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.
  • Crime News2 Thai men create and sell AI generated nude images of Thai celebrities | Thaiger

    2 Thai men create and sell AI generated nude images of Thai celebrities

    Cyber police arrested two Thai men for creating nude images of more than 30 Thai celebrities with an artificial intelligence (AI) program and selling them on a Russia-based social media application, Vkontakte, also known as VK. Two female Thai actresses, Panadda Wongphudee, Known as Bum, and Sakuntala Tianpairoj, known as Tonhom, filed complaints with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB)…

  • Thailand News3 cyber police allegedly extorts 30,000 baht from driver with fake registration plate | Thaiger

    3 cyber police allegedly extorts 30,000 baht from driver with fake registration plate

    The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) transferred three officers for allegedly extorting 30,000 baht from a Thai driver who used a fake registration plate with his car in the Prathum Thani province near Bangkok. A Facebook page, Police Network (เครือข่ายเพื่อนตำรวจ), revealed that the page received a complaint from the victim in Prathum Thani province that three officers from the Cyber…

  • Thailand NewsThai man rides motorcycle 20,000 kilometres from Thailand to France | Thaiger

    Thai man rides motorcycle 20,000 kilometres from Thailand to France

    A Thai man went viral on TikTok for riding a motorcycle 20,000 kilometres for 55 days from the Krabi province in southern Thailand to France. A Thai TikToker, newkooy, who was travelling in Slovenia shared a video of a touring motorcycle with a Thai flag and Thai registration plate on her TikTok account yesterday, December 17, with a caption that…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman attacked and robbed in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit (Video) | Thaiger

    Thai woman attacked and robbed in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit (Video)

    A Thai woman issued a warning after two thieves attacked her with a knife and robbed her in broad daylight on Soi Sukhumvit 81 in Bangkok. Witnesses and motorists passing by the scene refused to help. The news Facebook page, Suan Luang Me Dee (สวนหลวงมีดี) shared footage of the robbery today, December 18, saying it happened to a Thai woman…

  • Crime NewsDebtor crashes and kills loan shark while trying to collect debt | Thaiger

    Debtor crashes and kills loan shark while trying to collect debt

    A debtor crashed his pickup into a loan shark and killed the victim while trying to collect a debt from his wife at a house in the Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. Officers from the Rattanathibet Police Station were called to investigate a car accident at a house in Soi Pracha Niwet 3 in Nonthaburi province at 9pm on December 15.…

  • Thailand NewsCable thefts solved: Name on getaway car led to arrest of 3 thieves | Thaiger

    Cable thefts solved: Name on getaway car led to arrest of 3 thieves

    Police were able to identify and arrest three thieves who were stealing electrical cables in Bangkok because the name of one of the thieves was written on the car they used to commit the crime. Officers from the Don Mueang Police Station received numerous theft reports from a construction site of the New Connect Don Mueang condominium on the Vibhavadi…

  • Thailand NewsBritish artist, Tracey Emin, hospitalised in Thailand after infection in intestines | Thaiger

    British artist, Tracey Emin, hospitalised in Thailand after infection in intestines

    A British artist, Tracey Emin, paused her long journey home from Australia to seek treatment in Phuket province in southern Thailand after an infection nearly caused her small intestine to explode. The 60 year old artist shared about her illness on her Instagram account @traceyeminstudio yesterday, December 17, stating… “This is my first post in a long time. I have…

  • Crime NewsTeenage student steals 700,000 baht from teacher to buy 11 iPhones for friends | Thaiger

    Teenage student steals 700,000 baht from teacher to buy 11 iPhones for friends

    A Thai teacher sought justice after her 14 year old student stole 700,000 baht from her house to buy 11 iPhones for her boyfriend and friends and the children’s guardians failed to take responsibility for the losses. The victim, 42 year old Rungrat Chokchai, urged Amarin TV and other news agencies to tell her story to the public in the…

  • Thailand News5 year old girl killed in accident between electric tricycle and pickup | Thaiger

    5 year old girl killed in accident between electric tricycle and pickup

    A Thai man crashed his pickup into an electric tricycle, which reportedly made a sudden turn, killing five year old girl and injuring a 20 year old woman on the Nong Bua Lamphu-Nonsang District Road in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu at 11.30am on December 16. Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu Police Station officers were called to the bridge on…

  • Thailand NewsPrincess Bajrakitiyabha remains unconscious after 1 year of treatment | Thaiger

    Princess Bajrakitiyabha remains unconscious after 1 year of treatment

    Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati remains unconscious after being hospitalised at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital for one year after collapsing while training her dogs for the Royal Thai Army’s 2022 Thai Working Dog Championship at the Military Dog Battalion in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The Bureau of the Royal Household (BRH) released an official statement today, December 15, to…

