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 NewsRetired policewoman in Saraburi seeks new home for wild cat after serious attack | Thaiger

    Retired policewoman in Saraburi seeks new home for wild cat after serious attack

    An 83 year old retired policewoman in the central province of Saraburi sought a new home for a wild cat she had attempted to pet after it attacked her, leaving severe injuries that required more than 100 stitches. Jeraja asked a rescue team for help in catching a wild cat she had been caring for and treating like her beloved…

  • Bangkok NewsThai taxi rider seeks justice after being banned for rejecting passenger’s sexual advances | Thaiger

    Thai taxi rider seeks justice after being banned for rejecting passenger’s sexual advances

    A Thai motorcycle taxi rider is seeking justice after his ride-hailing app account was suspended for cancelling a service mid-journey, following sexual harassment by a male passenger during the ride. According to the rules of most ride-hailing platforms, each driver or rider must take passengers safely to their destinations. If a service is cancelled without reasonable cause or receives a…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman apologises after exposing private parts in tattoo contest | Thaiger

    Thai woman apologises after exposing private parts in tattoo contest

    A Thai woman issued a public apology after exposing her private parts during a tattoo contest in Saraburi province on Saturday, November 8. An explicit video of the female contestant circulated on Thai social media on Monday, November 10, sparking criticism both against the woman and the event organisers. The two-day event, held from November 7 and 8, marked the…

  • Thailand NewsThai theft suspect drowns after jumping into canal to escape arrest | Thaiger

    Thai theft suspect drowns after jumping into canal to escape arrest

    Yesterday, a Thai man drowned in a canal in Samut Prakan province after allegedly attempting to steal from a parked car and evading arrest by jumping into the water. Locals alerted Bang Sao Thong Police Station officers and Por Teck Tung Foundation rescuers to a canal within the Eua Arthon Mueangma Bangphli Community in the Bang Sao Thong district after…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok public bus crashes and kills woman while crossing road | Thaiger

    Bangkok public bus crashes and kills woman while crossing road

    A public bus driver crashed into and killed a Thai woman while she was crossing a road in Bangkok yesterday. The location was not a designated pedestrian crossing. The fatal accident was reported to Bangrak Police Station at around 3pm and it occurred on Surawong Road near Sub Intersection. The bus involved was a cream-and-red vehicle, number 2-2, which operates…

  • Phuket NewsThai man arrested for killing and robbing Phuket tour guide | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for killing and robbing Phuket tour guide

    Police arrested a Thai man who attempted to flee from Phuket to Phang Nga province after killing a female tour guide and robbing her. The family of the victim, 56 year old Orrathai, reported her missing to Wichit Police Station on November 7. Orrathai had left home for work that morning and never returned. According to her family, Orrathai usually…

  • Thailand NewsIndian man arrested for allegedly killing 8 year old stepson in Phetchaburi | Thaiger

    Indian man arrested for allegedly killing 8 year old stepson in Phetchaburi

    Yesterday, police, arrested an Indian man for allegedly killing his eight year old stepson at a house in the Cha-am district of the southern province of Phetchaburi. The boy, identified as Noni O, was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a house in the Phu Fa Ngam 3 Village on Samphraya Road, Cha-am district, Phetchaburi, on November 9. The child…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya woman fatally stabs herself after dispute with boyfriend over revealing clothes | Thaiger

    Pattaya woman fatally stabs herself after dispute with boyfriend over revealing clothes

    A Thai woman with a history of depression allegedly stabbed herself to death in a rented room in Pattaya following a dispute with her boyfriend over her revealing clothes. Officers from Bang Lamung Police Station were called to investigate the death of the 25 year old woman at a five-storey condominium in Soi Pho Sarn, Na Kluea Subdistrict, Bang Lamung…

  • Phuket NewsForeigner’s cash hunting game labelled as harmful among Phuket residents | Thaiger

    Foreigner’s cash hunting game labelled as harmful among Phuket residents

    Phuket residents criticised a foreign TikToker for launching a cash hunting game on the island, fearing it could pose dangers to participants. Some also questioned the motive behind the stunt. The treasure-hunting game in Phuket drew widespread attention after it was reported by the Phuket Times Facebook page yesterday, November 9. The game was organised by a TikTok user under…

  • Phuket NewsForeign woman caught offering illegal travel packages in Phuket | Thaiger

    Foreign woman caught offering illegal travel packages in Phuket

    A Member of Parliament (MP) for Phuket province criticised a foreign woman allegedly offering travel packages illegally to tourists on a beach. Chalermpong Saengdee, an MP from the People’s Party, shared a video of the woman on his Facebook page on Friday, November 7. The nationality of the foreign suspect has not yet been identified. In the footage, the woman…

