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 NewsPolice bust romance scammer turned car thief, uncover trafficking gang | Thaiger

    Police bust romance scammer turned car thief, uncover trafficking gang

    A police investigation into a romance scammer who stole cars from women has led to the arrest of a vehicle trafficking gang. Two women and one Thai man who trafficked stolen cars were arrested Friday. Police officers arrested a romance scammer after eight victims filed a complaint that the man stole their cars. The conman, 26 year old Pheeraphat, created…

  • Thailand NewsMassage parlour in northern Thailand raided for underage sex trafficking | Thaiger

    Massage parlour in northern Thailand raided for underage sex trafficking

    Police swooped on a massage parlour in the northern province of Tak after a tip-off on underage sex trafficking. The owner of the parlour was arrested and two teenage Burmese girls were rescued. The Anti Trafficking In Persons Division Police (ATPD) received a tip-off that a Thai woman, 40 year old Suphaporn Makaew, was operating an underage sex trafficking racket…

  • Thailand NewsHonest Thai couple hand over bag with lost 100,000 baht to police in Ratchaburi | Thaiger

    Honest Thai couple hand over bag with lost 100,000 baht to police in Ratchaburi

    An honest Thai couple discovered a bag with 100,000 baht inside in front of a shopping mall in the central province of Ratchaburi and notified the police so they can search for its owner. Eighteen year old Kittisak “Zen” Thaweechokhirun, and his 18 year old girlfriend, Potchathawat “Mali” Sabumuang, last night reported the cash-filled bag they found at a shopping mall…

  • Thailand NewsCannabis crooks caught on camera: Foreigners caught stealing from Phuket pharmacy | Thaiger

    Cannabis crooks caught on camera: Foreigners caught stealing from Phuket pharmacy

    CCTV footage captured two foreigners stealing cannabis from a pharmacy in Phuket. Fortunately, a member of staff caught them red-handed on the job. The Facebook page, Phuket Info Center, posted two videos of the incident yesterday, May 4, with a caption that said… “Warning! Foreigners stole cannabis from a shop on Rat U Thit 200 Years Road in the Patong…

  • Thailand NewsTwist in Thai cyanide serial killer case: Actress and nurses investigated for buying same poison as killer | Thaiger

    Twist in Thai cyanide serial killer case: Actress and nurses investigated for buying same poison as killer

    There has been another twist in the Thai cyanide serial killer case. Not only has the serial killer’s husband been charged with aiding and abetting her crimes and released on bail but the Royal Thai Police (RTP) is investigating the purchase of some cyanide by a famous Thai actress and 10 nurses, who reportedly bought the poison from the same…

  • Thailand NewsUnhinged Bangkok taxi driver threatens to murder passenger | Thaiger

    Unhinged Bangkok taxi driver threatens to murder passenger

    A Thai woman took to social media to reveal that a seemingly unhinged taxi driver in Bangkok threatened to murder her because her destination was too far. The woman posted a video on her TikTok account, @toeyly.n, to recount her frightening experience with a taxi driver who threatened to kill her. The video caption said… “Warning! Taxi driver threatens to…

  • Thailand NewsGas cylinder explosion wreaks havoc, damages 8 houses, a car and injures teenage boy | Thaiger

    Gas cylinder explosion wreaks havoc, damages 8 houses, a car and injures teenage boy

    A gas cylinder explosion damaged eight houses and a car in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok while a 15 year old boy living in the incident house suffered serious burn wounds all over his body. The incident occurred yesterday in a three-storey townhouse owned by a 39 year old man named Weeraphat Chuensomsong. He was not home during the explosion. Unfortunately,…

  • Thailand NewsWoman commits suicide in car with 11 pet dogs | Thaiger

    Woman commits suicide in car with 11 pet dogs

    A Thai woman in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok allegedly committed suicide in her car by using a charcoal stove to kill herself with her 11 Poodle dogs. A rescue team, Ruamkatanyu Volunteer Association, was alerted to the death of the Thai woman and her 11 pet dogs and reported the news on its official Facebook page today. According to…

  • Thailand NewsGlue sniffer arrested for stealing police motorcycle | Thaiger

    Glue sniffer arrested for stealing police motorcycle

    Police yesterday arrested a glue sniffer who lost control and stole a police motorcycle parked in front of a shopping mall in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The arrest was made with the help of a food delivery rider. An officer from Mueang Udon Thani Police Station was alerted to an incident inside the Central Udon Thani shopping mall.…

  • Thailand NewsMan caught on CCTV breaking into woman’s home and masturbating | Thaiger

    Man caught on CCTV breaking into woman’s home and masturbating

    A Thai businesswoman was shocked to discover a man breaking and entering her home, trashing a room, and masturbating over her underwear when she checked her CCTV cameras in the eastern province of Rayong. Bizarrely, no assets were stolen. The woman, Naruemon Thognthai, posted CCTV footage of the incident on Facebook on Monday, May 1 to expose the pervert’s behaviour…

