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 NewsThai mother fights for baby taken by ex-husband and his mother | Thaiger

    Thai mother fights for baby taken by ex-husband and his mother

    A Thai mother is fighting to regain custody of her daughter after her ex-husband and his mother took the baby from her before physically assaulting her at her home in Bangkok last month. The victim, identified only as A, sought help from the non-profit organisation Be One, hoping it would offer her a chance to see her daughter again. The organisation shared…

  • 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…

  • Thailand NewsAnother mishap on Rama II road: crane and truck fall on pickup | Thaiger

    Another mishap on Rama II road: crane and truck fall on pickup

    A crane and a six wheel truck on an overpass above Rama II Road fell onto a pickup in the early hours of this morning, injuring one person. A witness at around 3am today, April 4, shared a livestreamed video of the incident, which occurred in the early hours of the morning, on his Facebook account, Ant Bangping. In the…

  • 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…

  • Phuket NewsGreat wall of trouble: 6 Chinese nationals busted for illegal work in Phuket | Thaiger

    Great wall of trouble: 6 Chinese nationals busted for illegal work in Phuket

    Police arrested six Chinese nationals on Tuesday for working illegally at a construction site in Phuket. A Thai employer was also arrested at the scene. Officers from Patong Police Station reported their successful operation to the public yesterday, April 2. In this case, officers arrested six Chinese workers at a construction site on Phra Metta Road in the Kathu district…

  • 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…

  • Bangkok NewsSweeping success: Bangkok road cleaner gets devilish makeover | Thaiger

    Sweeping success: Bangkok road cleaner gets devilish makeover

    A leading Thai make-up artist offered a road sweeper in Bangkok, who previously went viral for her photoshoot by a Russian photographer, a new makeover as a character from a famous Thai film, Art of the Devil 2. The Russian photographer, Semyon Rezchikov, shared a video of himself taking a portrait of a road sweeper on Yaowarat Road in Bangkok…

  • 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…

  • Thailand News4 year old Thai girl accidentally shoots herself with pen gun | Thaiger

    4 year old Thai girl accidentally shoots herself with pen gun

    A four year old girl accidentally shot herself in the right leg with her father’s pen gun at a house in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. The child’s 16 year old cousin, Parinya Sittijun, called Phra Samut Chedi Police Station, and Por Teck Tung Foundation rescuers, for help at about 11am yesterday, April 1. Officers arrived at the scene and found…

  • 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 police suspect foul play in death of missing Austrian man | Thaiger

    Thai police suspect foul play in death of missing Austrian man

    An Austrian man died in a canal in the northern province of Phitsanulok under mysterious circumstances after disappearing from his home for 11 days. Police suspect murder. Officers from Wang Thong Police Station were called to investigate a foreign man’s body in a canal in the middle of a rice field in the Wang Thong district of Phitsanulok at 2pm…

  • 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…

  • Bangkok NewsShirt storm: Bangkok shop owner defends right to sell Putin and Hitler shirts | Thaiger

    Shirt storm: Bangkok shop owner defends right to sell Putin and Hitler shirts

    The owner of a second-hand clothing store in Bangkok urged foreigners to respect her rights after repeatedly being asked to stop selling shirts featuring images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former German leader Adolf Hitler. The shop owner, Chonticha Nawathong, took to social media to criticise the behaviour of certain foreigners, claiming they interfered with her right to operate her…

  • 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 NewsBangkok delivery rider accuses customer for locking him up | Thaiger

    Bangkok delivery rider accuses customer for locking him up

    A Thai food delivery rider accused a customer of locking him inside her house in Bangkok for nearly 30 minutes for reasons he could not determine. Other riders shared similar experiences with this particular customer. A LINE Man delivery rider posted a video of himself attempting to leave the customer’s home on his TikTok account, @ice_23648, on Monday, March 24.…

  • 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…