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 NewsUnleashed tragedy: Family pit bulls turn from pets to predators, fatally maul bedridden Thai owner | Thaiger

    Unleashed tragedy: Family pit bulls turn from pets to predators, fatally maul bedridden Thai owner

    Two family pet pit bulls yesterday attacked and killed their elderly bedridden owner at a house in the Hang Chat district in the northern province of Lampang. The rescue team yesterday was notified about the death of a 78 year old Thai man named Pratheep. Upon investigating the deceased’s room on the first floor of the house, rescuers discovered a…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman loses leg on Bangkok airport escalator | Thaiger

    Thai woman loses leg on Bangkok airport escalator

    A Thai woman tragically lost her leg after collapsing on an escalator at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok today. The Director of the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Karun Thanakunjeeraphat, revealed the accident took place around 8.30am today, June 29. He reported that the accident happened at an escalator in the South Corridor between Pier 4 and Pier…

  • Thailand NewsStrimmer catastrophe: Thai man slices off penis while cutting grass | Thaiger

    Strimmer catastrophe: Thai man slices off penis while cutting grass

    A Thai man tragically died after cutting off his penis with a grass strimmer at a forest park in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu. The strimmer blade snapped and accidentally sliced his penis and groin area causing a severe loss of blood. Officers from Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu Police Station dashed to the forest park yesterday, June 28,…

  • Thailand NewsMove Forward Party MP accused of physically assaulting girlfriend | Thaiger

    Move Forward Party MP accused of physically assaulting girlfriend

    A Thai woman filed a complaint against a Move Forward Party (MFP) MP claiming he physically assaulted her. The MFP has taken immediate action by initiating investigations into the matter. Screenshots of the 26 year old Thai woman’s injuries immediately circulated on Thai social media after the posts appeared yesterday on her Instagram account. The posts contained images of a…

  • Thailand NewsBetrayal: Thai woman raped and blackmailed by ex-boyfriend in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Betrayal: Thai woman raped and blackmailed by ex-boyfriend in Bangkok

    A 20 year old woman sought help from the public after her pervert ex-boyfriend raped and blackmailed her with explicit pictures and videos. She later discovered that the man lied about his age, employment, and marital status. The woman revealed to the administrator of a news Facebook page that she travelled to Bangkok after finishing high school. She studied at…

  • Thailand NewsPet-ri-fying clash: Pit bull lover severely beats her mother to protect her pet | Thaiger

    Pet-ri-fying clash: Pit bull lover severely beats her mother to protect her pet

    A Thai woman with a mental health issue attacked her mother with a statue after she beat her pet pit bull. The mother recovered from the severe wound on her head but still desired to live with her daughter. Kanlayakorn Laoprasert, a member of staff at a condominium in Prathum Thani province near Bangkok, revealed to the media that the…

  • Thailand NewsBilling brawl: Furious Thai man triggers chaos over Lotus’s overcharge | Thaiger

    Billing brawl: Furious Thai man triggers chaos over Lotus’s overcharge

    An angry Thai man caused chaos after being overcharged at a Lotus’s supermarket in Chon Buri province. The out-of-control customer is seen in a viral video pouring fizzy drinks and throwing bottles on the floor inside the store. A Thai man posted a video of a man causing chaos at the Lotus’s store on his TikTok account, Yodekthep. In the…

  • Thailand NewsTeenage girl files complaint against her drug-addled mother after she abused her 4 year old brother | Thaiger

    Teenage girl files complaint against her drug-addled mother after she abused her 4 year old brother

    A teenage Thai girl filed a complaint against her drug-addled, gambling-addicted mother who physically abused her four year old brother. The 17 year old girl, Sirirat, captured videos of her mother, Rattiya, taking drugs with her boyfriend and violently assaulting her younger sibling. She handed over the videos to the community leader, Malee Kanyo, who then reported the matter to…

  • Thailand NewsDivine intervention: Buddha statue transport turns fatal, spirits stir unrest | Thaiger

    Divine intervention: Buddha statue transport turns fatal, spirits stir unrest

    A Thai man was killed and another injured when a Buddha statue they were transporting from Baan None Kate Temple in the northeastern province of Si Saket toppled over them. Residents believe the fatal accident occurred because the Buddha spirits did not want the statue to be moved. Baan None Kate Temple was preparing to hold a royal cremation ceremony…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman swindles over 1 million baht from husband | Thaiger

    Thai woman swindles over 1 million baht from husband

    A Thai man urged Channel 3 to share a story about his ex-wife, who deceived him and swindled over 1 million baht from him, to warn other men not to fall victim to a similar situation. The Thai woman, 42 year old Dee, caught the attention of 52 year old Nat on Facebook. Dee claimed to be employed at the…

  • Thailand NewsCustoms officers accused of stealing durians worth 1.8 million baht | Thaiger

