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 NewsTAT and Tinder team up to launch Single Journey tours for single travellers | Thaiger

    TAT and Tinder team up to launch Single Journey tours for single travellers

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Tinder dating app have teamed up to launch “Single Journey Season 2” tours for single travellers who want to find a travel partner and make their trip more meaningful. The first season of Single Journey was launched in December 2020. It offered three different trips for 100 single travellers who won free…

  • Thailand News10 people injured after drunk crashes car into ordination ceremony | Thaiger

    10 people injured after drunk crashes car into ordination ceremony

    A drunk driver crashed his car into an ordination ceremony at a temple in the central province of Lopburi on Saturday because of an alleged grievance with the event host. Ten people were injured at the scene with two suffering serious injuries. Officers from Koke Samrong Police Station and the Koke Samrong Hospital rescue team rushed to the Khao Saphan…

  • Thailand NewsPervy man caught on CCTV sniffing woman’s underwear and licking her shoes | Thaiger

    Pervy man caught on CCTV sniffing woman’s underwear and licking her shoes

    A Thai woman in the southern province of Songkhla filed a complaint with the police after a CCTV camera captured footage of a perverted man climbing over a wall into her house, sniffing her underwear and licking her shoes before leaving. The 28 year old victim, Raenu, posted videos of the incident on a Facebook group named HATYAIZ to warn residents…

  • Thailand NewsPolice accused of raping and blackmailing woman | Thaiger

    Police accused of raping and blackmailing woman

    A 21 year old woman accused a Khlong Ha Police Station sergeant major of getting her drunk before raping her. The woman also alleged that the police officer recorded the rape to blackmail her into having sex with him again. The co-founder of the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, Acharn Opasthanakorn, accompanied the victim, Bee, to file a complaint against the…

  • Thailand NewsThai vendor banks 10,000 baht on a traditional Thai pattern pancake | Thaiger

    Thai vendor banks 10,000 baht on a traditional Thai pattern pancake

    A skilled pancake vendor at Srinagarindra Train Night Market in Bangkok who created a magnificent piece of art from a pancake managed to bank 10,000 baht. Shop owner and pancake artist extraordinaire, Wiwat “Singto” Janecharoen, posted a video of a pancake with a traditional Thai pattern on the shop’s TikTok account, nirinartyummy. In the caption he wrote… “More detailed than…

  • Pattaya News16 Chinese tourists accuse Thai tour guides of abandoning them in Pattaya | Thaiger

    16 Chinese tourists accuse Thai tour guides of abandoning them in Pattaya

    Sixteen Chinese tourists complained to Pattaya Tourist Police yesterday after they were abandoned at an elephant village in the Bang Lamung district of Pattaya by their Thai tour guides. One tour guide, however, denied the accusation. The Pattaya Tourist Police received a complaint from Chinese tourists via the 1155 hotline yesterday and rushed to the Chiang Mai Elephant Village to investigate…

  • Thailand NewsTaiwanese woman wins 3kg chicken rice eating challenge in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Taiwanese woman wins 3kg chicken rice eating challenge in Bangkok

    A Taiwanese woman shrugged aside the well-worn slogan “pleasure on the lips, lifetime on the hips” to emerge victorious in a food challenge at a restaurant in Bangkok. The foodie devoured 3 kilogrammes of chicken and rice in just 35 minutes, making her the 37th winner of the challenge since it was launched 10 years ago. The chicken rice shop,…

  • Thailand News3 year old boy dies after being trapped in car for 2 hours | Thaiger

    3 year old boy dies after being trapped in car for 2 hours

    A three year old boy suffocated to death after being trapped in his mother’s car in the Isaan province of Buriram. A rescue team attempted to save the child’s life but he died on the way to the hospital. Baan Bua Municipality Rescue Team rushed to a local restaurant in the Baan Bua sub-district of Buriram yesterday at 3pm after…

  • Thailand NewsChinese netizens critisised Thai tourism for being expensive and dangerous | Thaiger

    Chinese netizens critisised Thai tourism for being expensive and dangerous

    Chinese netizens criticised Thai tourism for being expensive and dangerous. A Chinese male influencer who claims to be a psychiatrist added Thailand also traps Chinese women in prostitution and is a nation of organ trafficking. Thai tourism was a hot topic on Chinese social media last week. It began when a Chinese media agency published an article on March 13,…

  • Thailand NewsAngry Thai man stabs wife to death after dispute over saving water | Thaiger

