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 celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out | Thaiger

    Thai celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out

    Leading Thai celebrities were scammed out of over 20 million baht in a massive online toy scam, joining more than 300 other victims. Twenty representatives filed a complaint to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday. The group of 20 victims were led by 40 year old Phiphitpon Pookkanasood, a famous Thai singer from the band named Jetset’er. Phiphitpon revealed that…

  • Thailand NewsDesperate father vanishes with son after falling for 100,000 baht job scam in Isaan | Thaiger

    Desperate father vanishes with son after falling for 100,000 baht job scam in Isaan

    A man in the Isaan province of Burriram disappeared with his three-year-old son after the family fell victim to a 100,000 baht overseas job scam. The man’s wife, 34 year old Wassana yesterday filed a complaint at None Suwan Police Station after her 35 year old husband Autthapon, and their three year old child, Arkon, vanished into thin air. Wassana…

  • Thailand NewsFamous TiKTok star arrested for dangerous hitchhiking | Thaiger

    Famous TiKTok star arrested for dangerous hitchhiking

    A famous TikTok star was arrested today after putting his life at risk dodging in and out of moving cars as he hitchhiked on the Ang Thong-Sing Buri Road in the central province of Ang Thong. Aun is a local celebrity due to his widely shared funny videos on social media but despite his fame, he has struggled with mental…

  • Thailand NewsWoman accuses police of seizing her car for personal use | Thaiger

    Woman accuses police of seizing her car for personal use

    A Thai woman accused officers from Sathon Police Station in the southern province of Songkhla of confiscating her car for personal use. The unnamed woman said her car was seized by the police two years ago despite not being involved in a crime. The woman reported that the police arrested her boyfriend in 2021 for possessing Kratom and two tablets…

  • Thailand NewsWoman reveals unnerving parking lot drama with MP at Parliament | Thaiger

    Woman reveals unnerving parking lot drama with MP at Parliament

    Anna Songserm, a TikToker from Thailand, recently shared on social media an unnerving experience she had while visiting the Parliament building in Bangkok. After a frantic search for a parking spot, Anna was directed to park her car in a lot that was closed off by a traffic barrier. Upon her return, she found that her car’s tyres had been…

  • Northern Thailand NewsSon finds mum with help of dad’s old diary after 20 years | Thaiger

    Son finds mum with help of dad’s old diary after 20 years

    Phanatchakorn “Pete” Meesook finally achieved his lifelong dream of reuniting with his mother after 20 years of searching. In a recent interview with the Thai media, the 28 year old man from Chiang Kham shared his touching story of how he found his mother with the help of his father’s old diary. Pete’s parents divorced when he was just a…

  • Thailand NewsTaxi driver stabs passenger on road in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Taxi driver stabs passenger on road in Bangkok

    A passenger stabbed by a Bangkok taxi driver appealed to the Thai media to highlight his case after he accused the police of procrastinating over the case despite having enough evidence to arrest the accused. The victim succeeded in his quest and the taxi driver was arrested yesterday. The victim, Pratarn Seesook, contacted the crime news department of the MRG…

  • Thailand NewsCommuters criticise ‘dangerous’ Bangkok Apiwat Station’s lack of lights | Thaiger

    Commuters criticise ‘dangerous’ Bangkok Apiwat Station’s lack of lights

    Commuters took to social media to criticise officials involved with the construction and opening of the “dangerous” Bangkok Apiwat Central Station. Two weeks after the official opening of the station, formerly known as Bang Sue Grand Station, roads around the station remain dark due to the absence of street lights. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) promised that street lighting…

  • Thailand NewsOpportunist thief arrested for stealing Louis Vuitton bag at Bangkok mall | Thaiger

    Opportunist thief arrested for stealing Louis Vuitton bag at Bangkok mall

    An opportunist, light-fingered thief was arrested yesterday after she stole a Louis Vuitton handbag from a sexy model while she was trying on clothes at the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Bangkok. The clothes store owner, in Terminal 21 of the Asoke area of Bangkok, filed a complaint at Lumphini Police Station that a customer’s Louis Vuitton handbag was stolen…

  • Thailand NewsSummer season starts in Thailand at the end of February | Thaiger

    Summer season starts in Thailand at the end of February

    The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) is predicting a scorching high of 43 degrees Celsius in Thailand this summer and that the new season will kick in before the end of February. The TMD reported yesterday that the summer season in Thailand would be delayed by one or two weeks this year. The weather will get warmer by the end of…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya police officer denies fining vape-carrying Chinese tourists | Thaiger

