Petch Petpailin

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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 NewsThailand’s Health Ministry to propose reopening Test & Go registration
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:40, 17 January 2022
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    Thailand’s Health Ministry to propose reopening Test & Go registration

    The Public Health Ministry plans to make a proposal to reopen registration for the Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told Thai media today of his plan to make the proposal to the CCSA for this week’s meeting. The proposal needs approval from Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration before travellers can register for the entry…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s first virtual monk targets at new generation Buddhists
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:18, 17 January 2022
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    Thailand’s first virtual monk targets at new generation Buddhists

    Thailand is now using artificial intelligence to spread Buddhist messages. Meet Phra Maha AI, Thailand’s first virtual monk. He’s 30 years old, but says he understands the “teenage world.” The AI abbot shares easy-to-understand doctrine in an effort to target the new generation. He just had his first interview with Thai media, telling reporters that his Thai creator and developing…

  • Thailand News413 Bars in Bangkok ask permission to reopen as restaurants
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:55, 17 January 2022
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    413 Bars in Bangkok ask permission to reopen as restaurants

    More than 400 bars, nightclubs, and entertainment venues in Bangkok have applied for permission to reopen as restaurants. The venues have been closed since April due to strict disease control measures. The government delayed its plan to allow bars and nightclubs to reopen in mid-January due to the Omicron outbreak in Thailand, but decided to allow the venues to apply for…

  • Thailand NewsDeputy PM tells Thais to stay positive about price hike for pork, other goods
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:18, 14 January 2022
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    Deputy PM tells Thais to stay positive about price hike for pork, other goods

    Pork prices aren’t the only costs rising. Prices for chicken prices, eggs, public boat fees, and toll fees are also increasing and Deputy PM Supattanapong Punmeechaow is now encouraging Thais to stay positive with the price hikes and is saying that it is temporary. He says the price increases are normal due to the law of supply and demand. In…

  • Cannabis NewsHealth Minister insists cannabis is not a narcotic, high-inducing THC still illegal
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:54, 13 January 2022
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    Health Minister insists cannabis is not a narcotic, high-inducing THC still illegal

    Cannabis is not a narcotic drug… at least that’s what Thailand’s Public Health Minister is saying. In an interview with Thai media, Anutin Charnvirakul said cannabis (not with the high-inducing component THC) is legal and can be grown as well as used for medical purposes, adding that authorities should let residents grow the once-criminalised plant and sell cannabis as a…