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 model offered 400,000 baht for old iPhone with sexy content | Thaiger

    Thai model offered 400,000 baht for old iPhone with sexy content

    A sexy Thai model has been offered 400,000 baht by a fan for her old iPhone 12 Pro Max after she announced on social media that it was available for sale inclusive of her sexy pictures and videos. Hundreds of Thais queued at the nation’s Apple stores on Saturday, September 17, to buy the new iPhone 14 despite complaints that…

  • Thailand NewsGenerous driver sticks free snacks & masks to his pickup | Thaiger

    Generous driver sticks free snacks & masks to his pickup

    A pickup driver in the northern province of Chiang Rai was praised by Thai TikTok users after he taped snacks and face masks on his car for people to take for free. The video of the white pickup decorated with face masks and packs of snacks was posted last Friday, September 16, by a Thai TikToker, wetchayany. The headline caption…

  • Thailand News4 taxi drivers fined for overcharging and refusing service | Thaiger

    4 taxi drivers fined for overcharging and refusing service

    Tourist police arrested four taxi drivers in Bangkok after discovering they refused to offer a service to passengers and charged overinflated fares without using the metre system. Not only Thai passengers are being refused by Bangkok taxi drivers but tourists face the same issue. They too are ripped off and refused by drivers. Tourist Police Bureau of Thailand spokesperson Apichart…

  • Phuket NewsSwedish man killed while crossing road in Phang Nga | Thaiger

    Swedish man killed while crossing road in Phang Nga

    A Swedish man was killed by a speeding car while crossing a road in the southern province of Phang Nga last night. The driver confessed he drove recklessly at a high speed. A CCTV camera recorded the shocking footage when the Swedish man, 40 year old Bjorn Olof Johansson, got hit by the sedan car while crossing Petchkasem Road in…

  • Thailand NewsJapanese golfers sexually assault Thai caddies | Thaiger

    Japanese golfers sexually assault Thai caddies

    Netizens from Thailand and Japan condemned a group of Japanese golfers who posted a video to the Instagram platform sexually harassing Thai caddies on a golf course. Incredibly, some Thai netizens believed sexual assaulting caddies is OK if they earn a bigger tip. Some slammed the vile behaviour while others made it known that the caddies were afraid to speak…

  • Thailand NewsThai ambassador to London will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral | Thaiger

    Thai ambassador to London will attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral

    The Ambassador of the UK Embassy of Thailand in London, Pisanu Suvanajata, will be the kingdom’s representative at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II today. After allowing mourners to pay respect for four days at Westminster Hall, the coffin of Queen Elizabeth will be transported to the nearby Westminster Abbey at about 10.35am today, London time, 5.35pm Thai time. Yesterday,…

  • Bangkok News2 Kuwaiti thugs face jail for attack on a woman & 4 Thai men | Thaiger

    2 Kuwaiti thugs face jail for attack on a woman & 4 Thai men

    Two allegedly drunk Kuwaiti men were arrested on Friday, September 16, after attacking four Thai men who came to the rescue of a woman at a hotel near the Central Embassy in Bangkok. The thugs could face imprisonment of up to two years and a fine of up to 10,000 baht. Last Friday at 4am, police officers from Lumpini Police…

  • Thailand NewsSuperstitious Thais queue for days to see famous fortune teller | Thaiger

    Superstitious Thais queue for days to see famous fortune teller

    Dozens of superstitious Thai people come from all over the kingdom and queue for several days just to get their fortune told at a temple in Chiang Mai. They all seek the wisdom of 52 year old Tui, or Sattaphat, a monk at the Tung Yu Temple in Chiang Mai. Tui became famous on Thai social media after hundreds of…

  • Thailand NewsWoman almost loses arm after green snake pit viper bite | Thaiger

    Woman almost loses arm after green snake pit viper bite

    A teenage girl almost lost her arm after being bitten by a green pit viper snake in Loei, the Isaan province of Thailand. She said she got 90 stitches and was under the treatment for one year and five months. A 19 year old girl, Kanyarat, posted a video of her 1.5-year-long treatment on TikTok on September 15. The post’s headline…

  • Thailand NewsTaxi faces attempted murder charge for knocking rider off his bike | Thaiger

    Taxi faces attempted murder charge for knocking rider off his bike

    A taxi driver faces an attempted murder charge after CCTV captured him intentionally smashing into a motorcycle on a road in Bangkok. Luckily, the rider survived. The brother of the victim, Piyapong Yodsing, uploaded CCTV footage of the incident to TikTok. The video shows a yellow taxi in the right-hand lane of Tiwanon Road in Bangkok behind the motorcycle. The…

