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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya lifeguards and foreigner rescue man from suicide (video)

    Pattaya lifeguards and foreigner rescue man from suicide (video)

    Two Thai lifeguards and a foreigner yesterday successfully rescued a man who attempted to commit suicide in the sea off Pattaya. Two Thai lifeguards and a foreign man who witnessed the incident yesterday, March 26, pulled the Thai man, later identified as Pisit, out of the sea. Pisit reportedly choked on seawater and was exhausted, as the sea had very…

  • Crime NewsThai transwoman and boyfriend arrested for killing brother

    Thai transwoman and boyfriend arrested for killing brother

    Police in Pathum Thani arrested a Thai transwoman and her boyfriend after uncovering evidence that they had murdered her younger brother and managed to keep the crime hidden for three months. The victim, a 28 year old Thai man, Jakkarin Charoenpha, went missing in mid-December last year. Jakkarin left his rented room in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima on…

  • Phuket NewsFrenchman wanted for fatal prison break arrested in Phuket

    Frenchman wanted for fatal prison break arrested in Phuket

    Phuket police officers yesterday arrested a Frenchman wanted for aiding a prisoner’s escape and killing prison guards in France last year. The BBC reported last year that the French prisoner, 30 year old Mohamed Amra, also known as “The Fly,” managed to escape from custody while being transported back to prison after attending a court hearing. Amra had been arrested on…

  • Thailand NewsThai police surrenders after fatally shooting girlfriend in Nakhon Pathom

    Thai police surrenders after fatally shooting girlfriend in Nakhon Pathom

    A Thai police officer turned himself in after fatally shooting his girlfriend in front of her family members at a house in the central province of Nakhon Pathom yesterday, March 26, the victim’s birthday. The Police Senior Sergeant Major from the Thung Song Hong Police Station, 38 year old Arnon, surrendered himself at Mueang Nakhon Pathom Police Station yesterday after…

  • Bangkok NewsSingaporean wanted after Thai girlfriend found dead in Bangkok condo

    Singaporean wanted after Thai girlfriend found dead in Bangkok condo

    Police are searching for a Singaporean man after his Thai girlfriend was found dead in the bathroom of a luxury condominium on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok yesterday, March 26. The naked body of the 30 year old woman, Proudphilas Paladon, was discovered in the bathroom of a unit on the 22nd floor of a condominium near Soi Sukhumvit 39 in…

  • Thailand NewsPretty in pink: Bikini-clad woman wreaks havoc at police station

    Pretty in pink: Bikini-clad woman wreaks havoc at police station

    A Thai woman in a pink bikini top caused chaos at a police station in Nonthaburi near Bangkok for two days due to her mental health condition. A 47 year old Thai man, Ronnachai, had been searching for his wife, 34 year old Sudarat, who had been missing from their shared home since Sunday, March 23. He eventually found her…

  • Pattaya NewsRussian motorcyclist seriously injured after allegedly running red light

    Russian motorcyclist seriously injured after allegedly running red light

    A Russian motorcyclist reportedly ran a red light on a road in Pattaya and collided with a sedan car, resulting in severe injuries. Mueang Pattaya Police Station and the Sawang Borriboon Dhammastan Rescue Foundation were alerted to the accident near the entrance of an entertainment venue at 5.19am yesterday, March 25. The incident took place on Pattaya Sai Sam Road…

  • Thailand NewsSeeking forgiveness: Thai thief sends apology letter, returns stolen amulet

    Seeking forgiveness: Thai thief sends apology letter, returns stolen amulet

    A Thai thief sent an apology letter after stealing 3,000 baht in cash and an amulet from a coffee shop in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday, March 23. He also returned the amulet with sentimental value to the victim. The owner of MOKA CAFE in Chiang Mai, 38 year old Somchai, asked Chiang Mai News to publicise…

  • Thailand NewsBun fight: Mother and son escape as car rolls into Bangkok bakery

    Bun fight: Mother and son escape as car rolls into Bangkok bakery

    A Thai woman and her son narrowly escaped danger after a 64 year old driver crashed her sedan into a bakery in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. CCTV footage of the accident went viral on Thai social media, with netizens expressing their relief upon learning that the worker at the Bakerlicious bakery and her young son were unharmed. The accident…

  • Thailand NewsThai boys post video when killing 33 year old man on social media

    Thai boys post video when killing 33 year old man on social media

    Police arrested two Thai boys after they filmed themselves brutally murdering a 33 year old man in a rubber plantation in Trang and posted the shocking footage on social media. Esor News reported the shocking murder by the young offenders in Trang yesterday, March 25. The page stated that the 14 year old boys took revenge by killing a 33…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok thief in food delivery jacket steals 1.5 million baht in gold necklaces

    Bangkok thief in food delivery jacket steals 1.5 million baht in gold necklaces

    A cunning thief wearing a food delivery rider’s jacket stole gold necklaces worth 1.5 million baht from a gold shop at a supermarket in Bangkok’s Bang Khae district yesterday, March 25, and remains at large. The theft was reported at the Aurora gold shop on the ground floor of the Big C supermarket near Soi Phetchakasem 67 in Bang Khae…

  • Thailand NewsUgandan man caught smuggling 16.5kg of cocaine into Thailand

    Ugandan man caught smuggling 16.5kg of cocaine into Thailand

    Immigration Bureau officers yesterday arrested a Ugandan man in the southern province of Songkhla for smuggling 16.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from Malaysia into Thailand. Songkhla Provincial Immigration Bureau officers yesterday, March 25, received a tip-off about a suspicious Ugandan national, 29 year old Kasim, and closely monitored him while he was staying at a hotel in the Hat Yai district of…

