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 NewsPattaya punch-up perplexes police: Viral video captures motorcycle taxi turmoil outside central mall | Thaiger

    Pattaya punch-up perplexes police: Viral video captures motorcycle taxi turmoil outside central mall

    A viral video emerged on Thai social media over the weekend showing a brutal attack on a foreign man by two motorcycle taxi riders outside Central Pattaya shopping mall. Police said they had received no reports of the incident. The Facebook user, เดฟร็อก ไทย, shared the video of the attack on December 30 with a caption that said: Pattaya motorcycle…

  • Thailand NewsMonk turns influencer: Thai monk faces backlash for enjoying Japan trip | Thaiger

    Monk turns influencer: Thai monk faces backlash for enjoying Japan trip

    Thai netizens criticised a well-known Thai monk from Rai Pru Temple in the southern province of Trang after he shared videos of himself and other monks travelling to Japan and enjoying soft ice cream and snow, which is considered inappropriate for monks. The Twitter account, Red Skull, shared a video of the deputy abbot of Rai Pru Temple, Phra Maha…

  • Thailand NewsPregnant Thai woman with autism accuses father of raping her | Thaiger

    Pregnant Thai woman with autism accuses father of raping her

    A pregnant Thai woman with autism accused her biological father of raping her. The accused father denied the allegation, and other family members were not convinced. A Thai man named Lek urged a news Facebook page, ZOOM Rayong, to help his neighbour, his 22 year old neighbour with autism, saying she was raped by her 56 year old father. Lek…

  • Thailand News2 Thai women die after their SUV crashes into parked truck | Thaiger

    2 Thai women die after their SUV crashes into parked truck

    Two Thai women died when their SUV crashed into a parked truck on Rattanathibet Road in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok yesterday, December 27. Bang Bua Thong Police Station officers investigated the accident on the Rattanathibet Road at around 3pm yesterday. At the scene, officers discovered that a white Toyota SUV crashed into the back of a 10-wheel Hino truck parked…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman offers 2,000 baht reward for thief’s surrender after police inaction | Thaiger

    Thai woman offers 2,000 baht reward for thief’s surrender after police inaction

    A Thai woman is searching alone for a thief and offering a reward of 2,000 baht if the thief surrenders to her after officers at Bangpho Police Station ignored her case and delayed the investigation processes. The victim, Parichat, lost her wallet to a male thief on December 17 and reported the theft to Bangpho Police Station on the same…

  • Thailand NewsThai rescuer faces death threat for exposing hospital’s refusal to treat foreigner | Thaiger

    Thai rescuer faces death threat for exposing hospital’s refusal to treat foreigner

    A Thai rescuer is facing death threats after he exposed to the local and international news agencies that a private hospital in Bangkok refused to treat a foreigner who later died because of the delay in treatment. The rescuer facing the threats, Kittipong Pimphun, of the Ruam Katanyu Foundation, revealed with Channel 7 that he rescued a Taiwanese man who…

  • Phuket NewsWanted Russian man arrested at airport for shooting in Phuket | Thaiger

    Wanted Russian man arrested at airport for shooting in Phuket

    Immigration police arrested a wanted Russian man at Phuket International Airport on December 25 for hiring a Kazakh man to shoot another Russian man in Phuket in June this year. A Russian victim, 44 year old Dmitry Aleynikov, was shot outside a coffee shop called Cafe Waya in the Thalang district of Phuket on June 7. Fortunately, the bullet did not…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman arrested for selling her masturbation videos online | Thaiger

    Thai woman arrested for selling her masturbation videos online

    Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau officers arrested a Thai woman today, December 27, at her home in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum for selling her masturbation videos online. Officers came across a Twitter account, Saifon, which shared many explicit pictures and videos of herself and invited followers to apply for membership to see more content. The account had more than 400,000…

  • Thailand NewsDrug addict kills 1 and injures 6 in random attack in northern Thailand | Thaiger

    Drug addict kills 1 and injures 6 in random attack in northern Thailand

    A Thai drug addict killed a Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) officer and carried out a random attack that injured six victims as he tried to evade arrest in the northern provinces of Thailand. The death of the VDC officer, 42 year old Pisit Sittichum, was reported to the Ngao Police Station in Lampang province at 8pm yesterday, December 26. Pisit…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman accuses colleague of poisoning her with cleaning fluid | Thaiger

    Thai woman accuses colleague of poisoning her with cleaning fluid

    A Thai woman accused her colleague of poisoning her by adding bathroom cleaner to her drinking water. The water is being tested to identify the dangerous substances. The victim’s daughter, Niparpon Suwanphan, shared pictures of her mother, 57 year old Anong Suwanphan, in hospital and said in the caption that Anong was admitted to the hospital after drinking water with…

