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 monk allegedly rapes woman, demands she divorces husband | Thaiger

    Thai monk allegedly rapes woman, demands she divorces husband

    A Thai man sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after a monk demanded he end his relationship with his wife so he could have her. The monk had previously raped the woman making her pregnant. The 36 year old Thai man, Warut, revealed in the press conference yesterday, March 31, that he married his wife, 31 year old…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman’s fake robbery covers ex-marital money matters | Thaiger

    Thai woman’s fake robbery covers ex-marital money matters

    A Thai woman faked a robbery to hide from her new husband that she was previously married and was still sending money to her ex-husband and their child. The 30 year old woman, Walisa, filed a theft complaint at Pak Chong Police Station at 11.30pm yesterday, March 31. She reported that a thief stole 2,200 from her, the amount she…

  • Thailand NewsIsaan residents urged to avoid risky sex after 9 new Mpox cases | Thaiger

    Isaan residents urged to avoid risky sex after 9 new Mpox cases

    The Office of 9th Disease Prevention and Control Nakhon Ratchasima (ODPC 9) urged residents in the southern Isaan region to avoid engaging in any risky monkey business after nine new Mpox cases were reported between January 1 and February 13. The director of the ODPC 9, Thaweechai Wissanuyothin, said the number of Mpox cases (formerly monkeypox) in Thailand was decreasing…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya heroics: Thai man saves drowning Aussie | Thaiger

    Pattaya heroics: Thai man saves drowning Aussie

    A Thai man performed heroics to save an Australian man from drowning in the Pattaya sea but, in the aftermath, the foreigner remains in a critical condition. Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation rescuers were notified about the drowning incident near Soi Jomtien 11 in Pattaya at about 3.15am today, April 1. Upon arrival, rescuers found a group of Thais and foreigners…

  • Thailand NewsGerman and Canadian charged for illegal kung fu course (video) | Thaiger

    German and Canadian charged for illegal kung fu course (video)

    Police arrested a German and a Canadian man for illegally conducting a Shaolin kung fu training course on Koh Pha Ngan, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Pha Ngan Tourist Police and Immigration Police arrested 37 year old German man Somphet Daoheuang and a 34 year old Canadian man Arbely Natalie Rubalcava Rojo at a yoga training…

  • Thailand NewsRussian couple’s dine and dash attempt exposed in Phuket restaurant | Thaiger

    Russian couple’s dine and dash attempt exposed in Phuket restaurant

    A shameless cheating Russian couple insisted they had settled their bill at a Phuket restaurant after being accused of attempting to dine and dash. They later falsely incriminated a Thai waitress of theft but their deception was exposed by CCTV footage, forcing them to apologise and settle the bill. The restaurant shared security footage of the incident on a Facebook…

  • Thailand News3 year old Thai girl injured in Pink Line MRT liquid cement incident | Thaiger

    3 year old Thai girl injured in Pink Line MRT liquid cement incident

    A family of three narrowly avoided tragedy when liquid cement from a Pink Line MRT construction site spilt onto their sedan on Saturday. The incident damaged the car and caused injuries to a three-year-old girl. A Thai mother Saichol Charawatchala, shared the distressing account of her and her children’s experience on Facebook on Saturday, March 30. Saichol recalled that she…

  • Thailand NewsThai man exposes father for stealing electricity to run ice factory | Thaiger

    Thai man exposes father for stealing electricity to run ice factory

    A Thai man exposed his father for stealing electricity to run an ice manufacturing plant in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. He also accused officers from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of conspiring with his father. The 39 year old man, identified only as L, revealed to Channel 3 that he is his father’s eldest son and used to be a…

  • Thailand News2 Thai doctors attack waiter after alleged sexual assault (video) | Thaiger

    2 Thai doctors attack waiter after alleged sexual assault (video)

    Two Thai doctors attacked a waiter at a restaurant in the eastern province of Trat. The doctors claimed that the waiter stared at them while the staff accused one of them of sexually assaulting his girlfriend, who worked as a waitress. Security camera footage from a restaurant in the Bor Rai district of Trat province showed an altercation that occurred…

  • Thailand NewsFrendemy: Thai trans stabs friend in Soi 11 in Bangkok (video) | Thaiger

    Frendemy: Thai trans stabs friend in Soi 11 in Bangkok (video)

    A Thai transwoman stabbed her transgender friend outside a hotel on Soi Sukhumvit 11 in Bangkok in the early hours of this morning. The victim’s friend said the two were previously close friends. Officers from Lumpini Police Station and Ruan Katayu Rescue Foundation rushed to the stabbing scene at about 4am today, March 29. The transgender victim, 27 year old…

