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 man dies after falling from third floor of Bangkok shopping mall | Thaiger

    Thai man dies after falling from third floor of Bangkok shopping mall

    A Thai man died after falling into an artificial pond from the third floor of a shopping mall in the Bang Kae district of Bangkok yesterday. A witness said it was a suicide. An employee at the mall reported the incident to Lak Song Police Station at about 12.50pm yesterday, January 23. She said she heard the sound of something…

  • Thailand NewsFatal ride: Garbage truck tragedy as sanitation workers hit a dead-end on tunnel rooftop | Thaiger

    Fatal ride: Garbage truck tragedy as sanitation workers hit a dead-end on tunnel rooftop

    Two sanitation workers tragically lost their lives when they were seated on the roof of a garbage truck while it passed through a tunnel in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The workers sustained fatal head injuries as the vehicle entered the tunnel, colliding with its ridge. Officers from the Tha Rua Police Station received a report of the accident at…

  • Thailand NewsLocal fishermen hooked over Vietnam warplane wreckage found in Mekong | Thaiger

    Local fishermen hooked over Vietnam warplane wreckage found in Mekong

    Thai and Lao men discovered the wreckage of a Vietnam warplane while fishing in the Mekong River within the Isaan province of Nong Khai. In light of safety concerns, locals have been banned from accessing the site, given the potential presence of explosives within the wreckage. A 40 year old Thai man, Chonnathep Suriwong, shared his account of finding the…

  • Thailand NewsThai influencer condemned for risky action of filming herself on road (video) | Thaiger

    Thai influencer condemned for risky action of filming herself on road (video)

    Thai netizens condemned a female social media influencer for her risky action after she filmed herself daringly walking in the middle of the road as several speeding vehicles passed by. Renowned Twitter account Red Skull shared a video of the female influencer, Nutsima “Bell” Sirisoonthorn, filming herself on the road while motor vehicles passed by her on January 21. The…

  • Thailand News16 year old motorcycle rider attacked by 2 teenage attackers in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    16 year old motorcycle rider attacked by 2 teenage attackers in Chiang Mai

    A 16 year old boy filed a complaint against two teenage attackers who last week assaulted him and tried to steal his motorcycle on a road in the northern province of Chiang Mai. The mother of the victim took to social media after the two attackers remained at large even though the physical assault took place almost a week ago,…

  • Thailand NewsParty entertainer accuses former Thai politician of rape | Thaiger

    Party entertainer accuses former Thai politician of rape

    A female party entertainer filed a complaint against a former Thai politician in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri province accusing him of defrauding and raping her. The 35 year old party entertainer, identified only as Bee, complained to Sattahip Police Station on January 20 that a former politician refused to pay for her services and also reportedly raped her…

  • Thailand NewsThai police officer allegedly faked marriage certificate and swindles money from woman | Thaiger

    Thai police officer allegedly faked marriage certificate and swindles money from woman

    An angry Thai woman accused a police officer in the northern province of Lamphun of forging a fake marriage certificate and defrauding more than 300,000 baht from her and her mother. The 39 year old woman named Aut urged Thai news agencies to help her seek justice after she and her mother lost more than 300,000 baht to a police sub-lieutenant…

  • Thailand NewsHandcuffed Thai car thief escapes from police station in Chiang Rai | Thaiger

    Handcuffed Thai car thief escapes from police station in Chiang Rai

    Officers are set to rearrest a Thai car thief two days after the suspect successfully escaped from Mueang Chiang Rai Police Station in northern Thailand despite being handcuffed. The thief stole a black Mitsubishi from a Thai woman in the northern province of Chiang Rai on January 13. He even posted a video of himself and the stolen car on…

  • Thailand News5 Thai teenagers arrested for trying to rob Kuwaiti man in Pattaya | Thaiger

    5 Thai teenagers arrested for trying to rob Kuwaiti man in Pattaya

    Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers arrested five Thai teenagers for trying to rob a Kuwaiti man in Pattaya in the early morning of yesterday, January 22. Channel 7 reported that the 23 year old Kuwaiti victim filed a complaint against a group of Thai teens after he survived the attempted robbery at 3.30am yesterday. The foreign man explained that he…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman mysteriously dies in Malaysia while travelling with friend | Thaiger

    Thai woman mysteriously dies in Malaysia while travelling with friend

    Thai parents sought help from the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women to investigate the mysterious and tragic death of their daughter who reportedly fell from the 33rd floor of a building in the Kuala Lumpur city in Malaysia and died. A 62 year old Thai woman, Nopparat In-pru and her 63 year old husband, Narongchai Phansanoi, travelled from the…

  • Thailand NewsRussian man rescued after jumping into Pattaya sea near Bali Hai Pier | Thaiger

