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 News7 police surrender over money extortion while police spy charged with rape

    7 police surrender over money extortion while police spy charged with rape

    Seven Prathum Thani Provincial Police officers and an alleged police spy turned themselves in at Pratunam Chulalongkorn Police Station in Bangkok on charges of extorting money and raping a female drug suspect. A Thai woman and her boyfriend sought justice after accusing seven police officers in the central province of Prathum Thani of extorting 300,000 baht from them when they…

  • Thailand NewsMan killed in conflict between woman and her drug addict son (video)

    Man killed in conflict between woman and her drug addict son (video)

    A drug addict killed a Thai teacher at a grocery store in the Isaan province of Chaiyaphum after the victim intervened in a dispute between him and his mother. The victim, 53 year old Thaweesak Chanpanya, was a teacher at Baan Na Raya School in the Phakdee Chumphon district of Chaiyaphum. He also ran a local grocery shop with his wife…

  • Thailand NewsThai soldier with gambling addiction nabbed for stealing gold to pay dowry

    Thai soldier with gambling addiction nabbed for stealing gold to pay dowry

    Police arrested a Thai soldier for stealing two gold necklaces worth 340,000 baht from a shop in Prahum Thani province near Bangkok. The soldier claimed he lost all his money gambling online and needed a dowry to marry his girlfriend. Officers from Suan Prik Thai Police Station were notified about the gold theft yesterday afternoon, December 13. The theft took…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple arrested for embezzling 24 million baht from employer

    Thai couple arrested for embezzling 24 million baht from employer

    Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) officers arrested a Thai couple for embezzling 24 million baht from their employer while working at a petrol station in the central province of Chantaburi between 2020 to 2023. ATPD reported that a 47 year old Thai man, Wichian, and his 46 year old wife, Jatuporn, were former accountants at the petrol station in Chantaburi…

  • Thailand News5 Thai police accused of illegally detaining and extorting Thai man

    5 Thai police accused of illegally detaining and extorting Thai man

    A Thai man accused five officers from Pabon Police Station in the southern province of Phattalung of unlawfully detaining him, charging him with illegal gun possession, and extorting 50,000 baht from him. Channel 7 received a complaint from a 50 year old man named Tu who claimed to be a victim of corrupt police officers yesterday, December 13. Tu recounted…

  • Thailand NewsRoadside ricochet: Thai truck driver shot by mistake when driving in Isaan province (video)

    Roadside ricochet: Thai truck driver shot by mistake when driving in Isaan province (video)

    A sedan driver surrendered to the police after he shot a truck driver by mistake on the 304 Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri Road in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima on December 12. Pak Thong Chai Police Station officers and rescuers dashed to the incident scene to meet with the 60 year old gunman named Sittichai Wataukana and the 25 year…

  • Thailand NewsDetained Thai soldier re-arrested after escaping from hospital

    Detained Thai soldier re-arrested after escaping from hospital

    A Thai soldier, held in custody, successfully severed his ankle restraints and escaped from a hospital in the central province of Lop Buri before being recaptured later in the day. A military officer raised the alarm with police in Lob Buri province after the detained soldier, identified only as C, escaped while being treated at the hospital. The detained soldier…

  • Thailand NewsJodd Fairs blaze: 1 injured as 120 shops go up in smoke, vendors hit with 1.3m baht setback (videos)

    Jodd Fairs blaze: 1 injured as 120 shops go up in smoke, vendors hit with 1.3m baht setback (videos)

    A fire broke out at Jodd Fairs Rama 9 market in Bangkok yesterday resulting in a minor injury to a Thai woman. A total of 120 shops were obliterated, leading to financial losses of approximately 1.3 million baht for the vendors. The fire was reported to police at about 4.21pm yesterday, December 13. Firefighters and rescue workers from Huay Kwang…

  • Thailand NewsThai man commits suicide for funeral fund to pay off debts

    Thai man commits suicide for funeral fund to pay off debts

    A Thai woman sought help from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after her husband decided to commit suicide to get money from a government funeral fund so she could pay off their debts. The 60 year old woman, Yupin, and Samai Survive founder, Ekkaphop Luengprasert, revealed that she and her 59 year old husband were vendors selling shallots and garlic in…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shoots wife and son after they discover secret affair

    Thai man shoots wife and son after they discover secret affair

    A Thai man shot his wife and son after they uncovered his secret affair with another woman, discovering that he had been showering the mistress with gifts and money. The two victims are in critical condition. Song Phi Nong Police Station officers rushed to a house in the Song Phi Nong district in the central province of Suphan Buri at…

  • Thailand NewsThai teen’s fall from grace: Bangkok boy’s suicide attempt after family exposes theft

