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 soldier seriously injured in suicide attempt at military camp

    Thai soldier seriously injured in suicide attempt at military camp

    A Thai soldier suffered a serious injury after a suicide attempt at a military camp in the central province of Prachin Buri. His motive was alleged bullying and pressure from senior officers at the camp. A 22 year old Thai woman took to social media to seek justice for her older brother, Prakit, who is now being treated in an…

  • Thailand News14 year old pregnant girl rescued after stepfather’s sexual assault

    14 year old pregnant girl rescued after stepfather’s sexual assault

    A Thai woman working as a call centre scammer in Cambodia urged a Thai social media influencer to rescue her 14 year old daughter who is now pregnant after being sexually assaulted by her stepfather. The mother asked Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet to visit her house in the Ko Kha district in the northern province of Lampang to check on her…

  • Thailand NewsThai man swaps Viagra for lizards to boost sexual performance (video)

    Thai man swaps Viagra for lizards to boost sexual performance (video)

    Hold the Viagra, Thailand, one Thai man has found an alternative to erectile dysfunction and improving one’s sexual performance – by eating live lizards! The horny Thai man reckons the reptile can improve sexual performance three hours after consumption. The family members of 59 year old Thai man Sommai, reported his shocking behaviour to the media. Sommai lives in the…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman denies stealing from Chinese man, accuses him of rape attempt

    Thai woman denies stealing from Chinese man, accuses him of rape attempt

    A Thai woman denied stealing credit cards from a Chinese man and accused him of attempting to rape her at his BBQ restaurant in Pattaya. The 33 year old Chinese man, Dihui Wu Dihui, filed a complaint at Bang Lamung Police Station in Pattaya on March 13, accusing a Thai woman he met on a dating app of stealing his…

  • Thailand NewsMissing Canadian found dead at central Thailand railway station

    Missing Canadian found dead at central Thailand railway station

    Police today discovered the dead body of a Canadian man under the platform of Chet Samian Railway Station in the central province of Ratchaburi. This discovery followed a missing person report filed yesterday, March 20. A group of foreigners lodged a missing persons report at Banpong Police Station yesterday, saying that their Canadian friend, 26 year old Ralph Joseph Ryan,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman flies to Thailand from Taiwan to stab cheating husband

    Thai woman flies to Thailand from Taiwan to stab cheating husband

    A Thai woman flew from Taiwan to Thailand to seek revenge on her cheating husband and his lover by slashing them both with a Stanley knife-type blade at a hotel in the Isaan province of Roi Et. Mueang Roi Et Police Station officers and a rescue team rushed to the hotel at 3am today, March 21, after being notified of…

  • Thailand NewsThai businessman rapes woman, leading to attempt suicide (video)

    Thai businessman rapes woman, leading to attempt suicide (video)

    Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) officers arrested a Thai businessman for allegedly raping a woman. The woman is in critical condition due to an attempted suicide after the sexual assault. The 29 year old victim filed a complaint against the businessman, Wachirawit “Joe” Sirichokwanit, at Tung Mahamek Police Station in Bangkok on March 14, accusing him of…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman fights for justice after ex-husband’s acid attack

    Thai woman fights for justice after ex-husband’s acid attack

    A Thai woman from the southern province of Songkhla sought assistance from multiple news outlets after suffering an acid attack by her ex-husband after the case had been ignored by police for five months. The 28 year old victim, Kritsada Kaewkwan, urged several media outlets to publish her story to draw attention from officers at Sabayoi Police Station in Songkhla. Kritsada…

  • Thailand NewsTinder ad slammed as an insult to Isaan women and Korat cuisine

    Tinder ad slammed as an insult to Isaan women and Korat cuisine

    The leader of a women’s rights protection organisation in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima condemned an advertisement by the Tinder dating application for insulting women in the province and depreciating Korat’s signature dish. Tinder, one of the world’s most popular dating applications, recently launched a new advertising campaign across various provinces in Thailand. The campaign encourages visitors of each…

  • Thailand NewsPolice chiefs suspended over alleged gambling links

    Police chiefs suspended over alleged gambling links

    The Prime Minister of Thailand suspended two top police chiefs of the Royal Thai Police (RTP) from their positions due to alleged internal conflict and connections to online gambling. PM Srettha Thavisin, yesterday, March 20, transferred the RTP Commissioner Torsak “Big Tor” Sukvimol and Deputy Commissioner Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, to temporary roles at the Prime Minister’s Office for 60 days.…