    Customs officers accused of stealing durians worth 1.8 million baht

    A Thai durian middleman accused the Aranyaprathet Customs House in the Isaan province of Sa Kaeo of stealing durians worth 1.8 million baht. The story of the durian middleman caught fire on Thai social media on Sunday, June 25. According to several posts on Facebook, the middleman complained that the customs wrongly blamed him for illegally importing durians from Cambodia.…

  • Thailand NewsCameraman caper: Former journalist nabbed for stealing from fellow hacks | Thaiger

    Cameraman caper: Former journalist nabbed for stealing from fellow hacks

    Parliamentary Police officers arrested a former Thai journalist as he posed as a news cameraman for stealing valuables from other hacks. Police believe the suspect attempted to blackmail new Members of Parliament. Journalists from several news outlets gathered at Parliament House yesterday to interview new MPs who reported for work at Parliament. Amid the chaos, one reporter noticed the former light-fingered…

  • Thailand News2 Thai women seek help after being lured into prostitution in India | Thaiger

    2 Thai women seek help after being lured into prostitution in India

    Two Thai women sought help from a lawyer after a Thai woman and her Indian husband lured them into prostitution in India. The lawyer, Nopphon Auamson, revealed to the media yesterday, June 26, that 32 year old May and her friend 30 year old Da, who are trapped in India, called and requested he facilitate their return to Thailand. ThaiRath…

  • Thailand NewsThai cyanide serial killer loses baby in prison, lawyer plans legal action | Thaiger

    Thai cyanide serial killer loses baby in prison, lawyer plans legal action

    The Thai cyanide serial killer lost her baby last week during imprisonment in the Central Women’s Correction Institution. The killer, Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn, reportedly displayed no signs of emotion or disappointment. Sararat’s lawyer is preparing to take legal action against the Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, and his team for putting too much…

  • Thailand NewsBMW driver arrested for using fake registration plate to waive toll fees | Thaiger

    BMW driver arrested for using fake registration plate to waive toll fees

    Police swooped on a Thai woman who used a fake registration plate on her BMW sedan to illegally waive toll fees more than 260 times. The arrest was made at Thanyaburi and Thab Chang Tollgate yesterday, June 26. The Highway Police had installed an automatic license reading system at these toll gates specifically to identify vehicles suspected of dodging toll…

  • Thailand NewsTrans-forming blackmail: Thai transwoman’s explicit image scam lands her behind bars | Thaiger

    Trans-forming blackmail: Thai transwoman’s explicit image scam lands her behind bars

    Officers from Investigation Division Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) arrested a Thai transwoman who lured men into sharing explicit images of their penis and blackmailed them for money. According to the IDMB, the arrest was made on the back of another transwoman’s arrest in the central province of Nakhon Pathom in 2021. The initial case involved Piyachat, who enticed men through provocative…

  • Thailand NewsWoman seeks media help after ex-husband accuses her of embezzlement | Thaiger

    Woman seeks media help after ex-husband accuses her of embezzlement

    A Thai woman sought help from a Thai news agency after her ex-husband filed a complaint accusing her of embezzlement and demanded 720,000 baht from her. The wife, 36 year old Treeraka, told Channel 3 that she married her husband, a 49 year old Thai man named Nikorn, on May 8 in 2017. Nikorn provided a 200,000-baht cash dowry and…

  • Thailand NewsTemple tragedy: Drug-addict murders elderly monk in Isaan province | Thaiger

    Temple tragedy: Drug-addict murders elderly monk in Isaan province

    A drug addict murdered a 71 year old Buddhist monk at a temple in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The murderer allegedly said he felt no remorse for his actions because he acted in self-defence. Officers from Kumphawapi Police Station arrested the murderer, 34 year old Wuttichai Mongkhonsaen, for the murder of the 71 year old monk named Dao…

  • Thailand NewsThai man murders girlfriend before committing suicide in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thai man murders girlfriend before committing suicide in Bangkok

    A Thai man murdered his girlfriend at a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. He stayed with the lifeless body of his girlfriend for a night before committing suicide. A condo member of staff, Nopphachorn Vijitjariya, found the lifeless bodies of the couple yesterday at 2pm and immediately reported his discovery to officers at Rattnathibet Police Station. According to Nopphachorn, the…

  • Thailand NewsPerverted Bangkok taxi driver caught masturbating to porn while driving | Thaiger

    Perverted Bangkok taxi driver caught masturbating to porn while driving

    A Thai woman took to Twitter to warn netizens about a perverted taxi driver in Bangkok. She revealed that the driver watched porn and masturbated while transporting her and her friends to their destination. On June 20, the woman shared pictures of the taxi driver, his identification card, and his registration number on Twitter along with the caption that said……

  • Thailand NewsVirtual vibes: Chinese nationals seek fortune, prosperity through online ritual in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    Virtual vibes: Chinese nationals seek fortune, prosperity through online ritual in Chiang Mai