    Thai teen’s fall from grace: Bangkok boy’s suicide attempt after family exposes theft

    A Thai teen made a suicide attempt last night by leaping off a pedestrian overpass in the Thon Buri district of Bangkok after being confronted by his family for repeated theft. Bukkalo Police Station officers responded to the incident near Soi Somdet Phra Chao Taksin 40. They discovered the victim, Rung, on the road beneath the overpass with two broken…

  • Thailand NewsHeartbroken Thai seeks solace in 7-Eleven robbery, demands jail time

    Heartbroken Thai seeks solace in 7-Eleven robbery, demands jail time

    A Thai man last night confessed to being heartbroken and insisted on being jailed after he carried out a robbery at a 7-Eleven convenience store situated within a petrol station in the Bang Khun Tian district of Bangkok. Convenience store employees and witnesses managed to detain the 26 year old Thai man, Autsadawut Yooman, who stole money from the store…

  • Thailand NewsItalian man rescued after attempted suicide in Chon Buri Police Station

    Italian man rescued after attempted suicide in Chon Buri Police Station

    Sriracha Police Station officers in Chon Buri province rescued an Italian man who tried to commit suicide in a detention room. It was his second suicide attempt. Police officers called Sawang Pratheep Sriracha Rescue team for help after the Italian man was stopped from hanging himself. The rescuers administered CPR and oxygen before taking him to Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital.…

  • Thailand NewsThai taxi turmoil: Fare fight leaves traveller abandoned on road to Pattaya (video)

    Thai taxi turmoil: Fare fight leaves traveller abandoned on road to Pattaya (video)

    A Thai woman took to social media to share her experience with another one of Thailand’s notorious taxi drivers who abandoned her in the middle of the journey to Pattaya after she refused to pay more when he tried to hike the fare mid-journey. The victim shared a video of herself arguing with the taxi driver on her TikTok account,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman manipulated by scammer into swindling her mother

    Thai woman manipulated by scammer into swindling her mother

    Police in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani rescued a 21 year old Thai woman who was manipulated by a call centre scammer into swindling her mother out of 250,000 baht. A Thai woman reached out to Mueang Ubon Ratchathani Police Station officer and Chief of Khemarat district after her daughter, 21 year old Su, was allegedly kidnapped for ransom.…

  • Thailand NewsTaiwanese man dies after hospital in Thailand refuses to treat him

    Taiwanese man dies after hospital in Thailand refuses to treat him

    Taiwan media platform TVBS reported that a private hospital in Thailand refused to treat a Taiwanese man who later died as a result of his injuries in a car accident. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the Thai government to improve its healthcare system. TVBS reported yesterday, December 11, that the Taiwanese man, whose identity was not revealed, was fatally…

  • Thailand NewsThai river search reveals a chilling tale of five lives lost in quicksand tragedy

    Thai river search reveals a chilling tale of five lives lost in quicksand tragedy

    Police and a rescue team discovered the dead bodies of five missing Thai people in the Mun River in the Isaan province of Buriam. It was presumed they either drowned or were victims of quicksand. A 44 year old Thai woman, Bangon Surit, sought help from Satuek Police Station and Wang Krud Rescue Team after her husband, daughter, nephew, and…

  • Thailand NewsThai soldier arrested with 11 kilogrammes of crystal meth

    Thai soldier arrested with 11 kilogrammes of crystal meth

    The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) arrested a Thai soldier at Rattanaphon Military Camp in the southern province of Songkhla yesterday for possessing and selling 11 kilogrammes of crystal meth. ONCB officers received a tip-off that a 29 year old soldier working in an administrative office at the Rattanaphon Military Camp was a member of a drug trafficking…

  • Thailand NewsThai military doctor with mental illness surrenders after shooting near Bangkok

    Thai military doctor with mental illness surrenders after shooting near Bangkok

    A Thai military doctor surrendered to police last night after a shooting incident in a village on the Srinakarin Road in the Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok. Bang Kaew Police Station officers received a report of a shooting at 4.45pm yesterday, December 11, and rushed to the scene to find the gunman shouting and waving a gun around outside of…

  • Thailand NewsDrug suspect accuses police of 300,000 baht extortion and rape

    Drug suspect accuses police of 300,000 baht extortion and rape

    A Thai drug suspect accused Pathum Thani Provincial Police officers of illegally reducing her sentence, extorting 300,000 baht and raping her. The Thai woman and her boyfriend sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive. The organisation accompanied them in filing a complaint at the Office of the Prime Minister at Government House yesterday, December 11. Addressing the media, the…

  • Thailand NewsTikTok turmoil: Chinese influencer in hot water after Soi Nana video, fined for illegal work