  • Thailand NewsThai TikToker allegedly tricks woman and leaves her in debt | Thaiger

    Thai TikToker allegedly tricks woman and leaves her in debt

    A Thai woman is seeking help after she could not contact a charming Thai TikToker who allegedly tricked her into marrying him and later left her to repay 200,000 baht in debt alone. The Thai woman, identified only as P, sent a letter to a famous host of a news programme on Channel 3, Kanchai Kamnedploy, to ask him to…

  • Thailand News2 Thai luxury car importers arrested for tax evasion worth 59 million baht | Thaiger

    2 Thai luxury car importers arrested for tax evasion worth 59 million baht

    Two Thai luxury car importers surrendered to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday, December 26, for tax evasion after avoiding paying 59 million baht in taxes on four Lamborghini cars. DSI seized four Lamborghini Gallardos last year after finding that these cars were imported into the country without paying tax. The four cars were imported between July and October…

  • Thailand NewsSouth Korean man arrested for smuggling endangered tortoises in Bangkok | Thaiger

    South Korean man arrested for smuggling endangered tortoises in Bangkok

    Officers at the Wildlife Checkpoint at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok arrested a South Korean man on December 25, for attempting to smuggle seven radiated tortoises, an endangered species, out of Thailand. The chief of the checkpoint, Narongrit Sukprakarn, were checking passengers’ baggage at the international departures terminal on the third floor of the airport and spotted the suspicious…

  • Road deathsDrunk driver claims 1 life and leaves another in critical condition | Thaiger

    Drunk driver claims 1 life and leaves another in critical condition

    A drunk Thai driver crashed an SUV into a motorcycle on a road in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham, claiming the life of one victim and leaving another one in critical condition. Channel 7 showed CCTV footage of a black SUV driving against the direction of traffic and hitting a motorcycle directly yesterday, December 25. The date of the…

  • Thailand NewsThai man demands responsibility for explosion after fridge repair | Thaiger

    Thai man demands responsibility for explosion after fridge repair

    A Thai man demanded a home appliance manufacturer take responsibility for an explosion at his home after a technician came to repair a fridge. The Thai man, Rattapol Yotinupamai, shared the details of the explosion to his followers on Facebook on December 3. Rarrapol explained that he contracted a technician from the appliance company to fix a refrigerator at his…

  • Thailand NewsParty entertainer seeks justice after unpaid fee and death threat | Thaiger

    Party entertainer seeks justice after unpaid fee and death threat

    A female party entertainer sought justice after a Thai man refused to pay 2,000 baht for her services and made a death threat against her. The man’s father stepped forward to pay the price. The 23 year old party entertainer named Mo asked news agencies to spread her story and help her seek justice. Mo explained that a male client,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman searches for lost winning lottery tickets to claim 24 million baht | Thaiger

    Thai woman searches for lost winning lottery tickets to claim 24 million baht

    A Thai woman is looking for her four lost lottery tickets that won the 24 million baht jackpot in October two months ago. She asked the Government Lottery Office (GLO) to investigate because she wrote her name and phone number on the back of the tickets. The 59 year old woman, Monta Ekwittayopart, sought help from a non-profit organisation Reclaim…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman shares experience in helping airline catch thief on plane | Thaiger

    Thai woman shares experience in helping airline catch thief on plane

    A Thai woman issued a warning to air travellers, recounting her experience in helping an airline to catch a thief who stole money from a fellow passenger during a flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong. A Facebook user, Kanya Chumsana, shared her experience of witnessing a theft and aiding in the arrest to a Facebook group called Travelling in Europe…

  • Thailand NewsFamily of 4 rescued after 13 hours in flood in southern Thailand | Thaiger

    Family of 4 rescued after 13 hours in flood in southern Thailand

    A family of four members took to social media to plead for help after spending 13 hours in a flood at their home in the southern province of Narathiwas, and they were safely rescued by authorities. A Facebook user, Angles Keef, shared a picture of her family members submerged in chest-high floodwaters yesterday, December 25. She sought assistance in the caption…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket taxi driver drives away foreign woman over air conditioning dispute | Thaiger

    Phuket taxi driver drives away foreign woman over air conditioning dispute

    A Thai taxi driver faced criticism for a viral video of him chasing away a foreign passenger by pulling her out of his cab. The driver defended himself saying the foreign woman kicked his car door over an air conditioning dispute. The Facebook page, โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (meaning so brutal, Phuket province), shared a video when a Thai taxi driver pulling…