    Pattaya police officer denies fining vape-carrying Chinese tourists

    The identity of the senior police sergeant major from Mueang Pattaya Police Station, who illegally fined Chinese tourists for carrying vapes, has been revealed. The suspect officer, referred to as “K” in previous reports, is Police Sergeant Major Nopphakit Pornwatthanakit. Nopphakit denies all allegations. Thai media also reported that Nopphakit has been praised in the past for his good deeds…

  • Thailand NewsKrabi hotel accused of favouring foreigners over Thais | Thaiger

    Krabi hotel accused of favouring foreigners over Thais

    Thai tourists condemned a hotel in Krabi for discriminatory service standards after the hotel provided better treatment to foreign guests and neglected domestic tourists. They claimed that the hotel prioritised foreign guests with higher purchasing power over them for financial gain. A Thai man posted three videos on his TikTok account, @thetharm, to share his bad experience at a hotel…

  • Thailand NewsFormer RTN officer seeks justice after being jailed for 8 years on fake child rapist charge | Thaiger

    Former RTN officer seeks justice after being jailed for 8 years on fake child rapist charge

    A former Royal Thai Navy (RTN) officer is seeking justice after he was wrongly branded a child rapist by his ex-girlfriend and her daughter and jailed for eight years on the trumped-up charge. The daughter recently revealed the truth because she alleges she is being abused by her mother. She wants her mother to face the music because of her…

  • Thailand NewsMan with mental illness rescued after being stuck under a fence for 3 hours | Thaiger

    Man with mental illness rescued after being stuck under a fence for 3 hours

    A man with a mental health problem was rescued after he got stuck under a fence for three hours in front of a police station in the central province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. The rescue team rushed to the incident spot in front of Ayutthaya Police Station after being notified that a man of about 20 years old was…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya police chief transferred for fining vape carrying Chinese tourists | Thaiger

    Pattaya police chief transferred for fining vape carrying Chinese tourists

    A senior police sergeant major from Mueng Pattaya Police Station has been transferred to Chon Buri Police Headquarters after admitting he illegally fined Chinese tourists 30,000 baht for carrying vapes. A Professional Tourist Guide Association of Thailand committee member, Paisarn Suethanuwong, revealed the wrongdoing of a Mueng Pattaya Police Station chief on a Channel 3 news show yesterday. Paisarn said…

  • Thailand NewsAmerican man dies after crashing Ducati into trailer truck | Thaiger

    American man dies after crashing Ducati into trailer truck

    Tragedy struck in the southern province of Phang Nga yesterday when an American man died after crashing his Ducati motorcycle into a trailer truck at 5.30pm on Phetchakasem Road. Officers from Mueng Phan Nga Police Station investigated the scene of the accident and found the body of the foreign man on the road at the back of the trailer truck.…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok public bus condemned by Singaporean tourist | Thaiger

    Bangkok public bus condemned by Singaporean tourist

    A Singaporean tourist condemned Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) public buses after the driver of a bus in the capital closed its door and drove off as she was about to climb onboard. A Singaporean woman posted a video on her TikTok account, njwah, complaining about the service of a public bus in Bangkok. She wrote captions in Thai and…

  • Thailand NewsRolling Loud Thailand 2023 is coming to Songkran Festival in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Rolling Loud Thailand 2023 is coming to Songkran Festival in Pattaya

    Musical heavyweights Cardi B, Chris Brown, and Travis Scott will join more than 80 other international artists at the Rolling Loud Thailand 2023 jamboree in Pattaya during Songkran Festival from Thursday, April 13 to Saturday, April 15. Pattaya is to welcome some of the world’s leading artists for the three-day music festival on the beach at Legend Siam Theme Park…

  • Pattaya NewsThai woman escapes deadly nylon wire strung acrosss a Chon Buri road | Thaiger

    Thai woman escapes deadly nylon wire strung acrosss a Chon Buri road

    A Thai woman narrowly escaped with her life after she rode her motorcycle into a deadly nylon wire on a road in Chon Buri province. The victim suspects two teenage boys living nearby of setting up the death trap strung across the road. The 41 year old victim, Chanita, a nurse in a hospital in the Phanat Nikhom district of Chon…

  • Thailand News4 Chinese tourists & Thai tour guide injured in Chiang Mai crash | Thaiger

    4 Chinese tourists & Thai tour guide injured in Chiang Mai crash

    Four Chinese tourists and a Thai tour guide were injured after a minibus crashed into an electric pole on a road in the northern province of Chiang Mai. The minivan driver was unharmed and is being questioned to find the cause of the accident. Three rescue teams and officers from Doi Saket Police Station rushed to the scene on the…