    TikTok turmoil: Chinese influencer in hot water after Soi Nana video, fined for illegal work

    The Immigration Bureau police conducted an investigation into a Chinese TikToker who gained viral attention for her video shot in Soi Nana. Subsequently, she was fined for working in Thailand without the required permit. Thai netizens urged the police and relevant authorities to take action after the Chinese woman, later identified as Wang Zi Yu, made a video that could…

  • Thailand NewsDiscrediting Thailand: Chinese TikToker’s distorted info about Soi Nana in Bangkok

    Discrediting Thailand: Chinese TikToker’s distorted info about Soi Nana in Bangkok

    A Chinese woman has been slammed by netizens for discrediting and destroying the image of tourism in Thailand by portraying Soi Nana in Bangkok as dangerous and full of bad people. A Facebook page, Lui Jeen (ลุยจีน), shared a video of the spiteful woman who is famous on the Chinese social media platform called Douyin. “Chinese TikToker makes a video…

  • Thailand NewsTomorrowland plans a decade-long dance in Thailand, says PM Srettha

    Tomorrowland plans a decade-long dance in Thailand, says PM Srettha

    The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, this week had dinner with the organisers of the world-renowned Tomorrowland music festival and told Thai EDM music fans to look forward to plans for the festival coming to Thailand over the next ten years. PM Srettha shared a picture and some words with the Tomorrowland organising team on his Twitter account on…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested over death of Thai woman with tattoos in Chon Buri

    Thai man arrested over death of Thai woman with tattoos in Chon Buri

    Police arrested a Thai man over the death of a Thai woman with tattoos who was found buried in Chon Buri province. Officers insisted her case was unrelated to the body of a Thai man found near the scene. Locals in the Huay Yai district of Chon Buri discovered the lifeless body of the unidentified Thai woman buried in a…

  • Thailand NewsBankrupt millionaire seeks opportunities and jobs after life as thief

    Bankrupt millionaire seeks opportunities and jobs after life as thief

    A victim urged the Thai police to arrest a former millionaire in Chon Buri who, facing bankruptcy, resorted to becoming a thief. The man evaded several arrests by claiming he was mentally ill, evoking sympathy from some, who wished he could rebuild his life. One Facebook user, Aroon Kab, shared security camera footage of a man stealing three aluminium step…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya punch-up: Ex-US soldier seeks answers as Thai man delivers unexpected blow

    Pattaya punch-up: Ex-US soldier seeks answers as Thai man delivers unexpected blow

    A former US soldier sought help from locals in Pattaya after a Thai man punched him in the face. The victim was unaware of the motive for the attack. Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers and rescue team rushed to the Pattaya Sai Song Road near Soi Pattaya 13 after a Thai woman, 44 year old Nattanan, notified them about the…

  • Thailand NewsPerverted abbot accused of sexually assaulting novices and teenage boys in Chiang Mai

    Perverted abbot accused of sexually assaulting novices and teenage boys in Chiang Mai

    Mae Wang Police Station officers forced a perverted Thai abbot to leave his monkhood as they cranked up an investigation after novices and teenage boys accused him of sexually assaulting them. The alleged sexual assaults took place at a well-known temple, which was not named in the report, in the northern province of Chiang Mai. In the past, the 41 year…

  • Thailand NewsShark tale: Thai PM warns loan sharks not to test government waters as they target debt-relief participant

    Shark tale: Thai PM warns loan sharks not to test government waters as they target debt-relief participant

    The Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, warned loan sharks not to challenge government power after two loan sharks threatened a debtor who participated in a government debt relief programme. A Thai woman named Som sought protection from the police and the government after the loan sharks came to her restaurant in the Sankaburi district in the central province of…

  • Thailand NewsSwiss man accidentally falls from 3rd floor of Pattaya condo while smoking

    Swiss man accidentally falls from 3rd floor of Pattaya condo while smoking

    A Swiss man suffered head and leg injuries after he accidentally fell from the third floor of a condominium in Pattaya while smoking at 5am today. The accident was reported to the Sawang Borriboon Dhammasatan Rescue Team at 5am today, December 7, where rescuers rushed to the scene in the Jomtien neighbourhood of Pattaya. At the scene, the rescuers found…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk Thai man stabs 7-Eleven worker for refusing to sell alcohol after hours

    Drunk Thai man stabs 7-Eleven worker for refusing to sell alcohol after hours

    Police used a stun gun to subdue a drunk Thai man after he stabbed a 7-Eleven convenience store worker with a pair of scissors in the central province of Lop Buri because the victim refused to sell him alcohol. The incident occurred at a 7-Eleven store next to the Lop Buri Provincial Police Office on Phra Piya Road in the…