  • Thailand NewsMFP MP’s former assistant commits suicide in military camp

    MFP MP’s former assistant commits suicide in military camp

    A former assistant to a Move Forward Party (MFP) MP reportedly committed suicide in a military camp. The MP has called for the abolishment of military conscription, citing the intense pressure and toxic environment within military facilities as contributing factors to the individual’s decision to end their life. The MFP MP, Tisana Choonhavan, took to Twitter to share the distressing…

  • Thailand NewsThai man in Pattaya tries to reunite Russian woman with family (video)

    Thai man in Pattaya tries to reunite Russian woman with family (video)

    A Thai man in Pattaya attempted to help a Russian woman reportedly suffering from a mental illness to reunite with her family. The foreign woman did not trust anyone after she was scammed and lost her travel budget. The Thai man, Payu Phochai, posted pictures and videos of the Russian woman on Facebook yesterday, March 18, asking his followers to contact…

  • Thailand News10 teenage boys allegedly gang rape 13 year old girl in Sukhothai

    10 teenage boys allegedly gang rape 13 year old girl in Sukhothai

    Ten teenage boys allegedly gang raped a 13 year old girl in a rice field hut in the northern province of Sukhothai. Five of the gang surrendered to police and confessed to the crime. A 56 year old woman, Naphatcha, filed a complaint with Ban Dan Lan Hoi Police Station after a group of boys sexually assaulted her 13 year…

  • Thailand NewsMonkey food theft leads to motorcycle mishap in Lop Buri (video)

    Monkey food theft leads to motorcycle mishap in Lop Buri (video)

    A mischievous monkey in the central province of Lop Buri stole food from a motorcyclist, causing an accident that left the rider injured. Locals in the area are calling for a concrete solution to the growing monkey population before a fatal attack occurs. Chanachai Sangsit, the owner of a motorcycle garage in Lop Buri, shared footage of the incident with…

  • Thailand NewsBail denied for delivery rider who sexually assaulted 6 year old girl (video)

    Bail denied for delivery rider who sexually assaulted 6 year old girl (video)

    Police arrested a food delivery rider for sexually assaulting a six year old girl at the Saen Saeb Canal pier in Soi Ekkamai 30 in Bangkok on March 15. The mother of the six year old victim shared CCTV footage of the suspect with Amarin TV on March 18. The mother told the media that the incident took place near…

  • Thailand NewsSmokin’ setback: Forest fires force Bangkok Airways flight cancellations

    Smokin’ setback: Forest fires force Bangkok Airways flight cancellations

    Bangkok Airways had to cancel six flights at Mae Hong Son Airport this month due to smoke arising from widespread forest fires in the province. Bangkok Airways yesterday, March 18, cancelled flight PG 205, which runs from Bangkok to Lampang and then Mae Hong Son because the thick smoke affected the pilots’ visibility. Chiang Mai News reported that the flight…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shoots friend over fake gold necklace

    Thai man shoots friend over fake gold necklace

    A Thai man allegedly shot his friend at the weekend in a row over money and a gold necklace in the central province of Ayutthaya. The accused reportedly offered his friend a gold necklace as collateral for a money loan but the necklace turned out to be fake so the victim refused to loan his friend the money. An argument…

  • Thailand NewsCash and carry con: Middle Eastern man caught stealing from Ang Thong store (video)

    Cash and carry con: Middle Eastern man caught stealing from Ang Thong store (video)

    A grocery store security camera in the central province of Ang Thong captured footage of a Middle Eastern man swindling money and stealing products from the shop. Similar incidents of theft involving individuals of Middle Eastern descent have been reported by other businesses in the province. Anchisa Butsunthorn, an employee of the grocery store, told Channel 7 that the theft…

  • Thailand NewsThai cop falls to his death from 7th floor of condo near Bangkok

    Thai cop falls to his death from 7th floor of condo near Bangkok

    A commando police officer fell to his death from the seventh floor of a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. His girlfriend insisted there were no suspicious actions or signs of visible stress before the incident. A vendor running a grocery shop near the condominium in the Pak Kret district of Nonthaburi province reported the fatal fall of an officer…

  • Thailand NewsThai residents tee off with golf protest over neglected road (video)

    Thai residents tee off with golf protest over neglected road (video)

    Residents of Phimai district in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima staged a protest to highlight 30 years of neglect by playing golf on the cracked and potholed road. Channel 7 reported today, March 18, that more than 20 residents gathered and played golf on a public road. Locals told the media that they felt compelled to take action due…