  • Thailand NewsRemorseful husband says wife can burn ‘penis’ with ‘hot iron’ if she catches him gambling again | Thaiger

    Remorseful husband says wife can burn ‘penis’ with ‘hot iron’ if she catches him gambling again

    A remorseful husband said his wife could burn his “penis” with a “hot iron” if she catches him gambling again. The wife of the apologetic hubby, from the central province of Samut Prakarn, shared pictures and a video of her husband tied up on social media to shame him for his online gambling addiction. Local news page Khon Khao Ton…

  • Thailand NewsTranswoman complains after being banned by Bangkok bar | Thaiger

    Transwoman complains after being banned by Bangkok bar

    A Thai transwoman highlighted gender inequality on social media after she was banned from entering a Bangkok nightclub by a security guard for wearing a sexy costume. The transwoman posted a video of the moment she had a row with a security guard at a nightclub in the Rama 9 area of Bangkok on TikTok. In the video, she said……

  • Thailand NewsWoman climbs onto car to stop husband and ‘whore’ mistress | Thaiger

    Woman climbs onto car to stop husband and ‘whore’ mistress

    A video showing an emotional woman climbing onto a car to prevent her husband from driving away with his “whore” mistress has gone viral. The viral video circulating on Thai social media shows a distressed woman climbing onto the bonnet of an orange sedan that was travelling down a road in the Tak province. In the video, several people are…

  • Thailand NewsThailand Post’s delayed service makes student lose scholarship | Thaiger

    Thailand Post’s delayed service makes student lose scholarship

    Thailand Post apologised for the late arrival of a letter at a post office in the Isaan province of Sakhon Nakhon which made a high school student lose a university scholarship placement. A female student posted a picture of her scholarship document offer on social media dated January 10 and said… “Why is Thailand Post delivery so slow? The university…

  • Thailand NewsThai police admit extorting money from Taiwanese actress | Thaiger

    Thai police admit extorting money from Taiwanese actress

    The compulsive melodrama continues between a Taiwanese actress and the “bastard police” who allegedly extorted 27,000 baht. In the latest episode of the compelling drama, it turns out the Royal Thai Police (RTP), are lying bastards. Late last week the RTP denied extorting money from An Yu-Qing ( 安于晴), also known as Charlene An, but today a Thai squad leader…

  • Thailand NewsDutchman says Thai woman swindled him of 5 million baht | Thaiger

    Dutchman says Thai woman swindled him of 5 million baht

    A Dutchman posted a video on TikTok revealing that a Thai woman swindled 5 million baht from him. The Thai woman denies the accusation, adding he is the cheat because he flirted with her despite being married. The video went viral on Thai social media after the local news page Baan Dung Update reposted the TikTok story on Saturday. In the…

  • Thailand NewsThai founder of stray animal shelter featured on Hershey’s chocolate bar wrapper | Thaiger

    Thai founder of stray animal shelter featured on Hershey’s chocolate bar wrapper

    A Thai woman who founded a shelter for stray animals and invested over 100 million baht in its care is featured on a Hershey’s chocolate bar wrapper to commemorate International Women’s Day on March 8. Hershey’s, one of the world’s biggest chocolate manufacturers, releases new chocolate bar wrappers to honour inspirational women on International Women’s Day. In recent years, the…

  • Thailand NewsArrested drug dealer says he got narcotics from police | Thaiger

    Arrested drug dealer says he got narcotics from police

    Police arrested a drug dealer and four addicts yesterday in the central province of Rayong. The dealer, while being arrested, alleged that the Thai police were involved in drug distribution and claimed that he had received the drugs as a reward for acting as a secret agent for the police in the province. The drug dealer and his four customers…

  • Thailand NewsVictim loses over 10 million baht in Thai Lion Air ticket scam | Thaiger

    Victim loses over 10 million baht in Thai Lion Air ticket scam

    Thai Lion Air issued a warning to passengers to be cautious of a ticket scam, after a person lost over 10 million baht by visiting a fraudulent website to claim a free ticket. Trang Police Station posted a warning on its Facebook page of how the victim was grifted 10.2 million baht after trying to claim a free flight from…

  • Thailand NewsHuge waves in the southern Thai sea destroys beach and 200 palm trees | Thaiger

    Huge waves in the southern Thai sea destroys beach and 200 palm trees

    Thap Sakae Beach and 200 palm trees in the southern province of Prachup Khiri Khan were devastated as huge waves battered its shoreline yesterday morning. According to Thap Sakae sub-district chief Maria Phaopratarn, the waves and wind at Thap Sakae Beach in the southern province of Prachup Khiri Khan were unusually strong yesterday morning and began to subside around 4pm.…