  • Phuket NewsMissing Thai man found dead on Phuket mountain

    Missing Thai man found dead on Phuket mountain

    Officials and rescuers yesterday found the dead body of a Thai man who had gone missing on Ket Nee Mountain in Phuket on Sunday, March 23. The missing man’s wife, 56 year old Tararat Payu, sought help from police officers and rescuers after she and her husband, 61 year old Surin Yadee, became separated while walking down Ket Nee Mountain…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman dies in car crash after van driver abandons her mid-trip

    Thai woman dies in car crash after van driver abandons her mid-trip

    A drunk Thai woman met a tragic end after being dumped mid-journey by a van driver in Surat Thani. The driver allegedly kicked her out for annoying other passengers—only for her to be killed in a horrific car crash moments later. Officers from Tha Chi Police Station were alerted to the woman’s death on Highway 41 in the Ban Na…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman loses 1.7 million baht in scam, says police only help celebrities

    Thai woman loses 1.7 million baht in scam, says police only help celebrities

    A Thai woman in the eastern province of Rayong accused police officers of working only for famous people after she lost 1.7 million baht to a scammer after officers ignored her case. The 50 year old victim, Kanlayaphat, filed a complaint with Huay Pong Police Station after money was withdrawn from her bank account four times by a scammer posing…

  • Thailand NewsLesson in love: Jealous wife goes full throttle in mistress chase

    Lesson in love: Jealous wife goes full throttle in mistress chase

    The jealous wife of a Thai school director pursued his alleged mistress in a high-speed car chase before eventually attacking her on a road in the southern province of Songkhla. The social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet shared a video on Facebook on Sunday, March 23, showing a high-speed chase between the school director’s wife and the victim. Netizens noted…

  • Thailand NewsHigh-ranking police accused of drug use, theft, and gambling

    High-ranking police accused of drug use, theft, and gambling

    A Thai woman accused her police officer ex-boyfriend in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok of using a drug and stealing 500,000 baht from her to fund his gambling habit. The 38 year old woman, Fah, sought help from lawyer Nathatpong Boonkird after her complaint to the Royal Thai Police (RTP) failed to progress. Fah insisted she had evidence of her…

  • Thailand NewsPM Paetongtarn accused of 218 million baht tax evasion

    PM Paetongtarn accused of 218 million baht tax evasion

    The People’s Party accused the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, of tax evasion amounting to 218 million baht during a motion of no confidence held yesterday, March 24. Yesterday’s parliamentary session marked the first time that the People’s Party, as the opposition, conducted a motion of no confidence, primarily targeting PM Paetongtarn. The discussion began with an accusation from…

  • Bangkok NewsBritish man dies on Bangkok footpath after rampage, altercation

    British man dies on Bangkok footpath after rampage, altercation

    A British man died on a footpath in Bangkok after going on a rampage and engaging in a physical altercation with two Thai karaoke bar workers on Sunday, March 23. Bar workers insisted on their innocence. Officers from Bang Pho Police Station were called to investigate the death of the foreign man on a footpath near Soi Pracharat Sai 1, Section…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok care centre exposed for covering up abuse of old Alzheimer’s man

    Bangkok care centre exposed for covering up abuse of old Alzheimer’s man

    A caretaker at an elderly care centre in the Bang Kapi area of Bangkok physically abused an old man with Alzheimer’s, prompting his daughter to share the story with the media in her quest for justice. The 59 year old woman, Tayanat Kajornnapapong, brought the abuse to public attention because the care centre and Lat Phrao Police Station failed to…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk Thai woman attempts hara-kiri after dispute with husband

    Drunk Thai woman attempts hara-kiri after dispute with husband

    A Thai woman today attempted to perform hara-kiri, cutting open her stomach, after a dispute with her husband while they were both drunk at a rented house in Chiang Mai province. Officers from Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station and rescuers arrived at the two-storey house in the Mueang district of the province at about 2am, today, March 24, after receiving…

  • Thailand NewsThailand warns vaping could lead to 5 years in prison

    Thailand warns vaping could lead to 5 years in prison

    Following the Government of Thailand’s recent decisive action on e-cigarettes or vapes, anyone caught with the illegal items could face up to five years in prison and a hefty fine. Residents are also encouraged to report vape users or vendors through an official mobile application. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has now taken a firm stance against vaping, despite having previously supported…

  • Thailand NewsThai motorcycle taxi rider loses nearly 30,000 baht in fake dollar scam

    Thai motorcycle taxi rider loses nearly 30,000 baht in fake dollar scam

    A Thai motorcycle taxi rider lost nearly 30,000 baht after a scammer tricked him into exchanging fake dollar banknotes at a bank in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. The motorcycle taxi rider, 43 year old Saksan Phungphat, carried his baby boy to seek help from Channel 3 after police allowed the scammer to remain at large despite his loss of…

  • Bangkok NewsThai doctor mysteriously dies in bloodstained shorts in Bangkok condo

    Thai doctor mysteriously dies in bloodstained shorts in Bangkok condo

    A Thai doctor mysteriously died in his condominium in the Thonglo area of Bangkok. The doctor’s body was discovered in his bed by his boyfriend yesterday, March 23. Officers at Thong Lo Police Station were alerted to the death of the doctor, 37 year old Prakit, at 8.33am yesterday. The person who reported the incident was Prakit’s boyfriend, whose name…

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