  • Thailand NewsThai PM to suspend Cambodia peace declaration after recent landmine explosion | Thaiger

    Thai PM to suspend Cambodia peace declaration after recent landmine explosion

    Thailand’s Prime Minister (PM), Anutin Charnvirakul, is seeking to suspend a peace declaration with Cambodia and has delayed the return of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war, following a landmine explosion that caused another Thai soldier to lose a leg today, November 10. The explosion occurred opposite the Prasat Phra Wihan temple, also known as Preah Vihear, in Si Saket province…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man arrested after paying party entertainer with counterfeit banknotes | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested after paying party entertainer with counterfeit banknotes

    A Thai man was arrested on Friday, November 7, at a condominium in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district after allegedly using counterfeit banknotes to pay a female party entertainer. The entertainer, Arinrada, filed a complaint with Prachachuen Police Station after a man who hired her to provide services in his condo room paid her with fake banknotes. She received three euro…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket police urged to act after Polish man’s repeated stabbing threats at hotels | Thaiger

    Phuket police urged to act after Polish man’s repeated stabbing threats at hotels

    A Polish man in Phuket made headlines once again on November 9, just days after he threatened to stab and kill a Thai hotel staff member last week. A Thai woman shared footage of the foreign man’s behaviour with the Phuket Times Facebook page yesterday, November 9. She claimed the man was a 41 year old Polish national, the same…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese man arrested for fatally stabbing friend in Bangkok condo | Thaiger

    Chinese man arrested for fatally stabbing friend in Bangkok condo

    Police arrested a Chinese man in the northern province of Chiang Rai for fatally stabbing his friend at a condominium in Bangkok on October 29. Officers from Sutthisan Police Station were alerted to the fatal stabbing at a condominium room in Soi Pracharat Bamphen 5, Huai Khwang, at around 3am on October 29. According to the condominium owner, a group…

  • Thailand NewsFrenchman arrested for series of thefts at Bangkok airport | Thaiger

    Frenchman arrested for series of thefts at Bangkok airport

    Police yesterday, November 9, arrested a Frenchman for a series of thefts committed between September and October at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. Officers of Don Mueang Airport and Don Mueang Police Station had received multiple reports of theft over recent months, prompting a thorough investigation. Officers reviewed security camera footage and identified a foreign man, later named as…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man saves 5 year old girl from drowning and uncovers family abuse | Thaiger

    Thai man saves 5 year old girl from drowning and uncovers family abuse

    A Thai man rescued a five year old girl and her older sister, who were allegedly abused and forced to work by their guardians. One of the girls nearly drowned in a canal in Bangkok while attempting to collect money from krathongs during the Loy Krathong festival. An owner of a motorcycle shop in the Bang Mod area of Bangkok…

  • Bangkok NewsThai woman poses as handsome man to scam friend out of 20,000 baht | Thaiger

    Thai woman poses as handsome man to scam friend out of 20,000 baht

    A Thai woman posed as an attractive man to carry out a romance scam and swindle 20,000 baht from her friend. Police allegedly rejected the victim’s complaint, claiming the money was given willingly out of affection. The victim, 34 year old Ploy, turned to the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after police allegedly refused to process her case. She later revealed…

  • Thailand NewsThai man left blind after surgery at private hospital in Samut Sakhon | Thaiger

    Thai man left blind after surgery at private hospital in Samut Sakhon

    A Thai woman condemned a private hospital in the central province of Samut Sakhon after treatment for nasal polyps left her boyfriend blind. The woman, identified only as Ploy, took to an online community to share details of the medical mishap. She included photos showing her boyfriend’s eye and nose injuries, which she said resulted from surgery to remove nasal…

  • Bangkok NewsShooting breaks out between Bangkok rescue teams, leaving 3 injured | Thaiger

    Shooting breaks out between Bangkok rescue teams, leaving 3 injured

    Three rescue workers were injured in a shooting early yesterday, November 6, following a dispute between two rescue foundations on Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok. Wang Thonglang Police Station was alerted to the incident involving rescue volunteers near the entrance of Soi Lat Phrao 122 in Wang Thonglang district at around 1am. At the scene, officers found bloodstains on the…

  • Thailand NewsThai man found dead hanging from electric pole in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Thai man found dead hanging from electric pole in Chon Buri

    A Thai man reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a roadside electric pole in Samet sub-district, Chon Buri. His motives currently remain under investigation. Officers from Samet Police Station, together with rescuers from the Trikunatham Foundation, investigated the death of the 48 year old Thai man in the Sajja Suan Luang community at around 5am today, November 5, following…

  • Phuket News4 foreign tourists rescued after speedboat stranded off Phuket | Thaiger