  • Thailand News4 suspects involved in schoolboy shooting, motive is unclear | Thaiger

    4 suspects involved in schoolboy shooting, motive is unclear

    UPDATE: 4 suspects involved in a school shooting, the motive is unclear The police investigation into the shooting of a teenage boy at Wat Lad Pla Dook School uncovered four suspects involved in the incident. Last night, the Superintendent of the Bang Bua Thong Police Station, Pruet Jamroonsart, underlined that the computers at the school were safe to use and…

  • Thailand NewsTeen accidentally shoots friend dead in a school near Bangkok | Thaiger

    Teen accidentally shoots friend dead in a school near Bangkok

    A 15 year old schoolboy was accidentally shot dead by his friend at a school in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. The friend tried to conceal the truth by claiming his friend’s desktop computer exploded and killed him. The incident happened at 1.30pm today inside the Wat Lad Pla Dook School’s computer room in the Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi.…

  • Thailand News9-month pregnant woman & husband arrested on drug charges | Thaiger

    9-month pregnant woman & husband arrested on drug charges

    A 9-month pregnant woman and her husband were arrested in the Isaan province of Udon Thani yesterday for using and selling drugs. The woman confessed to being a habitual user even though she is pregnant. Officers from Baan Phue Police Station raided a cottage inside a rubber plantation in the None Thong sub-district, Baan Phue district in Udon Thani after…

  • Thailand NewsSoldier allegedly sexually assaults woman on military premises | Thaiger

    Soldier allegedly sexually assaults woman on military premises

    A woman sought help from a social media influencer after being allegedly sexually assaulted by a Sergeant in her home inside a military base in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The victim reported the attempted rape to the police but they told her to report the incident to her army senior. She did that but was told off by her…

  • World NewsFamous Thai rapper Milli denied entry into South Korea | Thaiger

    Famous Thai rapper Milli denied entry into South Korea

    Famous Thai rapper, Danupa “Milli” Kanateerakul had to cancel her show in South Korea because she was denied entry into the country. The Thai record label, YUPP!, announced yesterday that Milli can’t travel to South Korea to perform at the Hiphopplaya Festival on September 18 because of a visa problem. Milli’s career on the international stage took off following her…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok to declare disaster zones in areas hit by severe flooding | Thaiger

    Bangkok to declare disaster zones in areas hit by severe flooding

    Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittupunt plans to declare certain areas in the capital that suffer from severe flooding as disaster zones and pay compensation to victims. Some provinces in Thailand, like Ayutthaya and Surin, have already been announced as disaster zones. The 56 year old governor yesterday reported to the media that some districts in Bangkok were still under water from…

  • Thailand NewsStandard taxi fee of 45-50 baht agreed but more at Thai airports | Thaiger

    Standard taxi fee of 45-50 baht agreed but more at Thai airports

    A taxi fare increase of about 45 to 50 baht was proposed by drivers in Thailand yesterday while standing or idling in traffic is expected to be fixed at about five baht per minute. The President of the Thai Public Taxi Association, Sadit Jaitiang, reported yesterday that the association met with the Deputy Director of the Land Transport Department, Sirirat…

  • Crime News3 Thai police suspended for soliciting bribes in e-cigarettes case | Thaiger

    3 Thai police suspended for soliciting bribes in e-cigarettes case

    Three police officers in the Hat Yai district of Songkla, a southern province of Thailand, are under investigation for soliciting bribes from three men caught crossing into Thailand with e-cigarettes. The three victims revealed that the police asked for 10,000 baht from each of them to waive penalties. Pachara Sirithorn revealed on Facebook that he and two of his friends…

  • Crime News27 people arrested for 1.5 billion baht Police Credit Union fraud | Thaiger

    27 people arrested for 1.5 billion baht Police Credit Union fraud

    Twenty-seven credit union officials, police officers, and former police officers have been arrested for defrauding the Pattalung Police Credit Union out of 1.5 billion baht. On March 24, members of the Pattalung Police Credit Union filed a complaint to the Assistant Commissioner-General, Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, that some police and credit union officials were working together to steal money from…

  • Thailand NewsThai govt increase minimum wage by 5% starting on October 1 | Thaiger

    Thai govt increase minimum wage by 5% starting on October 1

    The Thai Cabinet today agreed to increase the minimum wage throughout the country by 5%. The highest rate is 354 baht per day in Chon Buri, Rayong, and Phuket. The new rate will come into effect on October 1. Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin discussed the topic at today’s Cabinet meeting and it was approved. It is the first time in…

  • Thailand NewsCrocodile rocks up on the dinner table in flooded Khon Kaen | Thaiger