  • Crime NewsThai football coach and his assistant arrested for raping boys | Thaiger

    Thai football coach and his assistant arrested for raping boys

    The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) arrested a Thai football coach and his assistant for raping young boys. Their crimes were allegedly proven by several child pornographic pictures and videos in their possession. Two Thai women contacted the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women after learning of the sexual assaults against their 10 year old sons from a teacher at…

  • Thailand NewsUnemployed Thai man arrested for gold theft after his birthday party | Thaiger

    Unemployed Thai man arrested for gold theft after his birthday party

    Police arrested an unemployed Thai man for stealing a gold necklace from a shop in Bangkok after paying off debts and throwing himself a belated birthday party at a resort in the central province of Kanchanaburi. Officers at Phetchakasem Police Station received a theft complaint at the Mae Thong Kham gold shop on Phetchakasem Road in Bangkok’s Bang Kae district…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman nabbed for stabbing her husband’s 17 year old mistress | Thaiger

    Thai woman nabbed for stabbing her husband’s 17 year old mistress

    Police arrested a Thai woman after she stabbed her husband’s 17 year old mistress at her home in the central province of Kanchanaburi on December 12. Amarin TV reported that the attack took place on December 12 at a house in the Tha Muang district of Kanchanaburi province. The attacker, 49 year old Auan, was arrested yesterday, December 14, and…

  • Crime News16 year old Thai girl accuses Chinese man met on dating app of rape | Thaiger

    16 year old Thai girl accuses Chinese man met on dating app of rape

    A 16 year old Thai girl filed a complaint against a Chinese man for allegedly raping her at a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. He and his friends also attempted to gang-rape her on the day. The victim named Mo lodged a complaint at Rattanatibet Police Station on December 13. She explained that she met the Chinese man on…

  • Thailand NewsJodd Fairs Rama 9 market in Bangkok reopens after fire | Thaiger

    Jodd Fairs Rama 9 market in Bangkok reopens after fire

    Jodd Fairs Rama 9 market in Bangkok announced its official reopening yesterday after a fire broke out and destroyed 120 shops on December 13. The fire slightly injured a Thai woman and destroyed shops, mostly fashion and clothing, on Wednesday, December 13. Huay Kwang district chief Paitoon Ngammook told the public that the market would be closed for at least…

  • Thailand News7 police surrender over money extortion while police spy charged with rape | Thaiger

    7 police surrender over money extortion while police spy charged with rape

    Seven Prathum Thani Provincial Police officers and an alleged police spy turned themselves in at Pratunam Chulalongkorn Police Station in Bangkok on charges of extorting money and raping a female drug suspect. A Thai woman and her boyfriend sought justice after accusing seven police officers in the central province of Prathum Thani of extorting 300,000 baht from them when they…

  • Thailand NewsThai soldier with gambling addiction nabbed for stealing gold to pay dowry | Thaiger

    Thai soldier with gambling addiction nabbed for stealing gold to pay dowry

    Police arrested a Thai soldier for stealing two gold necklaces worth 340,000 baht from a shop in Prahum Thani province near Bangkok. The soldier claimed he lost all his money gambling online and needed a dowry to marry his girlfriend. Officers from Suan Prik Thai Police Station were notified about the gold theft yesterday afternoon, December 13. The theft took…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple arrested for embezzling 24 million baht from employer | Thaiger

    Thai couple arrested for embezzling 24 million baht from employer

    Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) officers arrested a Thai couple for embezzling 24 million baht from their employer while working at a petrol station in the central province of Chantaburi between 2020 to 2023. ATPD reported that a 47 year old Thai man, Wichian, and his 46 year old wife, Jatuporn, were former accountants at the petrol station in Chantaburi…

  • Thailand NewsThai groom-to-be fakes dowry theft after no money for wedding | Thaiger

    Thai groom-to-be fakes dowry theft after no money for wedding

    A Thai groom-to-be reported the theft of his dowry worth nearly 700,000 baht to police in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. He later confessed that he faked the story because he lost his job and had no money for the wedding. The 29 year old Thai man, Nattapon Tormee, lodged a complaint at Mueang Khon Kaen Police Station at…

  • Thailand News5 Thai police accused of illegally detaining and extorting Thai man | Thaiger

    5 Thai police accused of illegally detaining and extorting Thai man

    A Thai man accused five officers from Pabon Police Station in the southern province of Phattalung of unlawfully detaining him, charging him with illegal gun possession, and extorting 50,000 baht from him. Channel 7 received a complaint from a 50 year old man named Tu who claimed to be a victim of corrupt police officers yesterday, December 13. Tu recounted…

  • Thailand NewsDetained Thai soldier re-arrested after escaping from hospital | Thaiger