  • Thailand NewsIllegal elephant pants from China seized at Bangkok warehouse

    Illegal elephant pants from China seized at Bangkok warehouse

    Economic Crime Suppression Division officers swooped on a warehouse in the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok and seized 30,000 elephant pants valued at over 6 million baht. The pants were imported from China without paying taxes. Acting on a tip-off regarding the tax evasion associated with the imported elephant pants from China, officers conducted the raid on the warehouse…

  • Thailand NewsGolden getaway: Thai woman swipes Chinese man’s credit cards in Pattaya

    Golden getaway: Thai woman swipes Chinese man’s credit cards in Pattaya

    A Thai woman is on the run after stealing credit cards from a Chinese man to buy two gold necklaces valued at about 33,000 baht from a gold shop in Pattaya. Bang Lamung Police Station told Channel 8 that the 33 year old Chinese man, Dihui Wu Dihui, reported the theft of his credit cards to the police via a…

  • Thailand NewsRussian demands 100,000 baht from Thai woman for alleged assault (video)

    Russian demands 100,000 baht from Thai woman for alleged assault (video)

    A Russian man accused a Thai woman of physically assaulting him at a house in the Isaan province of Buriram last month, demanding the woman pay him 100,000 baht in compensation. The accused woman denied the allegation and told a different side of the story to a new agency. The Russian man filed a complaint against 42 year old Sommai…

  • Thailand NewsNew Zealanders in hot water after assaulting Thai officer in Phuket

    New Zealanders in hot water after assaulting Thai officer in Phuket

    Two New Zealanders, who physically assaulted a Thai police officer on Chao Fah East Road in Phuket on Saturday were charged with five offences and face a lifetime ban from entering Thailand. The incident occurred when a traffic officer from the Chalong Police Station, Somsak Noo-iad, asked two foreign men, later identified as 36 year old Hamish Day and 38…

  • Thailand NewsBorrowed money turns to ashes: Thai man loses 100,000 baht in van fire (video)

    Borrowed money turns to ashes: Thai man loses 100,000 baht in van fire (video)

    A Thai man’s fortunes went up in smoke when he borrowed 100,000 baht from a bank to settle an informal debt, only to lose the entire sum in a van fire accident in the central province of Prachin Buri. Firefighters from Prahantakam District Office in Prachin Buri rushed to extinguish the fire that broke out in the van owned by 34…

  • Thailand NewsHeartbreak heist: Thai man accuses lover swindling 38 million baht, stealing data

    Heartbreak heist: Thai man accuses lover swindling 38 million baht, stealing data

    A Thai businessman filed a complaint against his lover, accusing her of stealing confidential data from a hospital and swindling him out of 38 million baht. The 63 year old Wasit visited Pak Kret Police Station in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok yesterday, March 14, to file a complaint against his lover, Teeranan, who used to work as a nurse at…

  • Thailand NewsSole searching: Thai man hits Buddha with flipflop after ex-wife return wish fails

    Sole searching: Thai man hits Buddha with flipflop after ex-wife return wish fails

    CCTV footage at a temple in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat showed a Thai man hitting a Buddha statue with a flipflop after a wish for the return of his ex-wife was unfulfilled. A local in the Ron Phibun district of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Piyapong Sutthiphakdee, took to social media to condemn the Thai man for his disrespectful…

  • Thailand NewsHTMS Chon Buri fires at another Thai vessel, 14 sailors hurt (video)

    HTMS Chon Buri fires at another Thai vessel, 14 sailors hurt (video)

    A near-catastrophe unfolded yesterday when the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) ship HTMS Chon Buri inadvertently discharged its weapon, firing at another naval ship, HTMS Khirirat, causing injuries to 14 sailors aboard HTMS Khirirat. HTMS Chon Buri docked at Laem Thian Pier within the Sattahip Naval Base in Chon Buri province, had just completed training on March 13. While the vessel…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman defends husband for shooting her with harpoon

    Thai woman defends husband for shooting her with harpoon

    A Thai woman in the Isaan province of Buriram defended her husband, who shot her with a harpoon, to prevent him from being arrested, saying the shooting was an accident. Her husband said otherwise. Rescuers from the Siam Ruamjai Pu-in Foundation in the Nang Rong district of Buriram province hurried to assist a 46 year old woman named Phan who…

  • Thailand News73 year old Thai man swindles friends to pay party entertainers

    73 year old Thai man swindles friends to pay party entertainers

    Police arrested a 73 year old Thai man at his house in the Huay Kwang district of Bangkok after he swindled millions of baht from his friends to pay for two female party entertainers. A Thai man filed a complaint against his 73 year old friend, Charnyut Saelok, accusing him of swindling about 300,000 baht. The victim explained that Charnyut…