon Police Station…

  • Phuket NewsThai thief caught on CCTV stealing 4,000 baht from Phuket resort

    Thai thief caught on CCTV stealing 4,000 baht from Phuket resort

    A Thai employee at a resort in the Patong area of Phuket attempted to track down a thief who stole 4,000 baht in cash from the premises by sharing CCTV footage of the incident on social media. The employee of Seeka Boutique Resort posted the video on her Facebook account, Chanattha Chatchanan In-om, on Thursday, June 5. She wrote in…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket locals plea for help for German man with leg injury

    Phuket locals plea for help for German man with leg injury

    Residents of the Rawai sub-district in Mueang district, Phuket, are seeking assistance for a German man with a leg injury after witnessing him sleeping on the roadside for several days. Concerned locals shared photos of the man, believed to be a German national, with the Phuket Times Facebook page yesterday, June 8. They urged the local news agency to publicise…

  • Pattaya NewsRussian man robbed while urinating in Pattaya roadside forest

    Russian man robbed while urinating in Pattaya roadside forest

    A Russian man sustained head injuries during a robbery while urinating in a roadside forest in Pattaya on the evening of yesterday, June 8. The victim, 54 year old Viachelave Gurov, regained consciousness in the wooded area near Park Lane Condominium on Soi Bun Kanchanaram Temple at approximately 4pm with bloody wounds on his face and head.. The foreign man…

  • Crime NewsThai man and son arrested over murder of woman in rubber plantation

    Thai man and son arrested over murder of woman in rubber plantation

    Police arrested a Thai man and his son for conspiring in the murder of a woman at a rubber plantation in the southern province of Songkhla today. The 52 year old victim, Prathum, was found dead in the plantation in the Saba Yoi district of Songkhla at approximately 1am yesterday, June 8. She sustained two major cut wounds to the…

  • Thailand News15 year old Thai boy commits suicide following romantic rejection

    15 year old Thai boy commits suicide following romantic rejection

    A 15 year old Thai boy committed suicide in a rented room in the central province of Nakhon Pathom yesterday, June 8, allegedly due to an unsuccessful romantic relationship. A 16 year old boy called officers from Mueang Nakhon Pathom Police Station to assist his friend, referred to as A, at the rented room in the Mueang District of the…

  • Thailand NewsThai NBTC advisor claims ownership of 12 million baht found in rubbish area

    Thai NBTC advisor claims ownership of 12 million baht found in rubbish area

    A Thai lawyer and advisor to the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) claimed ownership of 12 million baht in cash, which was found abandoned in the rubbish area of a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on Thursday, June 5. The cash, totalling 12 million baht, was discovered in the disposal area on the fourth floor of…

  • Phuket News2 foreigners assault 2 Phuket guards after public urination dispute

    2 foreigners assault 2 Phuket guards after public urination dispute

    Two foreigners remain at large after physically assaulting two Thai security guards on Saturday, 7 June, for stopping them from urinating outside a shopping mall in Phuket. One of the victims is now in critical condition. The Phuket Times Facebook page reported that the brutal assault occurred at 6.14am on Saturday outside a shopping mall in the Patong area of…

  • Phuket NewsBritish man goes missing from luxury yacht off Phuket coast

    British man goes missing from luxury yacht off Phuket coast

    A British man went missing yesterday, June 8, during a private yacht trip with four other family members in Phuket sea. The personal secretary of the missing British, 30 year old Kanokkorn, filed a report with Thalang Police Station yesterday stating that 28 year old British businessman Dane Johnson Endler had disappeared from his family yacht, De Mareft. Endler had planned…

  • Crime News4 suspects questioned after murder of gay Thai man in Surin

    4 suspects questioned after murder of gay Thai man in Surin

    Police questioned four suspects after a gay Thai man was found dead in his home in the Isaan province of Surin on Wednesday, June 4, and his gold accessories, worth over 1 million baht, were reported missing. The 63 year old victim, Pratheep Kongthawee, was discovered lifeless near a sofa inside his home in Surin’s Mueang district. He sustained a…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman left to raise daughters and repay debt after husband comes out

    Thai woman left to raise daughters and repay debt after husband comes out

    A Thai woman is seeking justice, claiming her gay ex-husband abandoned her with the responsibility of raising their two daughters and repaying a debt of over one million baht after coming out. The single mother, Som (alias), appeared on the Channel 3 talk show Hone Krasae yesterday, June 5, to share her family troubles and to seek advice. She urged…

  • Thailand NewsLoan officer arrested for embezzling nearly 700,000 baht from client

    Loan officer arrested for embezzling nearly 700,000 baht from client

    Police arrested a loan officer for embezzling nearly 700,000 baht from a client in the Isaan province of Buriram by deceiving the victim into applying for a loan. Over ten additional victims came forward after the initial complaint. A 32 year old Thai woman, Phatchara, filed a complaint against the loan officer, Weerayut, at Mueang Buriram Police Station on September…

  • Thailand NewsThai man found dead in hammock after suspected accidental strangulation

    Thai man found dead in hammock after suspected accidental strangulation

    A Thai man tragically lost his life while sleeping on a hammock outside his relative’s home in the northeastern province of Si Saket. A 64 year old Thai woman, Wilai Sribunruang, reported the death of her 42 year old relative, Phantawut “Keng” Pongsatja, to officers at Uthumphon Phisai Police Station at approximately 5am on Wednesday, June 5. His body was discovered…

  • Thailand NewsBritish man flees after crashing sedan into house in Udon Thani

    British man flees after crashing sedan into house in Udon Thani

    A British man crashed his saloon car into a local house in the Isaan province of Udon Thani, narrowly missing a young Thai girl, before fleeing the scene. The homeowner, 52 year old Prayoon Saenwian, filed a complaint with officers at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station at around 4pm on Wednesday following the incident. He also submitted CCTV footage from…

  • Thailand NewsThai security guard found dead with e-cigarette and drug paraphernalia

    Thai security guard found dead with e-cigarette and drug paraphernalia

    An unpleasant smell at a dormitory in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok led to the discovery of the naked dead body of a Thai security guard yesterday, June 5. A 41 year old man, Chaiwat, contacted officers from Bang Srimueang Police Station and rescuers from the Por Teck Tung Foundation to investigate the death of his neighbour, 48 year old Charnchai,…