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 NewsRomance scammer ‘Noon Hundred Faces’ caught after 4 million baht loss | Thaiger

    Romance scammer ‘Noon Hundred Faces’ caught after 4 million baht loss

    Police arrested a Thai woman, known as “Noon Hundred Faces,” in Chon Buri for operating a romance scam and swindling more than 4 million baht from victims. Four victims filed complaints against the 29 year old Thai woman, Pinyaphak, also known as Noon, for deceiving them out of money. Most of the victims fell prey to Pinyaphak’s romance scam operation,…

  • Thailand NewsEscaped Thai inmate suspected of hunting wife’s lover in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Escaped Thai inmate suspected of hunting wife’s lover in Bangkok

    The father of an inmate who escaped from a prison in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on February 2 suspected his son fled after learning about his wife’s lover. The escaped inmate, 32 year old Wasan Obnual, was arrested for snatching in September 2022 and sentenced to three years in prison. He had been imprisoned at Nonthaburi Provincial Prison for nine…

  • Thailand NewsThai man refuses to pay 80-baht fare, attacks Bangkok Bolt rider | Thaiger

    Thai man refuses to pay 80-baht fare, attacks Bangkok Bolt rider

    Police arrested a Thai man for refusing to pay an 80-baht fare to a Bolt rider and attacking him in Soi Pracha Uthit 17 in Bangkok at the weekend. The Bolt rider, Kitikawin, took to a Facebook group for Bolt drivers to warn others and filed a complaint against the attacker, 19 year old Phuwadon, at Rat Burana Police Station.…

  • Thailand NewsThailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas to tackle call centre scam | Thaiger

    Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border areas to tackle call centre scam

    In a dramatic crackdown, Thailand cut off the power, Internet, and petrol supplies to five border areas of Myanmar suspected of harbouring call centre scam operations. The bold move, effective from 9am today, February 5, aims to dismantle what officials believe are the headquarters for a notorious scam gang operating along the Thai border with Myanmar. An MP from the…

  • Phuket NewsRussian man attacks Thai couple for honking at him in Phuket | Thaiger

    Russian man attacks Thai couple for honking at him in Phuket

    The foreign man who attacked a Thai motorcyclist and his girlfriend for honking at him as he crossed a road in Phuket was identified as a Russian national. The foreigner reportedly crossed the road when the pedestrian signal turned red. The Thai woman, Pimpapan, shared the details of the attack by the foreign man with the news Facebook page Phuket Times…

  • Thailand NewsChinese-American arrested for antisocial behaviour with fireworks | Thaiger

    Chinese-American arrested for antisocial behaviour with fireworks

    Police arrested a Chinese-born American citizen in Chon Buri for antisocial behaviour in the community by setting off fireworks, despite repeated pleas and warnings from his neighbours. A resident of a luxury housing estate in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, recorded a video of the fireworks and shared it with the media to seek police intervention. The footage showed a Chinese…

  • Thailand NewsThai father shoots friend dead for repeated assaults on his daughter | Thaiger

    Thai father shoots friend dead for repeated assaults on his daughter

    A Thai father shot dead his close friend yesterday for repeated assaults on his 11 year old daughter at her school in the Isaan province of Chaiyaphum. Officers from Mueang Chaiyaphum Police Station investigated the murder of 31 year old Kittiwet at a petrol vending machine in the Mueang district of Chaiyaphum province at around 2pm, February 3. Kittiwet had sustained…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman files theft report but police mistakenly list her as thief | Thaiger

    Thai woman files theft report but police mistakenly list her as thief

    A Thai woman filed a police report after losing 400,000 baht in valuables to her former tomboy girlfriend but ended up being labelled a thief herself when police mistakenly switched her name with that of the suspect. The 28 year old victim, Puifai, shared details of the crime with Channel 3 after the suspect, Earn, managed to secure her release…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple seeks answers after unborn baby vanishes from womb and hospital records | Thaiger

    Thai couple seeks answers after unborn baby vanishes from womb and hospital records

    A Thai couple is demanding an explanation from a hospital in Pathum Thani province, near Bangkok, after one of their unborn children went missing from both the woman’s womb and the hospital’s database. The couple, 42 year old Wicharn and 38 year old Rungarun, sought help from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after the loss of their unborn twins and confusion…

  • Thailand News3 Thai exchange students accuse Filipina host in Ireland of racism | Thaiger

    3 Thai exchange students accuse Filipina host in Ireland of racism

    Three Thai exchange students accused a Filipina host in Ireland of racism, claiming she treated them unfairly and complained about them without reason, despite their weekly payment for accommodation. One of the students took to her TikTok account, @ekongza, to share a video of them moving out of their host’s home in Ireland, with a caption that read… “We are exchange…

