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 NewsDriver surrenders to police after hit-and-run in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Driver surrenders to police after hit-and-run in Pattaya

    The reckless pickup driver who knocked down a British man on a pedestrian crossing in a hit-and-run incident surrendered to police and visited the victim to apologise. The driver, 61 year old Maethanat Leeliang, gave himself up to the police after the hit-and-run incident in Pattaya. Maethanat told police he was unaware he had hit the foreigner and only found…

  • Thailand NewsUnhinged gunman fires 18 shots into school because kids were too noisy | Thaiger

    Unhinged gunman fires 18 shots into school because kids were too noisy

    Another unhinged madman with a gun was arrested by police and charged with attempted murder after he fired shots into a Thai primary school because the kids were too noisy. The 44 year old gunman, Wuttipong Chaloemwuttanon, was arrested last night after he fired 18 shots into Ming Sin School in the southern province of Ranong on Sunday, November 27.…

  • Thailand NewsAngry Thai man condemns foreigner for not wearing a mask on BTS | Thaiger

    Angry Thai man condemns foreigner for not wearing a mask on BTS

    An angry Thai man, claiming to be a police officer, gave a foreign man a mouthful of abuse for not wearing a mask on the BTS Skytrain in Bangkok. The irate man blamed the unflustered foreigner for bringing Covid-19 into the country. The angry exchange was recorded and uploaded to the Twitter account @kinnifers. The video was recorded by a…

  • Thailand NewsThai man commits suicide due to mass govt corruption | Thaiger

    Thai man commits suicide due to mass govt corruption

    A young engineer tormented by government corruption committed suicide in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu. The 27 year old man, who worked as an engineer for a local government office in Nong Bua Lamphu left a suicide note saying that he could not take any more corruption in the organization. The body of the engineer, Phanumate Wasasoha, was…

  • Thailand NewsPolice seize board game after claims it could cause insurrection in Thailand | Thaiger

    Police seize board game after claims it could cause insurrection in Thailand

    Police officers in Yala yesterday seized a fun board game called Patani Colonial Territory from a coffee shop after a government official claimed that it could cause insurgency throughout the kingdom. For conspiracy theorists, this is up there with Elvis still lives. Officers in the southern Thailand province confiscated the offending game at the Life Coffee Slow Bar in the…

  • Thailand NewsBritish man injured in hit-and-run incident in Pattaya | Thaiger

    British man injured in hit-and-run incident in Pattaya

    A 74 year old British man was injured in a hit-and-run incident on the zebra crossing in Pattaya. The driver is on the run. Peter Palmer was hit by a wreckless pickup driver as he crossed Jomtien Sai Song Road at 11am yesterday. Fortunately, the British man survived and is appealing to the Thai media to spread his story so…

  • Northern Thailand NewsCowardly rapist arrested for a fifth time in Isaan | Thaiger

    Cowardly rapist arrested for a fifth time in Isaan

    A serial rapist was arrested for the fifth time on Friday for attacking and sexually assaulting two women in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani. The 41 year old man, named Pathanin Jen, an ex-convict, is also guilty of several thefts in the Isaan province. Footage emerged of Pathanin conducting a cowardly attack on a teenage girl on Sunday, November…

  • Thailand NewsMurderer offers 100,000 baht to netizens to cut off his EM ankle bracelet | Thaiger

    Murderer offers 100,000 baht to netizens to cut off his EM ankle bracelet

    A man found guilty of murder and tagged with an electronic monitoring (EM) ankle bracelet appealed on social media for someone to remove the EM tag and he would reward them with 100,000 baht in cash. He also alleges he bribed the police and his attorney. The murderer’s Facebook post briefly circulated on Thai social media before he took it…

  • Thailand NewsNaked Thai woman under influence of kratom rescued from Bang Pagong River | Thaiger

    Naked Thai woman under influence of kratom rescued from Bang Pagong River

    A naked Thai woman, reportedly drunk from a kratom drink, was fished out of the Bang Pagong River in the central province of Chachoengsao after she took the plunge to do some meditation. Residents, who witnessed the incident, told the rescue team that they saw a woman taking off her clothes before she jumped into the Bang Pagong River near…