  • Thailand NewsFormer Thai MP returns after 15 years political asylum | Thaiger

    Former Thai MP returns after 15 years political asylum

    Former Thai politician Jakrapob Pemkair returned to Thailand after 15 years of political asylum in Cambodia. Upon his return, he was apprehended due to two remaining arrest warrants but was later granted 400,000 baht bail. Jakrapob previously served as a government spokesperson under former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from 2003 to 2005, and later as a minister of the…

  • Thailand NewsNaked Chinese saved after suicide attempt at Bangkok cop shop | Thaiger

    Naked Chinese saved after suicide attempt at Bangkok cop shop

    Officers successfully prevented a Chinese man from a suicide attempt at Lumpini Police Station after he was arrested for causing chaos while drunk at a hotel in Soi Sukhumvit 5 in Bangkok. Lumpini Police Station officers apprehended the 59 year old Chinese man, Fuyu Kinghai, at a hotel in Soi Sukhumvit 5 in the Wattana district of Bangkok because he…

  • Thailand NewsMeet Natcha and Nitchan: Thailand’s first AI news reporters (video) | Thaiger

    Meet Natcha and Nitchan: Thailand’s first AI news reporters (video)

    Thailand’s first artificial intelligence (AI) reporters were unveiled today by the Thai news television channel Nation TV. The two AI-generated reporters will make their TV debut on Monday, April 1. Nation TV Managing Director Apirawee Pichayadecha introduced the two AI reporters to the public today. The female AI reporter goes by the name Natcha while the male reporter is called Nitchan.…

  • Crime NewsPolice arrest mentally ill man after sexual assault attempt | Thaiger

    Police arrest mentally ill man after sexual assault attempt

    Police apprehended a mentally ill Thai man yesterday after he attempted to sexually assault a female nurse and doctor at a hospital in the central province of Chachoengsao. A security guard contacted Mueang Chachoengsao Police Station to arrest the 40 year old Thai man named Somchai for attempted sexual assault. Upon arrival, they found Somchai being restrained by male doctors…

  • Thailand NewsThai monk injured in car crash while abducting man he met on dating app | Thaiger

    Thai monk injured in car crash while abducting man he met on dating app

    A Thai monk sustained injuries in a car accident in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen on March 26 after he abducted a Thai man he met on a dating application. A local news reporter shared today, March 28, that a 32 year old monk, named Narin, crashed his black Toyota Fortuner SUV into a traffic island on Sri Chan…

  • Thailand NewsParts of broken Bangkok MRT Yellow Line track fall on passing cars | Thaiger

    Parts of broken Bangkok MRT Yellow Line track fall on passing cars

    The MRT Yellow Line temporarily suspended its service indefinitely following a track breakage after damaged parts fell onto passing cars on Srinakarindra Road this morning. Mueang Prakarn News v2 page reported that the MRT Yellow Line train suddenly stopped mid-journey between Suan Luang Rama IX and Srinagarindra 38 stations at about 8.30am today. Some passengers were trapped in the train…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman admits to Chinese man’s credit card theft in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Thai woman admits to Chinese man’s credit card theft in Pattaya

    A Thai woman finally confessed to stealing credit cards from a Chinese man after initially denying the theft. The thief even accused the foreigner of trying to rape her at his BBQ restaurant in Pattaya. The Chinese victim, 33 year old Dihui Wu Dihui, sought help from Bang Lamung Police Station officers saying a Thai woman, later identified as 31…

  • Thailand NewsForeign woman criticised for urinating on Bangla Road, Phuket | Thaiger

    Foreign woman criticised for urinating on Bangla Road, Phuket

    A viral video circulating on Thai social media captured a foreign woman, evidently intoxicated, urinating on the footpath of Bangla Road in Phuket on March 26. This incident prompted criticism from netizens directed at both the foreign woman and the Thai government. A Thai man shared a video of the foreign woman on Facebook yesterday, March 27. The 56-second video…

  • Thailand NewsThai man defends himself after woman accuses him of sex scam | Thaiger

    Thai man defends himself after woman accuses him of sex scam

    A Thai woman accused a man of using a fake online profile to trick her into meeting him at a resort in Udon Thani for sex. The accused man denied the allegations and shared a different side of the story to the public. A resort owner in the Nonghan district of Udon Thani urged Nonghan Police Station to come and…

  • Thailand NewsGay couple arrested in Bangkok for drug and extortion operations | Thaiger

    Gay couple arrested in Bangkok for drug and extortion operations

    Police yesterday arrested a gay couple at a condominium in Nonthaburi province for drug sales and money extortion operations, targeting medical workers and high-flyers in the educational field. A Thai doctor sought help from the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Bureau (IDMB) after falling victim to a 37 year old gay man named Krittaphat, also known as Top. Top got…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok scoops best city prize in travel magazine survey | Thaiger