    Angry Thai man stabs wife to death after dispute over saving water

    An angry Thai husband stabbed his wife to death at their home in the northern province of Mae Hong Sorn. The man was reportedly angry after the woman advised him to conserve the water for the upcoming dry season. Police officers and locals are now on the hunt for the murderer who fled into the forest after the incident. Officers…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok Police seize over 5 million baht of fake brand products from Indian mafia store | Thaiger

    Bangkok Police seize over 5 million baht of fake brand products from Indian mafia store

    Bangkok Police conducted a raid on counterfeit band name products at a store on the third floor of MBK shopping mall in Bangkok today and seized goods worth over 5 million baht. The store was reported to be operated by an Indian mafia gang called Babu. The Department of Intellectual Property Protection was alerted to the activities of the Babu…

  • Thailand NewsAngry Thai man crashes car into PPRP election poster | Thaiger

    Angry Thai man crashes car into PPRP election poster

    An angry Thai man was prosecuted for damaging an election campaign poster belonging to the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP). He deliberately crashed his pickup into the poster. The suspect’s family revealed he was angry at the party because his request for unemployment compensation was rejected. With the General Election set to take place on May 14, every political party has begun…

  • Thailand News3 police arrested for kidnapping Chinese man and Thai woman | Thaiger

    3 police arrested for kidnapping Chinese man and Thai woman

    Din Daeng Police Station apprehended three police officers from Immigration Division 1 yesterday following allegations made by a Thai woman that they kidnapped and extorted 1 million baht from a Chinese man. The three suspects denied the accusations, and one officer involved in the incident is currently on the run. According to the complaint filed by a 38 year old…

  • Thailand News2 killed and 3 rescued in boat collision near Koh Samui | Thaiger

    2 killed and 3 rescued in boat collision near Koh Samui

    A fishing boat and an oil tanker collided near Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Three of the five fishermen were rescued, while the other two died. The Fisheries Checkpoint Management Centre Region 7 in Surat Thani notified the relevant departments at 2.20pm yesterday that the fishing boat named Talay Nam Chok 8 (Lucky Sea…

  • Thailand News10 top destinations near Bangkok for summer and Songkran 2023 | Thaiger

    10 top destinations near Bangkok for summer and Songkran 2023

    As the summer season and the Songkran Festival approach Thailand next month, The Thaiger team recommends 10 top destinations to visit in April to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy a great water fight. The list includes a wide range of interesting places from waterfalls, seas, mountains, and spectacular natural scenery. With Songkran Festival set to…

  • Thailand News3 police attacked by 30 vendors while inspecting product piracy at a Thai market | Thaiger

    3 police attacked by 30 vendors while inspecting product piracy at a Thai market

    A group of 30 vendors attacked three officers from the Ang Thong Police Station while they were conducting a product piracy raid at a Thai market in the central province of Ang Thong on March 16. The police officers later filed a complaint about the assault while the vendors claimed they thought the officers were fake police. The deputy inspector…

  • Thailand News13 year old called cops after pedo father imprisoned and raped teenage sister | Thaiger

    13 year old called cops after pedo father imprisoned and raped teenage sister

    A 13 year old girl sought help from the police after her pedo father imprisoned her 17 year old sister in her bedroom in the Lak Si district of Bangkok where he repeatedly raped her. The perverted man denied the rape accusations despite evidence to the contrary on his two mobile phones. Two traffic police officers encountered the 13 year…

  • Thailand NewsThai soldier arrested for murder of delivery driver | Thaiger

    Thai soldier arrested for murder of delivery driver

    A Thai soldier was arrested yesterday for the murder of the delivery driver reported in the central province of Lob Buri last week. The suspect soldier confessed that he killed the victim over a dispute that arose from a car accident that occurred last year. The 52 year old delivery driver, Akkaradate “Ek” Srisa-ard, was found dead in his pickup…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman accuses RTP of kidnapping, extorting 1 million baht from her boss | Thaiger

    Thai woman accuses RTP of kidnapping, extorting 1 million baht from her boss

    The Royal Thai Police (RTP) are in the headlines once again for all the wrong reasons after a Thai woman accused RTP officers of kidnapping and extorting 1 million baht from her boss in the Din Daeng district of Bangkok. Police reported that initial CCTV footage revealed that two of the men in the criminal group looked similar to Immigration…

  • Thailand NewsOne man’s motorcycle trip from Bangkok to Korat with his 11 cats goes viral | Thaiger

    One man’s motorcycle trip from Bangkok to Korat with his 11 cats goes viral

    The heartwarming story of a Thai man, known as Uncle Samsen, and his 11 cats went viral on social media after he travelled with his pets in his sidecar motorcycle from Bangkok to the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima or Korat. The route was nearly 300 kilometres and took almost five hours of travelling. Some Thais know Uncle Samsen, 65 year old…

