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 NewsWife returns lottery winings to cuckold husband but kicks him out of family home | Thaiger

    Wife returns lottery winings to cuckold husband but kicks him out of family home

    The alleged cheating wife of a lottery winner who ran off with her lover and her cuckold husband’s 6 million baht winnings agreed to return the money she has left. She insists she does not have a lover, despite what her son and husband said, and that she will return the money on the condition her husband leaves the family…

  • Thailand NewsBungling thief borrows 500 baht from victim and asks for sex before escaping | Thaiger

    Bungling thief borrows 500 baht from victim and asks for sex before escaping

    An incompetent thief broke into a woman’s house in the early hours of yesterday morning and asked for sex and 500 baht. The victim managed to persuade the wannabe thief to give up on the sex idea and leave her in peace on the promise she transfers the 500 baht to him through an app. The bungling thief thanked the…

  • Thailand NewsMan files police complaint after finding stranger’s houses on his land | Thaiger

    Man files police complaint after finding stranger’s houses on his land

    A Thai man filed a complaint with the police after discovering that a stranger built two houses on his land in the western province of Kanchanaburi. The tale should be filed under “stories you’ll only find in Thailand.” The 45 year old land owner, Pairat (surname reserved), escorted reporters around his 442 square-metre estate in the Lad Ya sub-district of…

  • Thailand NewsBTS Skytrain demands 40 billion baht debt is paid | Thaiger

    BTS Skytrain demands 40 billion baht debt is paid

    The BTS Skytrain, under the BTS Group Holdings Public Company, launched a video yesterday to demand their money back! BTS says the government owes them 40 billion baht and they want the debt paid. The BTS revealed it intends to shame the government by airing the debt-collection message on every screen inside BTS trains and station platforms along Sukhumvit, or…

  • World CupWorld Cup match-fixing scandal erupts on the eve of the tournament in Qatar | Thaiger

    World Cup match-fixing scandal erupts on the eve of the tournament in Qatar

    A football has not been kicked in anger at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and already a match-fixing scandal has erupted. If the decision to stage football’s most prestigious competition in the Arab country of Qatar wasn’t controversial enough, amid allegations of corruption and human rights violations, FIFA has to deal with an alleged match-fixing impropriety on the…

  • Thailand NewsTaxi app gaff sends passengers to wrong airport causing 10,000 baht loss | Thaiger

    Taxi app gaff sends passengers to wrong airport causing 10,000 baht loss

    A Thai woman filed a complaint with the police, and the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB), after a taxi driver from the Gosabuy application dropped her at the wrong airport. It cost her over 10,000 baht as a result and got only 2,000 baht in compensation. The passenger, 51 year old Aranya Kaewma, told Thairath that she booked flights…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket expects 1 billion baht revenue boost from yacht tourism | Thaiger

    Phuket expects 1 billion baht revenue boost from yacht tourism

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) hosted the Thailand Charter Week 2022 at Phuket Yacht Haven Marina on Wednesday in a bid to boost nautical tourism. The TAT believes accommodating the sailing community in Phuket will generate 1 billion baht in revenue. The Deputy Governor of the Domestic Marketing Department of TAT, Thapanee Kiatpaiboon, revealed that the Thailand Charter Week…

  • Thailand NewsIllegal German couple arrested again for stealing car in Phuket | Thaiger

    Illegal German couple arrested again for stealing car in Phuket

    A German couple previously charged for overstaying their visa in Pattaya has been arrested again, this time in Phuket for allegedly stealing a car from a car rental shop. The German couple, 34 year old Julia Poppelbaum and 47 year old Thomas Veit, were arrested for the theft on Monday, November 16, in the Wichit sub-district of Phuket. On November…

  • Thailand NewsMan stabbed by friends over row on politics and Thai PM | Thaiger

    Man stabbed by friends over row on politics and Thai PM

    A man was stabbed by friends after a row about Thai politics and the tenure of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The offender was angry that the victim did not support the Thai PM. Officers from Marb Ta Phut Police Station were notified of the stabbing incident at 3.30pm yesterday, November 16. The incident happened at a shophouse in the Soi…

  • Pattaya NewsDead body of unidentified foreign man found in Chon Buri sea | Thaiger

    Dead body of unidentified foreign man found in Chon Buri sea

    A Thai sailor found the dead body of an unidentified foreign man in the sea off Samae San Island in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri. A one-kilogram rock was found in the man’s backpack. The foreigner’s body was found about 200 metres away from Nam Sai Beach on Samae San Island. He is believed to be about 40 to…