    Bangkok scoops best city prize in travel magazine survey

    Bangkok scooped the best city award in the Asia-Pacific region from the travel magazine DestinAsian, while Suvarnabhumi International Airport secured the second-best airport among 51 countries. Prime Minister Office spokesperson Chai Watcharong encouraged Thai people to celebrate the country’s recent successes following the acknowledgement by DestinAsian in its Readers’ Choice Awards. The rankings cover various aspects of travel including best islands,…

  • Thailand NewsThai millionaire loses over 63 million baht to romance scammers | Thaiger

    Thai millionaire loses over 63 million baht to romance scammers

    Police arrested two women and three Thai men for orchestrating a romance scam spanning six years, during which they swindled a millionaire out of more than 63 million baht. The Thai millionaire realised he was being scammed after nearly going bankrupt. He revealed the whole story to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) leading to the arrest of the main romance…

  • Thailand NewsQuick action: Bangkok police recover 70,000 baht for Chinese man | Thaiger

    Quick action: Bangkok police recover 70,000 baht for Chinese man

    Bangkok police officers demonstrated integrity by successfully recovering 70,000 baht in cash for a Chinese man who had lost his wallet on March 25, highlighting that not all Thai cops are corrupt. The Chinese man, Zhang Wei, rushed to Huay Kwang Police Station after finding himself without a wallet at midnight on March 25. Zhang believed he might have left…

  • Thailand NewsPickpockets theft of Norweigian-Thai couple was karma, say cops | Thaiger

    Pickpockets theft of Norweigian-Thai couple was karma, say cops

    A Thai police officer dismissed a complaint from a Norwegian man and his Thai girlfriend who lost 30,000 baht in cash and a mobile phone to four pickpockets outside a shopping mall in Bangkok. The Thai cop allegedly told the foreigner it was his fault, a result of bad karma in their past lives. The Thai woman and her Norwegian…

  • Thailand NewsTiktok tiff: Thai singer takes legal note after Filipino plagarises song | Thaiger

    Tiktok tiff: Thai singer takes legal note after Filipino plagarises song

    A Thai singer filed a lawsuit against a Filipino TikToker for plagiarising one of his songs. The Filipino, Shad, allegedly put a translated version of the song up for sale without giving credit or obtaining a license. Drama emerged on Thai social media after the Filipino TikToker offered a translated version of a song by Chetkit “Phon” Thunmark called พี่ชอบหนูที่สุดเลย (I…

  • Thailand NewsChauffeur poses as youth welfare officer to rape 13 year old girl | Thaiger

    Chauffeur poses as youth welfare officer to rape 13 year old girl

    A chauffeur of the Service Centre for Disabled People in the Isaan province of Udon Thani posed as a youth welfare officer to lure a 13 year old girl into a rape. He even sexually assaulted the girl in front of her two year old sibling. The victim’s mother, 31 year old Cat, urged Thai news agencies to help seek…

  • Thailand NewsPolicewoman’s battle with depression & suicide after police training | Thaiger

    Policewoman’s battle with depression & suicide after police training

    A policewoman took to social media to reveal the brutality of police training that left her with depression and thoughts of suicide. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) are investigating the matter. The policewoman, Chontaros Sukdayotin, posted pictures of herself in hospital on Facebook and revealed to her followers that she now battles depression and has recently experienced coughing up blood.…

  • Thailand NewsThai women dodge death as drunk driver turns beauty clinic into crash zone (video) | Thaiger

    Thai women dodge death as drunk driver turns beauty clinic into crash zone (video)

    Two Thai women narrowly escaped death after a drunk driver crashed a sedan into a beauty clinic in the central province of Lob Buri. A news Facebook page shared a video capturing the shocking incident on Sunday, March 24. The footage shows a red sedan crashing through the glass door of a beauty clinic, striking a reception desk where a…

  • Thailand NewsNigerian man arrested for smuggling 1.4 kg of cocaine | Thaiger

    Nigerian man arrested for smuggling 1.4 kg of cocaine

    The Thai Customs Department arrested a Nigerian man at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Saturday for smuggling 1.4 kilogrammes of cocaine into Thailand. The Nigerian swallowed 69 capsules of the drug. Thai Customs yesterday, March 25, reported a significant development. Working alongside the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) at Suvarnabhumi Airport, they identified a Nigerian man whose name appeared on both…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple accused of physically and sexually abusing girl | Thaiger

    Thai couple accused of physically and sexually abusing girl

    A Thai mother accused two of her friends of physically and sexually abusing her four year old daughter after the girl sustained multiple injuries to her body, brain, and genitals. The babysitting couple deny the charges. The 26 year old woman, A, filed a complaint against the couple, a 33 year old woman named Rattanaporn Banyen and a 29 year…