    Detained Thai soldier re-arrested after escaping from hospital

    A Thai soldier, held in custody, successfully severed his ankle restraints and escaped from a hospital in the central province of Lop Buri before being recaptured later in the day. A military officer raised the alarm with police in Lob Buri province after the detained soldier, identified only as C, escaped while being treated at the hospital. The detained soldier…

  • Thailand NewsJodd Fairs blaze: 1 injured as 120 shops go up in smoke, vendors hit with 1.3m baht setback (videos) | Thaiger

    Jodd Fairs blaze: 1 injured as 120 shops go up in smoke, vendors hit with 1.3m baht setback (videos)

    A fire broke out at Jodd Fairs Rama 9 market in Bangkok yesterday resulting in a minor injury to a Thai woman. A total of 120 shops were obliterated, leading to financial losses of approximately 1.3 million baht for the vendors. The fire was reported to police at about 4.21pm yesterday, December 13. Firefighters and rescue workers from Huay Kwang…

  • Thailand NewsMFP MP, Rukchanok Srinork, granted bail with conditions | Thaiger

    MFP MP, Rukchanok Srinork, granted bail with conditions

    The Criminal Court of Thailand granted a temporary release to Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Rukchanok Srinork. Rukchanok was prosecuted for violating Section 112 of the Criminal Law or lèse majesté law, and Computer Act after she retweeted posts from her Twitter account between July 18 to August 9 of last year, 2022. The messages she retweeted were about the…

  • Thailand NewsThai man commits suicide for funeral fund to pay off debts | Thaiger

    Thai man commits suicide for funeral fund to pay off debts

    A Thai woman sought help from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after her husband decided to commit suicide to get money from a government funeral fund so she could pay off their debts. The 60 year old woman, Yupin, and Samai Survive founder, Ekkaphop Luengprasert, revealed that she and her 59 year old husband were vendors selling shallots and garlic in…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shoots wife and son after they discover secret affair | Thaiger

    Thai man shoots wife and son after they discover secret affair

    A Thai man shot his wife and son after they uncovered his secret affair with another woman, discovering that he had been showering the mistress with gifts and money. The two victims are in critical condition. Song Phi Nong Police Station officers rushed to a house in the Song Phi Nong district in the central province of Suphan Buri at…

  • Thailand NewsThai teen’s fall from grace: Bangkok boy’s suicide attempt after family exposes theft | Thaiger

    Thai teen’s fall from grace: Bangkok boy’s suicide attempt after family exposes theft

    A Thai teen made a suicide attempt last night by leaping off a pedestrian overpass in the Thon Buri district of Bangkok after being confronted by his family for repeated theft. Bukkalo Police Station officers responded to the incident near Soi Somdet Phra Chao Taksin 40. They discovered the victim, Rung, on the road beneath the overpass with two broken…

  • Thailand NewsHeartbroken Thai seeks solace in 7-Eleven robbery, demands jail time | Thaiger

    Heartbroken Thai seeks solace in 7-Eleven robbery, demands jail time

    A Thai man last night confessed to being heartbroken and insisted on being jailed after he carried out a robbery at a 7-Eleven convenience store situated within a petrol station in the Bang Khun Tian district of Bangkok. Convenience store employees and witnesses managed to detain the 26 year old Thai man, Autsadawut Yooman, who stole money from the store…

  • Thailand NewsWealthy Thai man arrested for gold shop robbery in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    Wealthy Thai man arrested for gold shop robbery in Chiang Mai

    Police arrested a wealthy Thai man for robbing a gold shop in the northern province of Chiang Mai after a two-week investigation. The thief claimed he wanted money for stock and digital currency investments and sold gold necklaces worth at least 17 million baht for just 4 million baht. Security cameras at Lotus’s Supermarket and Yaowarat Krungthep Gold Shop showed…

  • Thailand NewsThai taxi turmoil: Fare fight leaves traveller abandoned on road to Pattaya (video) | Thaiger

    Thai taxi turmoil: Fare fight leaves traveller abandoned on road to Pattaya (video)

    A Thai woman took to social media to share her experience with another one of Thailand’s notorious taxi drivers who abandoned her in the middle of the journey to Pattaya after she refused to pay more when he tried to hike the fare mid-journey. The victim shared a video of herself arguing with the taxi driver on her TikTok account,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman manipulated by scammer into swindling her mother | Thaiger

    Thai woman manipulated by scammer into swindling her mother

    Police in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani rescued a 21 year old Thai woman who was manipulated by a call centre scammer into swindling her mother out of 250,000 baht. A Thai woman reached out to Mueang Ubon Ratchathani Police Station officer and Chief of Khemarat district after her daughter, 21 year old Su, was allegedly kidnapped for ransom.…