  • Thailand NewsFemale ranger survives rape attempt but faces resignation pressure | Thaiger

    Female ranger survives rape attempt but faces resignation pressure

    A female Thai ranger faced resignation pressure from her superior after she filed a complaint against a soldier who attempted to rape her with the Royal Thai Army (RTA). The female ranger, 28 year old Chonlada Charoenram, reached out to the social media influencer, Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, after being forced to resign even though she was the victim. She tried…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested with 60,000 files of spycam pornography | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested with 60,000 files of spycam pornography

    Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau arrested a Thai man in the southern province of Prachub KirKhan for possessing and selling spycam pornography and found 60,000 files of pornography in his possession. The Internet Crimes Against Children Unit of the High-tech Crime Division received a complaint about the Twitter account KingSpy ราชาแอบถ่าย. The account invited Twitter users to join…

  • Thailand NewsVietnamese man arrested in Khon Kaen for murder of his Vietnamese friend | Thaiger

    Vietnamese man arrested in Khon Kaen for murder of his Vietnamese friend

    Police arrested a Vietnamese man for the murder of his Vietnamese friend in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen. The suspect claimed he stabbed a fellow Vietnamese man to death because he tried to rape his wife. A Vietnamese man, 37 year old Hoang Van Tang, was stabbed in the stomach in a rented room in Soi Suksanti 8 in…

  • Crime NewsThai taxi driver steals 1.1 million baht watch from Japanese passenger | Thaiger

    Thai taxi driver steals 1.1 million baht watch from Japanese passenger

    A Thai taxi driver took a two-hour detour to steal a luxury watch worth 1.1 million baht from a Japanese passenger in the Thonglor neighbourhood of Bangkok. The Japanese victim filed a complaint at Thonglor Police Station on December 19 that he lost his watch, an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore model, valued at 1.1 million baht, in a taxi…

  • Thailand News2 year old Thai girl escapes death after mysterious stray bullet hits her house | Thaiger

    2 year old Thai girl escapes death after mysterious stray bullet hits her house

    A two year old Thai girl escaped a tragic death after a mysterious stray bullet struck her home in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok on December 23. A Thai man, 39 year old Chaianan, contracted to the officers at Mueang Samut Prakarn Police Station after a stray shot hit the roof of his house at 3am on December 23. Chaianan…

  • Thailand NewsTaiwanese man allegedly hires Thai soldier for plan to murder son and wife | Thaiger

    Taiwanese man allegedly hires Thai soldier for plan to murder son and wife

    Officers from the Special Weapons and Tactics Team, known as the Hanuman Unit, arrested a Taiwanese man in Samut Prakanr province near Bangkok for allegedly hiring Thai soldiers for his plan to murder his wife and son. The three suspects denied the accusations. A Taiwanese man filed a complaint at the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) that he and his mother…

  • Thailand NewsThai OnlyFans creators arrested for selling child pornography | Thaiger

    Thai OnlyFans creators arrested for selling child pornography

    Officers from the Children and Women Protection Sub-Division arrested two Thai men for producing and selling child pornography on OnlyFans, Twitter, and LINE platforms. Officers discovered that pornographic videos and indecent images were being offered in a group chat on the LINE application. Each member of the group had to pay for membership to access this content. Some of the…

  • Thailand NewsThai man loses his life when using YouTube to repair tractor | Thaiger

    Thai man loses his life when using YouTube to repair tractor

    A 21 year old Thai man lost his life while repairing a tractor using knowledge from YouTube. His older sister revealed that she asked her brother to learn a lot before driving or repairing a tractor. Officers from the Mueang Buriram Police Station were called to the sugar cane plantation in the Mueang district in the Isaan province of Buriram…

  • Thailand NewsDrug addicted Thai man turns himself in after walking naked in Isaan | Thaiger

    Drug addicted Thai man turns himself in after walking naked in Isaan

    A naked Thai man turned himself in at a police station yesterday and confessed to committing an obscene act after walking around naked in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen. The man was reportedly under the influence of drugs. Locals in the Mueang district of Khon Kaen recorded videos of a Thai man walking around the town naked and shared…

  • Thailand NewsRussian arrested after smashing car and attacking Thai man in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Russian arrested after smashing car and attacking Thai man in Chon Buri

    Police arrested a Russian man for smashing a car and attacking a Thai man in the Nong Prue district in Chon Buri province yesterday, December 21. Locals called officers from the Bang Lamung Police Station to suppress the incident and control the Russian man, later identified as 38 year old Vladmin Dereviannykh. He reportedly smashed a sedan of a resident…