  • Thailand NewsThai gold necklace thief escapes arrest by swimming to Myanmar | Thaiger

    Thai gold necklace thief escapes arrest by swimming to Myanmar

    A thief stole a gold necklace worth about 150,000 baht from a shop near a police station in Chiang Rai and then escaped arrest by embarking on a death-defying swim across a snake-infested river to Myanmar. Khaosod reported that the theft happened on Saturday, November 26, at a gold shop named Seri Phan in the Mae Sai district of Chiang…

  • Northern Thailand NewsDruggie arrested after inviting netizens to take crystal meth | Thaiger

    Druggie arrested after inviting netizens to take crystal meth

    A man off his head on crystal meth was arrested six hours after he posted a video of himself using the crazy drug, also known as Yaba, on social media and invited others to try it. The confused druggie said he wanted to promote crystal meth on social media just once in his life even if it is illegal to…

  • Thailand NewsMan savaged to death by his pet wild boar | Thaiger

    Man savaged to death by his pet wild boar

    A 68 year old man was savaged to death by his pet wild boar. The boar was later shot dead by the victim’s neighbour after the beast tried to carry out another attack. A neighbour notified police that the victim, Amnuay Suriwong, was attacked by the wild boar in the Ang Thong sub-district of Kampaengphet province. Amnuay was already dead…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya International Fireworks Festival 2022 starts today | Thaiger

    Pattaya International Fireworks Festival 2022 starts today

    Pattaya International Fireworks Festival 2022 will illuminate the skyline of Central Pattaya Beach tonight and tomorrow. The festival in Pattaya presents several amazing fireworks displays from countries including Belgium, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Canada. Visitors can sit and enjoy the event along the beach from 7.30pm onward. Beach beds are available at an affordable 50 baht each while restaurants along…

  • Thailand NewsTHAI & Bangkok Airways ordered to fix chaotic delayed luggage, or else! | Thaiger

    THAI & Bangkok Airways ordered to fix chaotic delayed luggage, or else!

    Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob warned Thai Airways and Bangkok Airways to swiftly deal with the delayed luggage problem at the kingdom’s airports within one month otherwise he will replace their baggage handlers with another company. Saksayam visited Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday to follow up on complaints of crowded terminals, long queues at the taxi service counter, passport check-in counter lines, and…

  • Thailand NewsReckless Lamborghini driver makes dangerous move & gets hit by pickup | Thaiger

    Reckless Lamborghini driver makes dangerous move & gets hit by pickup

    A reckless Lamborghini driver got hit by a pickup in the middle of the road in the central province of Sukhothai after making a dangerous right turn by cutting off other cars in the queue. The driver of the luxury vehicle was angry at the pickup driver but the video of the incident clearly shows the fault lies with the…

  • Pattaya NewsMan charged with murder of a transwoman found dead in canal | Thaiger

    Man charged with murder of a transwoman found dead in canal

    A male delivery rider was arrested in connection with the dead transwoman found in a canal in Pathum Thani province yesterday and charged with murder. If found guilty he could face the death penalty. The identity of the transwoman’s body, which was found in the Song Canal yesterday, was confirmed as 29 year old Piyada Sorrakun. Her mobile phone, a…

  • Thailand News3 children aged 8 escape a school kidnapping plot in Thailand | Thaiger

    3 children aged 8 escape a school kidnapping plot in Thailand

    Three children in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat escaped a school kidnapping plot. Two suspects, a man and a woman, entered a schoolyard in the Thung Song district of Nakhon Si Thammarat in southern Thailand and tried to snatch three eight year old children. The children, one girl and two boys, told the police and their parents that…

  • Thailand News656 people arrested for illegal World Cup betting | Thaiger

    656 people arrested for illegal World Cup betting

    The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have had a ball this week cracking down on illegal FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar football betting. During the first week of the tournament, the RTP arrested 656 Thai people for hosting or joining illegal football betting platforms, seizing nearly 200,000 baht from croupiers. The Assistant to the Commissioner-General of the RTP, Phanurat Lakboon, yesterday…