    Crocodile rocks up on the dinner table in flooded Khon Kaen

    Floods may be causing chaos in most parts of Thailand at the moment but to some residents in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen it is providing food for thought, or rather thoughts of food, crocodiles as food. A number of residents in the Non Daeng sub-district, Non Sila district, urged farm owners to take greater care of their crocodiles…

  • Bangkok NewsResidents urged to stop clogging Bangkok’s sewers & canals | Thaiger

    Residents urged to stop clogging Bangkok’s sewers & canals

    The Drainage and Sewerage Department appealed to Bangkok residents, street food vendors, restaurants, and construction sites to stop clogging up the capital’s drains after fatbergs, concrete blocks, mattresses and furniture were found in the city’s sewers. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) also urged residents to stop throwing household items into the city’s rivers and canals, saying the garbage is blocking…

  • Thailand NewsEx-con released from jail recalled to finish his porridge after gaff | Thaiger

    Ex-con released from jail recalled to finish his porridge after gaff

    An ex-con legally released seven months ago has been recalled to the jail in the northern province of Payao after a gaff by the Department of Corrections (DOC). He refuses to return. The DOC admitted they made a mistake and wrongly calculated the years of imprisonment so recalled the former convict to finish his porridge. Teeraphat Sophon was originally jailed…

  • Transport NewsStingy foreigner pays Thai taxi rider 20 cents for 450-baht ride | Thaiger

    Stingy foreigner pays Thai taxi rider 20 cents for 450-baht ride

    A motorcycle taxi rider in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok warned other riders to be aware of a tight-fisted foreigner who duped him, handing over a 20 cent euro coin, about 7 baht, for a 450 baht fare. The 63 year old motorcycle taxi rider, Subin Waitook, yesterday revealed to the media that a foreign passenger agreed with him to…

  • Thailand News4 billion baht budget to tackle HIV & STDs in Thailand’s teens | Thaiger

    4 billion baht budget to tackle HIV & STDs in Thailand’s teens

    Thai teenagers are more at risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and HIV infection than adults says the Thai government and that is why it has approved a budget of nearly four million baht to tackle the issue. The Deputy Spokeswoman of the PM Office, Ratchada Thanadirek, revealed that people aged between 15 to 24 years old are more likely…

  • Northern Thailand NewsChiang Mai hosts Thai style Halloween to make merit for ghosts | Thaiger

    Chiang Mai hosts Thai style Halloween to make merit for ghosts

    Thai people in the Mae Jo Town Municipality of the San Sai district in Chiang Mai province joined the northern Thai-style Halloween event and parade on Saturday to make merit for ghosts and souls from hell. People in the northern part of Thailand believe that ghosts and souls rise from hell to visit their relatives and ask for merits on…

  • Bangkok NewsOld man held hostage & duped out of 100 million baht by fake doctors | Thaiger

    Old man held hostage & duped out of 100 million baht by fake doctors

    An 81 year old man was held hostage in a Bangkok hotel by two fake doctors and then duped him into giving away over 100 million baht in assets and priceless amulets so they could treat his Parkinson’s disease. Police eventually rescued Chawarit Chankana after his family filed a complaint saying the old man handed over a luxury car and…

  • Thailand NewsTwo oarsmen drown in race practise on the Mekong River | Thaiger

    Two oarsmen drown in race practise on the Mekong River

    Two oarsmen tragically drowned on Friday while practising for the Thailand-Laos-Vietnam Long Boat Race last weekend. Their bodies were found yesterday washed ashore on a Mekong River bank in the Isaan province of Bueng Kan. More than ten boat racers were practising on the Mekong River on Friday morning in preparation for the race from Friday, September 9 to Sunday,…

  • Koh Samui NewsKoh Samui seeks special approval to sell alcohol after hours | Thaiger

    Koh Samui seeks special approval to sell alcohol after hours

    The President of Koh Samui Tourism Promotion urged the government to introduce a special rule to allow the island to sell alcohol after hours. In Thailand, alcoholic beverages, both in restaurants and shops, are only allowed to be sold from 11am to 2pm and from 5pm to 12am. The President of Koh Samui Tourism Promotion, Ratchaporn Poonsawat, believes this is…

  • Crime NewsHusband shoots dead lover of estranged wife in Khon Kaen | Thaiger

    Husband shoots dead lover of estranged wife in Khon Kaen

    A jealous husband shot dead the lover of his estranged wife while he relaxed in a hot tub at a resort in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. The alleged murderer, 40 year old Rungroj Tianyoi, secretly followed his estranged wife and her lover to a resort in the Phu Phra Marn district of Khon Kaen on Wednesday and booked…