  • Thailand NewsThai scammer posing as police caught after decieving beauty queens | Thaiger

    Thai scammer posing as police caught after decieving beauty queens

    The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a leading Thai call centre scammer who posed as a police officer and swindled money from at least 163 victims, including two famous beauty queens, Charlotte Austin and Anchilee Scott-Kemmis. CIB officers arrested two call centre scammers upon their return to Thailand from Cambodia. The first suspect, 31 year old Ramil, was arrested in…

  • Phuket NewsForeign man attacks Phuket woman for honking while crossing road | Thaiger

    Foreign man attacks Phuket woman for honking while crossing road

    A Thai woman is seeking justice after a foreign man attacked her for honking her horn at him while he was crossing a road in Phuket. The victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, shared details of the assault with the Phuket Times ภูเก็ตไทม์ today, February 4. The incident occurred at 9.10pm on Saturday, February 1. The page reported… “This foreigner in…

  • Phuket News3 foreign men attack Phuket tuk tuk driver over parking dispute | Thaiger

    3 foreign men attack Phuket tuk tuk driver over parking dispute

    Three foreign men attacked a Thai tuk tuk driver in a gang assault on Sunday, February 2, following a parking dispute on a road in Phuket, leaving the victim with serious injuries. The injured tuk tuk driver, Narin, filed a complaint against the three foreign attackers at Patong Police Station and shared details of the incident with the Facebook news…

  • Thailand NewsDebt-ridden Thai man snatches bag from Japanese tourist in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    Debt-ridden Thai man snatches bag from Japanese tourist in Chiang Mai

    A Thai man snatched a bag off a Japanese woman in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Friday claiming after the arrest that he had to steal to pay off his debts. The Japanese victim, 63 year old Reiko, filed a complaint with Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station after losing her bag in the snatching which occurred at about…

  • Bangkok News2 Thai social media influencers arrested for promoting Yaba online | Thaiger

    2 Thai social media influencers arrested for promoting Yaba online

    Two Thai social media influencers promoted methamphetamine, also known as Yaba, on the TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) platforms, leading to their arrest yesterday, February 2. Officers from the Technology Crime Suppression Division raided a house in Soi Ram Inthra 40 in the Bueng Kum district of Bangkok to arrest two social media influencers, 21 year old Suppanat Panyasin and…

  • Thailand NewsThai police, soldiers rescue Hong Kong woman from call centre scam | Thaiger

    Thai police, soldiers rescue Hong Kong woman from call centre scam

    Thai police officers and soldiers rescued a Hong Kong woman from a call centre scam in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Friday. The Office of the Secretary for Security urged Thailand’s Ministry of Justice to rescue 12 Hong Kong nationals who had fallen victim to the call centre scam gang in Myanmar. These 12 people no longer wished to work for the…

  • Thailand NewsThai sex creator retires and warns fans of impersonation scam | Thaiger

    Thai sex creator retires and warns fans of impersonation scam

    A female Thai sex content creator announced her retirement and warned her followers to beware of scammers releasing livestream videos while posing as her. The 23 year old social media influencer, Sajeera “Jeedjad” Theeranetr, was known among her fans as a “policewoman” due to one of her most popular videos featuring her in a police cosplay uniform. On Saturday, February…

  • Phuket NewsPee-ce treaty: Foreigners demand more loos after Phuket public urination uproar | Thaiger

    Pee-ce treaty: Foreigners demand more loos after Phuket public urination uproar

    Foreign netizens defended themselves and called for more public bathrooms in Phuket after Thai nationals condemned the foreigners on social media for urinating in public. The Phuket Times, shared images of two foreign men urinating on the footpath on February 2. The news outlet criticised the tourists in the caption which read, “Pee everywhere #PhuketForeigners #QualityTourists.” The two foreign men…

  • Phuket NewsForeign motorcyclist flees Thailand after hit-and-run in Phuket (video) | Thaiger

    Foreign motorcyclist flees Thailand after hit-and-run in Phuket (video)

    A foreign motorcyclist remains on the run after fleeing Thailand following a collision with a Thai pedestrian on a road in Phuket, leaving the victim in a serious condition. The Phuket Times shared footage of the accident on Saturday, February 1, with a caption that read, “Foreign motorcyclist hits a pedestrian in the middle of a Phuket road and tries to escape…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman escapes rape by pretending to defecate until suspect falls asleep | Thaiger

    Thai woman escapes rape by pretending to defecate until suspect falls asleep

    A Thai woman in Chon Buri escaped an attempted rape by pretending to defecate and locking herself inside a bathroom until the suspect fell asleep. The man was arrested on the victim’s bed. The 40 year old victim, Meow, fled her home to seek help from neighbours and reported the attempted rape to officers at Pan Thong Police Station at…