  • Thailand NewsPedo Indian man sexually abuses 4 year old Thai girl | Thaiger

    Pedo Indian man sexually abuses 4 year old Thai girl

    The parents of a four year old Thai girl filed a complaint at Phra Pradaeng Police Station yesterday after discovering their daughter had been sexually abused by her pedophile uncle at a rental house in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok. Following police procedures, the parents, 33 year old Nattasak, and 31 year old Sineenuch, submitted a physical examination result of…

  • Thailand NewsHonesty prevails: Motorcycle taxi rider returns lost 100,000 baht cash found on road to owner in Nonthaburi | Thaiger

    Honesty prevails: Motorcycle taxi rider returns lost 100,000 baht cash found on road to owner in Nonthaburi

    A motorcycle taxi rider in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok found 100,000 baht in cash on the road and returned it to its owner. The provincial governor is preparing the reward for the rider’s good deed. KhaoSod reporters interviewed the motorcycle taxi rider, 48 year old Akkadate “Toey” Jittayasothorn, today about the incident that occurred at noon on Thursday, April 27.…

  • Thailand NewsTranswomen caught on CCTV stealing Buddha statue from Thai temple | Thaiger

    Transwomen caught on CCTV stealing Buddha statue from Thai temple

    CCTV footage last night caught two Thai transwomen stealing a Buddha statue from Tha Kharm Temple in Chachoengsao province in the eastern region of Thailand. A 52 year old monk, Tikhamporn Artsapo, noticed that a Buddha statue, Luang Por So Thorn, was missing from his temple today. So, he checked the temple’s CCTV footage and discovered that two transwomen stole…

  • Pattaya NewsFamily ties turn deadly: Drug addict arrested for murdering sister-in-law in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Family ties turn deadly: Drug addict arrested for murdering sister-in-law in Chon Buri

    Police in Chon Buri arrested a drug addict after he murdered his sister-in-law. The suspect claimed that he was angry because the victim accused him of spreading Covid-19 which led to the death of a neighbour. Officers from Baan Bueng Police Station were alerted to the shooting at a grocery shop on Nong Prue Kao-Baan Hua Kun Jae Road on Saturday,…

  • Thailand NewsBuddhist monk’s car crash meltdown in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Buddhist monk’s car crash meltdown in Bangkok

    Police rushed to suppress a potentially volatile incident after a Buddhist monk smashed a car and later hid in the main hall of the Lao Temple in the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok. A local told police that he believed the monk was out of control due to stress after learning too much online Buddhist doctrine. The monk was…

  • Thailand NewsThai driver kills deer with Mercedes Benz near Bangkok University campus | Thaiger

    Thai driver kills deer with Mercedes Benz near Bangkok University campus

    A Thai driver crashed his Mercedez Benz into a deer and killed it on Borommaratchachonnani Road near Mahidol University in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok yesterday. Upon being alerted to the incident, officers from Phutthamonthon Police Station were quick to attend the scene where they discovered the lifeless body of a male deer. The deer had beautiful antlers and weighed about…

  • Thailand NewsBritish expat missing for a week in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    British expat missing for a week in Chiang Mai

    A foreigner took to social media to seek help after his British friend went missing in Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand. Kastro Freeman, a member of a Facebook group called Chiang Mai News in English, shared a picture of his missing friend, 46 year old Dominic Boyle, on Wednesday, April 26, with a caption that said… “Howdy all, our…

  • Thailand NewsChinese man and 23 Burmese nationals arrested for working without permits | Thaiger

    Chinese man and 23 Burmese nationals arrested for working without permits

    Police arrested 23 Burmese citizens and a Chinese man for working at a construction site in Samut Prakarn province without work permits. The Chinese man reportedly joined the team only three days before his arrest. The crackdown on illegal businesses operated by foreigners and illegal foreign workers is ongoing across the country, particularly in places where there is heavy industry…

  • Thailand NewsMan arrested for exploiting Big Joke’s name to lure and rape woman | Thaiger

    Man arrested for exploiting Big Joke’s name to lure and rape woman

    A Thai man was arrested by the police for using the name of Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, the Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), to entice female party entertainers to work for him before allegedly raping them. A Thai party entertainer named Aom reported to the media and police on Tuesday, April 25 that she had been raped…

  • Thailand NewsMalaysian gang conflict leads to double murder in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Malaysian gang conflict leads to double murder in Bangkok

    Eight Burmese nationals allegedly murdered two Thai men at a house near Bangkok due to a conflict within a human trafficking gang led by Malaysian men. The murderers reportedly fled Thailand following the incident. The Superintendent of the Bang Kaew Police Station, Mongkon Onkaew, told ThaiRath that officers received a complaint from a Thai woman, 23 year old Wanutpreeya Patrhumthong,…