    Russian man rescued after jumping into Pattaya sea near Bali Hai Pier

    Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers and rescuers rescued a Russian man who jumped into the sea near Bali Hai Pier on Saturday. Cannabis was blamed for his careless actions. Police officers and rescuers rushed to the Bali Hai Pier to help the Russian man, aged between 30 and 40 years old. The foreign man reportedly jumped into the sea at…

  • Thailand NewsDrug addict attacks Thai teacher after school hours (video) | Thaiger

    Drug addict attacks Thai teacher after school hours (video)

    A drug addict surrendered to police after attacking a Thai teacher at a school in the northern province of Chiang Rai. The suspect claimed the victim hurt him first, so he acted in self-defence. Mueang Chiang Rai Police Station and Dhammanan Chiang Rai Rescue Team were alerted to the physical assault at Baan Pong Kluea School at about 1.40pm on…

  • Thailand News2 armed robbers remain at large after stealing 1.2 million baht gold in Surat Thani (video) | Thaiger

    2 armed robbers remain at large after stealing 1.2 million baht gold in Surat Thani (video)

    Two armed robbers remain at large after stealing gold bracelets worth at least 1.2 million baht from a gold shop in a Lotus’s supermarket on Number 41 Road in the Chaiya district of the southern province of Surat Thani. Chaiya Police Station officers were alerted to the gold robbery at the Yaowarat Krungthep gold shop in the Lotus’s at around…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya transwoman arrested for stealing 300,000 baht gold necklace from Swiss man | Thaiger

    Pattaya transwoman arrested for stealing 300,000 baht gold necklace from Swiss man

    Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers yesterday arrested a Thai transwoman for stealing a gold necklace worth about 300,000 baht from a Swiss man. The Swiss victim, 60 year old Phillippe Bocion, reported to Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers at 1.30am on Saturday, January 20 that a Thai transwoman stole his gold necklace. Bocion said the transwoman approached and sexually harassed…

  • Thailand News3 Thais arrested for stealing credit cards from foreigners in Bangkok (video) | Thaiger

    3 Thais arrested for stealing credit cards from foreigners in Bangkok (video)

    The Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) arrested three Thai nationals for stealing credit cards from foreigners at several tourist spots in Bangkok, causing a loss of more than 8 million baht. The Thai mastermind had close ties to a Chinese call centre scam gang leader. IDMB officers received numerous reports of credit card theft at popular Bangkok…

  • Thailand News2 dead, 4 survive after plane from Thailand crashes in Afghanistan (video) | Thaiger

    2 dead, 4 survive after plane from Thailand crashes in Afghanistan (video)

    Taliban officials confirmed that a plane, en route from Pattaya, Thailand, to Russia, crashed in Afghanistan yesterday, January 21, resulting in the loss of two lives, while four passengers managed to survive. The chartered Dassault Aviation AM.PA Falcon 10 aircraft took off from the U-Tapao International Airport in Pattaya on January 20 with six passengers bound for Moscow, Russia. The…

  • Thailand NewsThai university student escapes attempted rape in dormitory | Thaiger

    Thai university student escapes attempted rape in dormitory

    A Thai university student narrowly escaped an attempted rape in her dormitory in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen thanks to the help of her roommate. The victim, a 19 year old woman named Wirakarn, told Channel 7 that the incident happened at around 9pm on Monday, January 15. She was waiting for the lift to go to her room…

  • Thailand NewsPolice officer arrested for using and selling Yaba from police station | Thaiger

    Police officer arrested for using and selling Yaba from police station

    Officers of Nong Pling Police Station in the central province of Nakhon Sawan arrested a colleague for selling methamphetamine, also known as Yaba, on the police premises. Nong Pling Police Station‘s narcotics suppression unit discovered 55 year old Police Sub-lieutenant Suttirat Ampasawet offering drugs to addicts in the province. Officers then posed as customers and ordered 50 tablets of Yaba…

  • Thailand News13 year old Thai volunteer rescuer dies in drunk driving accident | Thaiger

    13 year old Thai volunteer rescuer dies in drunk driving accident

    A 13 year old Thai volunteer rescuer tragically died on duty in a multi-vehicle accident, the result of a collision caused by a drunk driver in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok. The teenage Thai rescuer, Weerayut Jindadaeng, was pronounced dead at the accident scene on the road under the Ngam Wong Wan Toll in Nonthaburi province. He suffered serious head injuries from…

  • Thailand NewsThai-German man arrested for sexually assaulting daughter and distributing child porn | Thaiger

    Thai-German man arrested for sexually assaulting daughter and distributing child porn

    Officers from the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) arrested a half Thai half German man in northeastern Thailand on January 14 for sexually assaulting his seven year old daughter and distributing child porn online. The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany, Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), handed over information and evidence on the Thai-German suspect, identified only as Tony, to the DSI on…