    Nearly 3,000 Chinese nationals took part in an online ritual performed in Chaing Mai province in the northern part of Thailand to attract fortune and prosperity into their lives. Chiang Mai News reported today that netizens from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and China participated in the online ceremony performed by a Thai cult leader named Sub Muneethep. This mystical…

  • Thailand NewsMonkey business alert: Chiang Mai Zoo stages emergency drill as gibbons plot daring escape | Thaiger

    Monkey business alert: Chiang Mai Zoo stages emergency drill as gibbons plot daring escape

    Chiang Mai Zoo set in place an emergency drill for the staff members in preparation just in case any of the zoo’s gibbons tried to escape. To enhance the realism of the exercise, two zookeepers wore gibbon costumes and assumed the roles of the stubborn animals. Chiang Mai Zoo’s official Facebook page of shared a video of the emergency drill…

  • Thailand NewsSpice of controversy: Vietnamese, Indian vendors accuse Thai Police ‘Curry’pt practices | Thaiger

    Spice of controversy: Vietnamese, Indian vendors accuse Thai Police ‘Curry’pt practices

    Vietnamese and Indian vendors in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok accused the Thai police of extortion and soliciting bribes from them. Nonthaburi province residents last night handed a video to Channel 3 of a Vietnamese seller’s complaint about having to hand over eye-watering bribes. In the video, the 31 year old Vietnamese man, Min, disclosed that he has been selling dried squid…

  • Thailand NewsFairway fury: Jealous Thai man swings into violence, leaving golfer and caddy teetering on the edge in Kanchababuri | Thaiger

    Fairway fury: Jealous Thai man swings into violence, leaving golfer and caddy teetering on the edge in Kanchababuri

    A jealous Thai man shot a golfer and his caddy at Mae Klong Dam Golf Course in the Tha Muang district in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The two victims are in a coma, fighting for their lives Officers from Tha Muang Police Station investigated the shooting scene at the golf course and discovered bloodstains scattered across the seventh and ninth…

  • Thailand NewsStreet drama: Locals accuse police of sight-seeing while Vietnamese visitors cause trouble on Pattaya’s Walking Street | Thaiger

    Street drama: Locals accuse police of sight-seeing while Vietnamese visitors cause trouble on Pattaya’s Walking Street

    Exasperated locals in Pattaya reached out to a news agency to highlight the trouble caused by a group of Vietnamese women and children on Pattaya Walking Street after accusing the police of turning a blind eye to the problem. Locals in the area informed Amarin TV that several Vietnamese women, and their children, are harassing foreigners on Walking Street to…

  • Thailand News3 students hailed heroes after providing CPR to unconscious man in northern Thailand | Thaiger

    3 students hailed heroes after providing CPR to unconscious man in northern Thailand

    Netizens hailed three Thai students as heroes after they provided CPR to a man who lost consciousness while walking along a road in northern Thailand. The boys’ teacher, Thida Samerjai, shared the story of their life-saving attempts on June 8 on Facebook three days ago. Thida included pictures of the three students in their school uniforms helping each other in…

  • Thailand NewsSoldier of deceit: Thai woman’s shocking revelation exposes husband’s camouflage of lies | Thaiger

    Soldier of deceit: Thai woman’s shocking revelation exposes husband’s camouflage of lies

    A Thai woman from Buriram province in the northeastern part of Thailand revealed to the media that her husband deceived her into thinking he was a soldier. She also discovered that three other women fell victim to the fake soldier. The 35 year old victim, A, told ThaiRath that she met her husband, 37 year old Amnart, in 2018 on…

  • Thailand NewsTragic gasp: Indian man’s nitrogen suicide stuns Pattaya rental scene | Thaiger

    Tragic gasp: Indian man’s nitrogen suicide stuns Pattaya rental scene

    An Indian man took his own life by inhaling nitrogen gas in a rental room in Pattaya. He sent an email to a real estate agent before the incident informing them of his plan to commit suicide. The real estate agent notified Mueang Pattaya Police Station after receiving the email from the Indian man, 30 year old Vibin Vijayakumar, which…

  • Thailand NewsTragic school incident rocks Chiang Mai: 16 year old student murders teenage rival | Thaiger

    Tragic school incident rocks Chiang Mai: 16 year old student murders teenage rival

    A 16 year old boy yesterday murdered a 14 year old adversary with an axe at a school in the Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai. Officers from Mae Ai Police Station rushed to the incident in the school’s canteen area and discovered the lifeless body of the 14 year old student. He had several head wounds and his skull…

  • Thailand NewsBully blues: Terrified Thai teenager trades classrooms for bedroom sanctuary for 3 years | Thaiger

    Bully blues: Terrified Thai teenager trades classrooms for bedroom sanctuary for 3 years

    A 15 year old boy is so scared of a school bully that he has refused to attend school for three years, finding refuge in his bedroom for the past three years. The teenager is now getting help to overcome his fear of the school bully. Officers from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security visited the boy’s home…