  • Thailand NewsThai pro car racer fined 1,000 baht for writing-off Ferrari worth 25 million baht in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thai pro car racer fined 1,000 baht for writing-off Ferrari worth 25 million baht in Bangkok

    A skilled professional car racer faces a 1,000 baht fine after smashing a friend’s precious red Ferrari worth 25 million baht (US$695,000) into a tree in Bangkok yesterday. The driver, Nawin “Gaga” Yasri, was sent to hospital with a back injury while the expensive car is a write-off. An officer from Don Mueng Police Station rushed to Phahonyothin Road in…

  • Thailand NewsDead body of unidentified transwoman found in canal near Bangkok | Thaiger

    Dead body of unidentified transwoman found in canal near Bangkok

    A local fisherman found the dead body of a transwoman floating in a canal in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. Her identity is unknown. Officers from Klong Luang Police Station were notified of the dead body in Song Canal in the Klong Luang district of Pathum Thani yesterday at 2pm. The body was spotted floating under a wooden house along…

  • Thailand NewsFIFA warns Thailand World Cup broadcast will be cut off after illegal access spotted | Thaiger

    FIFA warns Thailand World Cup broadcast will be cut off after illegal access spotted

    The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) urged Thailand to tighten its security system on its FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 broadcast after the kingdom’s transmission access was spotted being used in other countries. FIFA warned Thailand that its broadcast will be cut off if the country cannot follow its rules and tighten its security problems. The Sports Authority of…

  • Thailand NewsMan crashes car into elephant at Khao Yai National Park | Thaiger

    Man crashes car into elephant at Khao Yai National Park

    A Thai man risks a charge of violating the National Park Act after he crashed his sedan into an elephant at Khao Yai National Park in the central province of Nakhon Nayok. The driver was hurt in the collision and sent to Pak Chong Nana Hospital to have his injuries looked at. Officers reported that they are still looking for…

  • Thailand NewsBusiness is booming on Khao San Road thanks to the World Cup | Thaiger

    Business is booming on Khao San Road thanks to the World Cup

    Business is booming on Khao San Road in Bangkok thanks to the FIFIA 2022 World Cup. The President of the Khao San Road Business Association, Sa-nga Rueangwattanakun, revealed that businesses on Khao San Road increased by 50%. Sa-nga said visitors flocked to entertainment venues and restaurants in the area to watch the World Cup matches providing a welcome boost to…

  • World NewsRecord-breaking twins born from 30 year old frozen embryos | Thaiger

    Record-breaking twins born from 30 year old frozen embryos

    Twins Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway entered the Guinness Book of Records for being overdue babies – by a staggering 30 years! OK, they weren’t technically inside a mother’s womb for three decades waiting to be born. They were 30 year old frozen embryos, which broke a world record for the longest-frozen embryos to ever result in a live birth. CNN…

  • Thailand News2 Russian men fight after one insults his Thai girlfriend | Thaiger

    2 Russian men fight after one insults his Thai girlfriend

    Two Russian men attacked each other with a hammer and a brass knuckle on a beach in Pattaya after one of the men insulted his Thai girlfriend. Channel 7 reported that the incident happened yesterday at 11pm on Yinyom Beach on the Phra Tamnak Road in the Bang Lamung district of Pattaya. Police officers from the Mueng Pattaya Police Station…

  • Crime NewsThai woman accused of faking her death to escape loan sharks | Thaiger

    Thai woman accused of faking her death to escape loan sharks

    A debt-ridden Thai woman has faked her death to get out of paying her debtors, says a local loan shark. A 37 year old woman from the central province of Lopburi, called Lookpad, ran up millions of debt and then hoped to escape paying her arrears by pretending to be dead. The woman’s family allegedly backed her plan, says the…

  • 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 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…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMan attacks and allegedly raped his estranged wife while she slept | Thaiger

    Man attacks and allegedly raped his estranged wife while she slept

    A man who attacked and allegedly raped his estranged wife while she slept handed himself in to police. The man’s separated wife lies in a coma in a hospital as a result of the vicious assault. The man, Surasak (surname reserved), reported his abusive action to the police yesterday. The 40 year old confessed to police that he strangled his…