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 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 NewsThai police accused of demanding 500,000 baht from Kazakhstan suspect | Thaiger

    Thai police accused of demanding 500,000 baht from Kazakhstan suspect

    A Thai lawyer and a Kazakhstan thief accused Thai Immigration Bureau officers of demanding 500,000 baht in exchange for the temporary release of the suspect. According to a Channel 7 report, a Kazakhstan man was arrested by Thai police officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station, and Koh Samui Police Station, after he and his friends stole from a victim on…

  • 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 NewsThai woman’s fingers and toes amputated during hospital visit for diarrhoea sparks outrage | Thaiger

    Thai woman’s fingers and toes amputated during hospital visit for diarrhoea sparks outrage

    A Thai woman and her husband filed a complaint against a hospital in Chon Buri after a doctor amputated the woman’s fingers and toes during her visit to the hospital for severe diarrhoea. This incident, which took place on April 12, has sparked controversy and speculation, with some netizens suggesting that the amputation was performed to save her life. The…

  • 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 NewsWhale of a collection: Thai masseur wows beachgoers with intriguing 50 million baht puke treasure | Thaiger

    Whale of a collection: Thai masseur wows beachgoers with intriguing 50 million baht puke treasure

    A Thai masseur captivated the public’s attention by showcasing his intriguing collection of whale puke while plying his trade on beaches in the southern province of Phang Nga. If proven to be authentic, it could be worth 50 million baht. The owner of a local furniture store in Phang Nga, Wirat Ratso, invited reporters from ThaiRath to explore the whale…

  • 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 NewsWave of disapproval: Krabi residents make waves as foreign men scale tsunami tower in unruly act | Thaiger

    Wave of disapproval: Krabi residents make waves as foreign men scale tsunami tower in unruly act

    Residents in the southern province of Krabi condemned two foreign men for their unruly behaviour after they put their lives in danger to climb a 16-metre tsunami warning tower on Ao Nang Beach. Witnesses speculated that the duo was under the influence of alcohol. A 25 year old Thai woman shared a video of the two foreigners with the Thai news…

  • 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 NewsMother’s cry for justice as 13 year old daughter sexually assaulted at Bangkok high school, authorities turn a deaf ear | Thaiger

    Mother’s cry for justice as 13 year old daughter sexually assaulted at Bangkok high school, authorities turn a deaf ear

    A mother sought help from a news agency to highlight the rape and sexual assault of her 13 year old daughter by three male students at a high school in the Romklao neighbourhood of Bangkok after the police and school ignored her case. The 33 year old mother, named Bee, told the media that she only recently learned about the…

  • 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 NewsPurse-snatching pinch: Chinese thief bagged for swiping 2.1 million baht Louis Vuitton at Bangkok airport | Thaiger

    Purse-snatching pinch: Chinese thief bagged for swiping 2.1 million baht Louis Vuitton at Bangkok airport

    Thai police yesterday arrested a Chinese man after he stole an exclusive Louis Vuitton bag worth 2.1 million baht from a fellow Chinese woman at the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. The Chinese woman, Linlu Jiang, filed a complaint at Don Mueng Police Station on June 18 that she left her pink Louis Vuitton handbag at a visa-on-arrival counter…

  • 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 NewsCurrency clash turns deadly: Thai cop’s dispute over money with wife ends in tragedy | Thaiger

    Currency clash turns deadly: Thai cop’s dispute over money with wife ends in tragedy

    A Thai cop yesterday allegedly murdered his wife during a dispute over money at a welfare house in Nakhon Nayok, located in the central province. The cop, identified as 51 year old police senior sergeant major Surakij Larbkij, then made a desperate attempt on his own life but miraculously survived. Upon receiving the distress call, officers from Na Hin Lat…

  • 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…

  • Thailand NewsRTP warn porn enthusiasts to stay ‘hard’ on security as unsuspecting victim loses 3 million baht | Thaiger

    RTP warn porn enthusiasts to stay ‘hard’ on security as unsuspecting victim loses 3 million baht

    The Royal Thai Police (RTP) issued a warning to pornography lovers to be vigilant after a victim was fleeced of 3 million baht after he browsed an illegal porn website. The RTP yesterday told a gathering press pack that the top five scams in Thailand included counterfeit products and services, fraudulent part-time or freelance jobs, loan scams, call centre scams,…