  • Thailand NewsThai father saves 3 children but dies in house fire in Lampang | Thaiger

    Thai father saves 3 children but dies in house fire in Lampang

    A Thai father sacrificed his life to save his three children from a fire at their home in the northern province of Lampang yesterday. Officers from the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office of Khelang Nakhon Municipality were alerted to the fire at a three-storey building located across from Ban Kad Mek Fresh Market at about 1pm yesterday, February 2. The…

  • Crime NewsThai man sets fire to hospital in stress over 3 million baht loss | Thaiger

    Thai man sets fire to hospital in stress over 3 million baht loss

    A Thai man set fire to a hospital in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani allegedly due to stress after losing 3 million baht in a real estate scam six years ago. The blaze caused 100 million baht in damages to the hospital. The fire broke out on the third floor of the third building of Det Udom Royal Crown…

  • Thailand NewsRussian man rescued after car crashes into tree, suspected drugs found | Thaiger

    Russian man rescued after car crashes into tree, suspected drugs found

    A Russian man crashed his sedan into a tree at the side of the road in the southern province of Phetchaburi, sustaining serious injuries. A packet of white powder, suspected to be a drug, was found in his possession. A video shared by Channel 8 shows rescuers, police officers, and residents in Phetchaburi attempting to retrieve the 38 year old…

  • Thailand NewsThai man allegedly kills 3 snakes before taking his own life | Thaiger

    Thai man allegedly kills 3 snakes before taking his own life

    A Thai man allegedly killed three pet snakes before taking his own life at a condominium in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, due to a conflict with a monk in the Isaan province of Nakhon Phanom. A security guard at the condominium near Tiwanon Intersection in Nonthaburi province reported the resident’s death to Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station and the Por Teck…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman fakes kidnapping and miscarriage for attention | Thaiger

    Thai woman fakes kidnapping and miscarriage for attention

    A fake Thai nurse in the central province of Ayutthaya yesterday fabricated her pregnancy, kidnapping, brutal assault, and miscarriage to gain her husband’s attention. The husband had only just discovered that she was not a member of the medical profession but merely dressed in a nurse’s uniform. The 52 year old Thai man, Naruebet, called emergency responders yesterday, January 30, and officers…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shot near penis in jealousy over karaoke bar girl (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man shot near penis in jealousy over karaoke bar girl (video)

    A Thai man shot attempted to shoot another man’s penis at a karaoke bar in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat on Wednesday due to jealousy after his favourite bar girl paid too much attention to the victim. The shooting took place at about 11pm on Wednesday, January 29, frightening partygoers and workers at the karaoke bar. The gunman,…

  • Pattaya NewsDrunk Thai woman crashes pickup into 11 parked vehicles in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Drunk Thai woman crashes pickup into 11 parked vehicles in Pattaya

    A drunk Thai woman crashed her pickup into 11 parked vehicles on Pattaya Sai Sam Road in the early hours of this morning. Fortunately, no one was injured in the accident. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were alerted to the incident at 3.20am today, January 31, and rushed to the scene. They encountered a sedan with a damaged rear…

  • Pattaya NewsIsraeli man arrested for trying to exchange fake dollars in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Israeli man arrested for trying to exchange fake dollars in Pattaya

    Police arrested an Israeli man after he tried to exchange fake US dollars at an exchange shop in Soi Bua Khao, Pattaya, yesterday, January 30. Staff at a currency exchange shop filed a complaint with Pattaya Tourist Police, reporting that the Israeli man, later identified as 56 year old Rami Ayash, had visited the shop to exchange US dollars for…

  • Thailand NewsThai PhD student goes missing in Japan amid exam stress | Thaiger

    Thai PhD student goes missing in Japan amid exam stress

    A Thai PhD student went missing in Miyazaki Prefecture on Kyushu Island, Japan. She was last seen at a town centre bus stop near the University of Miyazaki International House at around 10am on Thursday, January 23. The news Facebook page กิ๊ฟจังนั่งเล่า (Gift Chan News), which focuses on Japanese news, shared a missing person poster for the 30 year old…

  • Thailand News4 suspects surrender after violent attacks over FiveM game conflicts | Thaiger

    4 suspects surrender after violent attacks over FiveM game conflicts

    Four leading members of a criminal gang, known as the Oreo Gang, turned themselves in after they and other 20 members allegedly carried out violent attacks on multiple victims over conflicts stemming from the action-adventure online game FiveMod, commonly referred to as FiveM. FiveM allows players to create their own servers and communities, each with unique rules, displays, and membership…