  • Thailand NewsDrug addict arrested for assaulting, raping his mother in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Drug addict arrested for assaulting, raping his mother in Bangkok

    Police arrested a violent drug addict at a condominium in Bangkok for assaulting and raping his mother over several years. The mother’s employer and the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive helped the victim seek justice. The employer of the 69 year old reported the incident to Saimai Survive on Tuesday, April 25, and the organisation came to the aid of the…

  • Thailand NewsNeighbour’s heroics save 2 year old from near-fatal fall in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Neighbour’s heroics save 2 year old from near-fatal fall in Chon Buri

    A quick-thinking, fleet-footed neighbour helped rescue a two year old girl just in time as she fell from the second floor roof of her house in Chon Buri. Luckily, the child only suffered mild injuries. The 34 year old woman who saved her, Piyanut Suphatsorn, spoke to Channel 7 about the heroic incident on Sunday, April 23. She said she…

  • Thailand NewsTaxi manager vandalises app-based cab driver’s car near Pattaya Walking Street | Thaiger

    Taxi manager vandalises app-based cab driver’s car near Pattaya Walking Street

    A Thai app-based cab driver filed a complaint with the police after the manager of a taxi and baht bus company damaged his car near Pattaya Walking Street in the early hours of this morning. The victim, 25 year old Adisak Rachom, filed a complaint at Mueang Pattaya Police Station at 1am of today. Adisak said the incident occurred after…

  • Pattaya News6 Chinese citizens arrested for working in Chon Buri without permits | Thaiger

    6 Chinese citizens arrested for working in Chon Buri without permits

    Thai Police yesterday arrested six Chinese nationals for working in a factory in Chon Buri province without work permits. The Superintendent of the Chon Buri Provincial Immigration Bureau, Parinya Klinkaesorn, told KhaoSod that the Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Harparn, ordered the Immigration Bureau to crack down on illegal businesses operated by foreigners. As…

  • Thailand NewsMan stabbed to death in shopping mall near Bangkok | Thaiger

    Man stabbed to death in shopping mall near Bangkok

    A man was stabbed to death after a silly staring row in the Zeer Rangsit shopping mall in the Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani province near Bangkok last night. The attacker surrendered himself to the police at the murder scene. Officers from Khu Kot Police Station and a rescue team arrived at the murder scene at 9pm and discovered…

  • Thailand NewsThailand denies bail to suspected serial killer as cyanide poisoning toll rises to 13 | Thaiger

    Thailand denies bail to suspected serial killer as cyanide poisoning toll rises to 13

    The Criminal Court of Thailand denied bail to the suspected serial killer, Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn. The number of victims has increased from 8 to 13, with two of them luckily surviving the cyanide poisoning. The Criminal Court of Thailand denied bail and issued a detention notice against Am for 12 days from April 26 to May 7. During this time,…

  • Thailand NewsThai and German nationals arrested for smuggling drugs into Koh Pha Ngan | Thaiger

    Thai and German nationals arrested for smuggling drugs into Koh Pha Ngan

    Thai authorities arrested a Thai national and a German man on Monday for smuggling drugs into Koh Pha Ngan in the southern province of Surat Thani. The arrest was made after the officers found drugs hidden in scented candles delivered from Germany. The Permanent Secretary of the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), Wichai Chaimongkon, released details of the arrests,…

  • Thailand NewsChild prodigy creates mesmerizing Sak Yant tattoo in Khon Kaen, Thailand | Thaiger

    Child prodigy creates mesmerizing Sak Yant tattoo in Khon Kaen, Thailand

    The skills of a child prodigy went viral on Thai social media after he created a traditional Thai tattoo (or Sak Yant) on a customer in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. The 10 year old child prodigy, Nakrob “Puen” Sooksusi, is considered the youngest tattoo artist in Thailand. Sak Yant is a popular form of tattoo art in Thailand.…

  • Thailand NewsNew Balance kicks out of Thailand | Thaiger

    New Balance kicks out of Thailand

    American sports footwear brand New Balance closed all of its stores in Thailand after the contract with its importer and distributor in Thailand, CRC Sports, expired. CRC Sports, a retail company under the Central Group, was established on December 26, 1996, with a registered capital of 370 million baht. It operated under the Supersports brand and offered sports products. According…

  • Thailand NewsWoman arrested for stealing from foreigners at Bangkok airports and malls | Thaiger

    Woman arrested for stealing from foreigners at Bangkok airports and malls

    The Thai Tourist Police arrested a woman for stealing money and assets from foreigners at Don Mueang International Airport and shopping malls in Bangkok. The officers also discovered 293 tablets of methamphetamine and 1.26 grammes of crystal meth at her accommodation. The arrest was made after a Chinese woman reported that her designer YSL (Yves Saint Laurent) handbag worth over…