  • Crime NewsA carjacking monk high on drugs drags police on high-speed chase | Thaiger

    A carjacking monk high on drugs drags police on high-speed chase

    A carjacking monk high on drugs stole two cars and led police officers on a high-speed chase in the Mae Sot district in the northern province of Tak yesterday. In yet another day of shame for the Buddhist faith, the incident initially took place at Bor Luke Rang Temple in the Mae Sot district of Tak. The carjacking monk was…

  • World NewsResidents in a Chiang Rai district forced to breathe poisonous hydrogen cyanide for months | Thaiger

    Residents in a Chiang Rai district forced to breathe poisonous hydrogen cyanide for months

    Thai people on the border of Thailand and Myanmar have been suffering for months after they unknowingly inhaled poisonous hydrogen cyanide (HCN) being belched into the atmosphere by a factory in Myanmar. Residents in the Mae Sai district of Ching Rai province have been protesting for months about a noxious odour and what appears to be low-white clouds hanging above…

  • Thailand NewsSkyline walk near CentralWorld closed during APEC meeting | Thaiger

    Skyline walk near CentralWorld closed during APEC meeting

    Popular shopping mall CentralWorld, in Bangkok, informed its customers yesterday that the skyline walk near the shopping mall will be closed from now until the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on Saturday, November 19. The skyline walk is closed from the Chaloem Phao Intersection to Gaysorn Village near Erawan Shrine for 24 hours. CentralWorld itself and other…

  • Bangkok News4 teenagers arrested from a sadistic gang of 17 | Thaiger

    4 teenagers arrested from a sadistic gang of 17

    Police arrested four teenagers from a sadistic gang of 17 members who kidnapped, tortured, and forced three teenage victims to perform oral sex for one of the gang members. One of the gang members is reported to be an actor in a Thai Netflix series while a perverse woman in the group is reported to be famous on Thai TikTok.…

  • Thailand NewsUnhinged cop shoots bar owner after being refused free food & drinks | Thaiger

    Unhinged cop shoots bar owner after being refused free food & drinks

    An unhinged cop allegedly killed the owner of a karaoke bar in the southern province of Songkhla last Sunday, November 13, because he refused to offer free food and drinks. The senior sergeant major of police, Santiparp Rit-it-thiphat, was temporarily removed from his position after he shot dead the karaoke owner, 55 year old Pranate Chuea-la-ong. The victim’s wife, 55 year…

  • Thailand NewsFisherman reels in dead body from Chao Phraya River | Thaiger

    Fisherman reels in dead body from Chao Phraya River

    A Thai man went fishing last night at Nonthaburi Pier on the Chao Phraya River in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok and unexpectedly hooked the dead body of an unidentified man. The 37 year old fisherman, Pitsanu Phukird, told police that he was fishing on the pier at about 1am when he caught what he believed was a big fish. Pitsanu’s…

  • Thailand NewsDonki drops ads on premium Thai rice after making Thais angry | Thaiger

    Donki drops ads on premium Thai rice after making Thais angry

    Japanese supermarket Don Don Donki dropped an advertisement for premium Thai rice at one of its Bangkok branches after some Thai people got offended by the messages in the ads. A Thai man posted a picture of the price tag and an advertisement banner of some jasmine rice at the Don Don Donki Supermarket in Bangkok on Facebook on Monday,…

  • Thailand NewsThai restaurant staff attacked by customer in the US | Thaiger

    Thai restaurant staff attacked by customer in the US

    An American man attacked a Thai man working in a Thai restaurant in the United States last week after the establishment refused to give him free food. A reporter from KGO-TV San Francisco, Dion Lim, shared footage and details of the episode at the Thai restaurant in Berkeley, California. The incident happened on Wednesday, November 9 at about 5pm. This…

  • Thailand NewsResidents furious 20 million baht rest area on Thailand Riviera Road abandoned | Thaiger

    Residents furious 20 million baht rest area on Thailand Riviera Road abandoned

    Residents are up in arms about a motorway services station and rest area that has been abandoned on the Thailand Riviera Road in the southern province of Chumphon. The Riviera Road was part of a government project in 2009 which tried to level up the coast of the southern provinces of Thailand and make it a must-visit destination for tourists…

  • Thailand NewsPolice search for naked tourist riding a motorcycle in public | Thaiger

    Police search for naked tourist riding a motorcycle in public

    Police officers in the north-central province of Phetchabun are searching for a Thai tourist who was featured on a viral video riding a motorcycle naked on a public road. Local News Phetchabun (ข่าวท้องถิ่นเพชรบูรณ์) posted a video of two male tourists on a motorcycle last night. The male rider wore clothes but his passenger was naked aside from a helmet and…