  • Thailand NewsProsthetic police probe: Thai man accuses hopalong cop of wife’s murder confession coercion | Thaiger

    Prosthetic police probe: Thai man accuses hopalong cop of wife’s murder confession coercion

    A Thai man accused a hopalong cop with a prosthetic leg at Aranyaprathet Police Station in the Isaan province of Sa Kaeo of torture and forcing him into confessing to the murder of his wife. Buaphan Tansu was brutally assaulted and murdered by a group of five teenagers, who are now in police custody. Initially, the police wrongly arrested 54…

  • Thailand NewsPolice rescues Thai man clinging to wife’s car for 15 kilometres | Thaiger

    Police rescues Thai man clinging to wife’s car for 15 kilometres

    A police officer rescued a Thai man clinging to his wife’s car for 15 kilometres on the Asian Highway in the central province of Ayutthaya following a dispute fuelled by jealousy. The Police Lance Corporal of Phrain Racha Police Station, Tiwa Puttakawee, came across the incident while driving home on Wednesday, January 17. Tiwa saw a Thai man, later identified…

  • Thailand NewsFormer Thai boxer severely beats man trying to rape his daughter | Thaiger

    Former Thai boxer severely beats man trying to rape his daughter

    A former Muay Thai boxer severely beat up a man who tried to rape his daughter at a house in the southern province of Songkhla in the early hours of this morning. The victim, 18 year old Parichart Chimlongdam, told Channel 7 that the incident happened at 2am, today, January 18, an hour after she went to bed and fell…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman’s kind gesture betrayed as masseuse swipes 18,000 baht (video) | Thaiger

    Thai woman’s kind gesture betrayed as masseuse swipes 18,000 baht (video)

    A Thai woman’s act of kindness was betrayed when she hired an unemployed neighbour as a masseuse in the northern province of Lampang. The masseuse repaid her kindness by stealing around 18,000 baht from the Thai woman. The victim, Tan, filed a complaint at Khelang Nakorn Police Station on January 16 after she caught the 52 year old masseuse named…

  • Thailand NewsBogus bucks: 2 Thai men nabbed for selling fake US dollar bills, 1 suspect still at large | Thaiger

    Bogus bucks: 2 Thai men nabbed for selling fake US dollar bills, 1 suspect still at large

    Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers arrested two Thai men for selling fake US dollar bills at a petrol station in the Isaan province of Buriram. Another suspect successfully evaded arrest and remains at large. Police in Buriram province received several reports about the use of counterfeit US dollar banknotes and discovered that most of the fake bills allegedly came from…

  • Thailand News5 kids aged between 8 and 17 arrested for house theft and drug party | Thaiger

    5 kids aged between 8 and 17 arrested for house theft and drug party

    Police arrested five kids aged between 8 and 17 for breaking into a house, holding a drug party inside, and stealing valuables in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The homeowner, 42 year old Wuttinan, filed a complaint with Mueang Udon Thani Police Station officers on January 15 after returning home to find his home had been ransacked and several…

  • Thailand News2 Polish women apologise for sunbathing in Chiang Mai temple | Thaiger

    2 Polish women apologise for sunbathing in Chiang Mai temple

    Chiang Mai Provincial Tourist Police tracked down two Polish women caught sunbathing on Sunday, January 14 at Chiang Man Temple in Chiang Mai province. The two foreigners apologised to locals for their inappropriate act. The Thais who saw the two foreign women sunning themselves on the grass at Chiang Man Temple on Sunday raised concerns via Channel 3, causing the…

  • Thailand NewsSa Kaeo police allegedly threaten Thai man to confess to his wife’s murder | Thaiger

    Sa Kaeo police allegedly threaten Thai man to confess to his wife’s murder

    The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, stepped in to oversee the inquiry into the murder of a Thai woman, Buaphan Thansu. This intervention followed accusations against officers from Aranyaprathet Police Station in the Isaan province of Sa Kaeo that they were alleged to have coerced the woman’s husband into confessing to the crime.…

  • Crime NewsThai woman’s legal battle after husband’s affair with adoptive mother | Thaiger

    Thai woman’s legal battle after husband’s affair with adoptive mother

    A Thai woman in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat is taking legal action against her husband’s adoptive mother for having a secret affair with her husband. The 28 year old woman named Amm took to social media to share the story of her cheating husband’s sexual relationship with his adoptive mother as a warning to others. Amm’s story…

  • Thailand NewsThailand opposes Israel photo campaign on Bangkok tuk tuks | Thaiger

    Thailand opposes Israel photo campaign on Bangkok tuk tuks

    The Deputy Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pranpree Bahiddhanukon, reported that Thailand locked horns with the Embassy of Israel in Thailand over its campaign of putting photos of hostages on the back of the capital’s tuk tuks. The Embassy of Israel in Thailand launched a campaign calling for the immediate release of the hostages held in…