    4 foreign tourists rescued after speedboat stranded off Phuket

    Four foreign tourists were safely rescued after their speedboat became stranded on rocks near Maiton Island in Phuket yesterday. Vice Admiral Weerudom Muangjeen, Commander of the Third Naval Area Command, ordered officers from the Third Naval Area Command and the Maritime Enforcement Coordination Centre Region 3 to rescue the four tourists after receiving a report that their speedboat was hit…

  • Thailand NewsThai senator sues ex-news anchor over Facebook post about alleged theft | Thaiger

    Thai senator sues ex-news anchor over Facebook post about alleged theft

    A Thai senator is taking legal action against a former news anchor for defamation after she shared a Facebook post about his alleged theft on an expressway in 2021. The 40 year old former news anchor, Natthasinee “Kwan” Pinyopiyavid, visited Na Jomtien Police Station in Chon Buri yesterday, November 5, to acknowledge the defamation accusation made by a senator whose…

  • Thailand NewsFrenchman and two Thais save woman from suicide in Chao Phraya River | Thaiger

    Frenchman and two Thais save woman from suicide in Chao Phraya River

    A Frenchman and two Thai nationals saved a heartbroken woman from a suicide attempt in the Chao Phraya River in Chai Nat province yesterday, November 5. CCTV footage of the incident, shared by Channel 7, showed the woman, aged around 30, climbing over a riverside fence before jumping into the water. The incident occurred in the Mueang Chai Nat district…

  • Thailand NewsTrusted transwoman helper accused of stealing gold from elderly woman | Thaiger

    Trusted transwoman helper accused of stealing gold from elderly woman

    Police arrested a Thai transwoman for stealing a gold necklace from a 68 year old woman in Sattahip, Chon Buri province. The 68 year old victim, Maew, filed a complaint with Sattahip Police Station on November 3 after her gold necklace, worth around 31,000 baht, went missing. Maew told officers she suspected the transwoman, later identified as 48 year old…

  • Thailand NewsChon Buri man threatens neighbour with gun in cat-related dispute | Thaiger

    Chon Buri man threatens neighbour with gun in cat-related dispute

    A Thai man threatened his neighbour with a gun on Tuesday, November 4, after the neighbour’s cat ate grass in front of his home in Chon Buri province. The 53 year old victim, Yongyot, reached out to several news agencies out of concern for himself, his family members, and his cat named Panda. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in a…

  • Thailand NewsBMW driver pays 5.5 million baht after killing mother and 2 children in Chumphon | Thaiger

    BMW driver pays 5.5 million baht after killing mother and 2 children in Chumphon

    A Thai BMW driver faces four years and seven months in prison after a fatal accident that killed a mother and her two children in the southern province of Chumphon last year. She was later granted temporary release. The crash occurred on a highway in Chumphon at around 7.40pm on November 27 last year, when a BMW collided with a…

  • Thailand NewsBank of Thailand to roll out new 50 and 100 baht polymer banknotes | Thaiger

    Bank of Thailand to roll out new 50 and 100 baht polymer banknotes

    The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is set to introduce new 50 and 100 baht polymer banknotes, which will officially enter circulation on November 21. BOT Governor, Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput, said the new banknotes, made from a special polymer material, are more durable and resistant to moisture and dirt. The change aims to keep banknotes cleaner, longer-lasting, and more environmentally friendly. The…

  • Thailand NewsKenyan woman drives car into Chiang Mai moat on Loy Krathong night | Thaiger

    Kenyan woman drives car into Chiang Mai moat on Loy Krathong night

    A Kenyan woman accidentally drove her red Nissan sedan into a Chiang Mai moat on Loy Krathong night, November 5, after being startled by firecrackers and children’s screams. Channel 7 reported that the accident occurred in front of Wat Lok Molee last night, where attendees were enjoying the Yi Peng and Loy Krathong festivals. Witnesses alerted officers from Mueang Chiang Mai…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman killed and dumped in canal over alleged love affair | Thaiger

    Thai woman killed and dumped in canal over alleged love affair

    Police are searching for the suspects involved in the murder of a Thai woman whose body was found dumped in a canal in the central province of Nakhon Pathom. Adultery is suspected to be the motive behind the killing. A local fisherman alerted officers from Bang Len Police Station after discovering the body of the woman, later identified as 49…

  • Phuket NewsForeign man threatens Phuket hotel staff after being denied entry with cat | Thaiger

    Foreign man threatens Phuket hotel staff after being denied entry with cat

    A foreign man allegedly threatened to stab and shoot a hotel employee in Phuket yesterday, November 6, after being refused permission to bring a cat into the accommodation. The victim shared details of the violent behaviour with the Phuket Times Facebook page, which also released CCTV footage capturing part of the incident. In the video, the foreign man, dressed in…