  • Thailand NewsWoman warns others after being stalked by creepy taxi driver | Thaiger

    Woman warns others after being stalked by creepy taxi driver

    A woman driver issued a warning to others after she was stalked by a taxi driver to her home in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. The cab driver denied the accusation saying he was hired by an unknown person to follow her. The woman, Thitichaya (surname reserved), said she was stalked by a taxi driver for over 10 kilometres. The…

  • Thailand NewsLocals queue to get access to their homes during APEC meeting | Thaiger

    Locals queue to get access to their homes during APEC meeting

    Residents and workers close to the APEC meeting location, Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre (QSNCC), queued up at Lumphini Police Station yesterday to get official passes to get access to the area. Yesterday was the last day Lumphini Police Station issued passes to residents or those who work in the area. Motorcycle taxis, taxi drivers, and food delivery riders were…

  • Thailand NewsWrong spelling of ‘Welcom’ spotted on APEC banners | Thaiger

    Wrong spelling of ‘Welcom’ spotted on APEC banners

    Thailand has made great efforts to ensure this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting goes smoothly, unfortunately, a double gaff by one of the government departments has left the nation red-faced. Dignitaries, VIPs, and visitors to the APEC Summit yesterday were greeted by banners along the Chalong Rat Expressway which read “Welcom to APEC 2022.” But that’s not all. If…

  • World NewsJapanese couple’s Lantern Festival romantic marriage proposal ends in drama | Thaiger

    Japanese couple’s Lantern Festival romantic marriage proposal ends in drama

    A romantic moment during the marriage proposal of a Japanese couple turned into a scary drama. A Japanese man chose the Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai as the location to propose to his loving girlfriend but the romantic moment was almost ruined when low-flying lanterns crashed into them and almost set them on fire. The marriage proposal video…

  • Thailand News3 teen boys kidnapped, tortured, and forced to perform oral sex by sadistic gang | Thaiger

    3 teen boys kidnapped, tortured, and forced to perform oral sex by sadistic gang

    Three teen boys were kidnapped, tortured, and forced to engage in gay sex against their will at gunpoint by a sadistic gang of teenagers at a house in the Hua Mark area of Bangkok. The victims suffered burns on their penises, were forced to drink urine, take part in oral sex, and fight with each other. Only one offender has been…

  • Thailand NewsOver 200 outlaw motorcycle riders arrested in Phetchabun | Thaiger

    Over 200 outlaw motorcycle riders arrested in Phetchabun

    More than 200 touring motorcycle riders on a philanthropic mission to help poor schoolchildren were arrested while travelling in the north-central province of Phetchabun after they broke several traffic laws and caused a public nuisance. The altruistic group, called the No Shower Trip (ทริปน้ำไม่อาบ), revealed they gathered to ride to a school in a rural area and deliver classroom equipment…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s water buffalo raising declared as global agricultural heritage system | Thaiger

    Thailand’s water buffalo raising declared as global agricultural heritage system

    Raising water buffalo at the Thale Noi Waterfowl Park in the southern province of Pattalung has been declared a Global Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives proposed a water buffalo raising system at the Thale Noi Waterfowl to the FAO in October last year.…

  • Thailand NewsFIFA says no to Thailand’s TV World Cup discount request | Thaiger

    FIFA says no to Thailand’s TV World Cup discount request

    Thailand’s embarrassing Dickensian-like cap-in-hand approach to getting the FIFA World Cup 2022 television broadcasting license at a discounted price was met with a resounding no from FIFA. Three private companies stepped up to the plate to chip in another 400 million baht to add to the government’s 600 million baht subsidy to round up the pot to make 1 billion…

  • Thailand NewsWife’s ex-husband shoots new husband in the penis | Thaiger

    Wife’s ex-husband shoots new husband in the penis

    A man was arrested yesterday after he shot his ex-wife’s husband in the penis. The man claims that the shooting was an accident. Officers from Mueng Chumporn Police Station investigated a shophouse on Klomma Luang Road in the Mueng district of Chumporn province in southern Thailand after being notified of a shooting. A shophouse can be used as a shop…

  • Thailand News2 injured hikers face prison for illegal access | Thaiger

    2 injured hikers face prison for illegal access

    The two Thai hikers who fell from a cliff in the central province of Nakhon Nayok yesterday have been rescued. The downside is that they could face up to two years in prison and a fine of 200,000 baht because they entered the area without permission. Officers from Haew Krathin Waterfall Tourist Assistance Command Centre found the two hikers, 50…