  • Thailand NewsHomeless man arrested in China to reunite his family in Thailand | Thaiger

    Homeless man arrested in China to reunite his family in Thailand

    A homeless man arrested in China four years ago is believed to be a Thai citizen. A family in Lamphun province in the northern part of Thailand believe he is their long-lost brother who went missing 29 years ago. Chinese immigration police detained the man, who was later identified as 45 year old Prakob Chuasaeng, in 2019 in Tianshui City, Gansu…

  • Thailand NewsSex worker prosecuted after 70 year old man found dead in southern Thailand love hotel | Thaiger

    Sex worker prosecuted after 70 year old man found dead in southern Thailand love hotel

    Police prosecuted a Thai sex worker after a 70 year old Thai man was found dead at a love hotel in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in the southern part of Thailand. Officers from Tung Yai Police Station were alerted to the man’s death at around 10pm last night and immediately rushed to investigate the scene along with volunteers from the…

  • Thailand NewsMan finds body with gunshot wound behind his house in central Thailand | Thaiger

    Man finds body with gunshot wound behind his house in central Thailand

    A Thai man filed a complaint with the police after he discovered a body with a gunshot wound in a banana plantation located behind his house in the central province of Ratchaburi, central Thailand. Officers from Baan Pong Police Station, medical workers from Baan Pong Hospital, and Ruam Jai Kan Kuson Rescue Team were alerted about the body and rushed…

  • Thailand TravelForeign man condemned for drinking beer in Chiang Mai temple | Thaiger

    Foreign man condemned for drinking beer in Chiang Mai temple

    A foreign tourist was condemned by Thai netizens for consuming beer at Doi Suthep Temple, also known as Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, in Chiang Mai. Drinking alcoholic beverages in restricted areas is unlawful in Thailand and may lead to penalties and imprisonment. On Friday, March 17, a video circulated on Thai social media featuring a foreign tourist consuming a…

  • Thailand NewsThai siblings take framed picture of dead father to the cinema | Thaiger

    Thai siblings take framed picture of dead father to the cinema

    Thai siblings recently went viral on TikTok after they took a picture of their dead father to the cinema to watch the third sequel of his favourite movie. Thai TikToker Naphat Thongsukdee posted a video of when she and her brother took their father’s framed picture to watch a movie on her TikTok account @papapat.p yesterday. She wrote in the…

  • Thailand NewsRicegate: China’s fake jasmine rice scandal rocks Thai Exporters Association | Thaiger

    Ricegate: China’s fake jasmine rice scandal rocks Thai Exporters Association

    The Thai Rice Exporter Association recently raised concerns and demanded solutions after a rice mill in China was found to be producing fake jasmine rice and using a Thai brand name to deceive customers. The President of the Thai Rice Exporter Association, Chukiat Opassawong, revealed in an interview with KhaoSod that the rice mill in China had been producing fake…

  • Thailand NewsMan murders cousin after being bullied about his disability | Thaiger

    Man murders cousin after being bullied about his disability

    A disabled man murdered his able-bodied cousin after he repeatedly bullied him about his disability. The accused stated that he did not intend to kill his cousin but only wanted him to experience the same pain and suffering that he had been enduring due to his disability. The 62 year old victim, Somjit Wimonmueng, was shot dead in the early hours…

  • Thailand News5 police officers transferred over child prostitution ring at Patong bar | Thaiger

    5 police officers transferred over child prostitution ring at Patong bar

    Five officers from Patong Police Station were transferred after they were connected to the child prostitution scandal at a bar in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket. The Operation Underground Railroad anti-trafficking organisation, the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA), found evidence to implicate the officers involved in the child prostitution racket at the Velvet bar, which saw the eventual rescue of…

  • Thailand NewsThai OnlyFans star arrested after posting explicit image with monk | Thaiger

    Thai OnlyFans star arrested after posting explicit image with monk

    A Thai OnlyFans creator was arrested today after she posted an explicit picture with a monk on Twitter and promoted a pornography video of herself having sexual intercourse with the monk. However, she later revealed that the video was fake and had just posted it to promote her platform. On March 3, the Twitter account, juniijune6969 posted a picture taken…

  • Thailand NewsMonk & nun squat in protest for world peace near Russian Embassy | Thaiger

    Monk & nun squat in protest for world peace near Russian Embassy

    A Buddhist monk and a nun squatting on a pavement in front of the Russian Embassy in Bangkok in protest over the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, hope President Vladimir Putin will acknowledge their world peace vigil from space. The couple’s campaign may be seen as honourable in the eyes of many citizens but the same can’t be said of…