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 NewsThai tomboy accuses spiritual medium couple of swindling 50 million baht

    Thai tomboy accuses spiritual medium couple of swindling 50 million baht

    A Thai tomboy accused a spiritual medium couple of swindling 50 million baht from her over nine years. The accused couple denied the allegation, claiming the tomboy spent the money on her partners, not on them. The tomboy, Som, gave an interview to Channel 3, appealing to the media to help her seek justice. She explained that she first met the…

  • 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 NewsWife blames ghost possession for car crash by drug-addicted husband

    Wife blames ghost possession for car crash by drug-addicted husband

    A Thai woman claimed her husband was possessed by a ghost after he crashed his sedan into an electric bicycle and a sidecar motorcycle in the northeastern province of Loei on Sunday, June 8. Two Thai women, 39 year old Arnutsara and 33 year old Orrawan, urged Channel 3 to help ensure justice for their family members, who were injured…

  • 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.…

  • Phuket NewsThai netizens divided over video of foreign couple having sex in car

    Thai netizens divided over video of foreign couple having sex in car

    Thai netizens are divided after a video of a foreign couple in Phuket having sex in their car went viral on Thai social media today, June 11. The Phuket Times Facebook page reported that the incident took place in a vehicle parked outside Phuket International Airport. The page stated in the post… “Disgusting!’ The car is shaking! They’re having sex…

  • 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…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man kills wife in car amid alleged double life and financial dispute

    Thai man kills wife in car amid alleged double life and financial dispute

    Friends of a man who murdered his wife and abandoned her body in a car claimed that a double life and financial issues might be the motive behind the crime. Officers from Phetchakasem Police Station arrested the suspect, 40 year old Thai man, Mepaphat, at his home in Soi Phetchakasem 67 in Bangkok at around midnight today, June 10. His…

  • 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…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man kills wife and leaves body in car with engine running

    Thai man kills wife and leaves body in car with engine running

    Police arrested a Thai man in the early hours of this morning for killing his wife and leaving her body in a car parked in Soi Phetchakasem 67 in Bangkok with the engine still running. Officers from Phetchakasem Police Station were alerted to the death of a 36 year old Thai woman, Nanticha, at around 9pm yesterday, June 9. Her…

  • 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…

  • Thailand NewsThai regular customer of Chon Buri Internet café dies on desk

    Thai regular customer of Chon Buri Internet café dies on desk

    Workers at an internet café in Chon Buri were shocked to discover that a regular customer had died at a computer desk yesterday, June 8. Officers from Laem Chabang Police Station and rescuers from the Sawang Pratheep Foundation were called to investigate the death of a 42 year old Thai man, Jirakit, at the internet café in the Si Racha…

  • 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…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman finds 12 million baht in plastic box at condo rubbish area

    Thai woman finds 12 million baht in plastic box at condo rubbish area

    A Thai woman discovered a plastic box containing 12 million baht in cash in the waste disposal area of her condominium in Nonthaburi province yesterday, June 5. The female condo resident, Usa, alerted officers from Pak Kret Police Station at around 8.30pm. The cash-filled plastic box was left in the rubbish area on the fourth floor of the condominium, located…

  • 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 schoolboy uses AI to create nude images of female classmates

    Thai schoolboy uses AI to create nude images of female classmates

    A Thai schoolboy in the central province of Pathum Thani allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to create nude images of his female classmates and shared them online. Yesterday, June 5, 20 schoolgirls and their parents visited the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau to file a complaint against their classmate after discovering their explicit pictures on social media. The young victims had…

  • 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…