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 NewsBangkok taxi driver denies raping victim despite her fleeing in underwear

    Bangkok taxi driver denies raping victim despite her fleeing in underwear

    A Thai taxi driver denied raping his intoxicated passenger this past Sunday, January 26, despite the victim fleeing his home in Bangkok wearing only underwear to seek help. The victim filed a complaint with officers at Taling Chan Police Station on Sunday. The 60 year old taxi driver, Thanawat, turned himself in but denied all allegations. However, he could not…

  • Thailand NewsChinese nationals deny dine and dash, citing a misunderstanding

    Chinese nationals deny dine and dash, citing a misunderstanding

    Chinese nationals accused of a dine and dash claimed they did not intentionally evade a bill of 9,480 baht at a restaurant in the Isaan province of Udon Thani, but instead cited a misunderstanding. The 27 year old manager of a South Korean restaurant filed a complaint at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station yesterday, January 27, stating that 12 Chinese…

  • Bangkok NewsThai motorcyclist hits South Korean man on zebra crossing

    Thai motorcyclist hits South Korean man on zebra crossing

    A Thai motorcyclist struck a South Korean pedestrian at a zebra crossing on a Bangkok road on Thursday, 23 January. The incident occurred at the same location as a case in 2022 when a Thai ophthalmologist was fatally struck by a motorcycle. The Facebook page เรารักด่านตรวจ (translating to “We Love Police Checkpoints”) shared dashcam footage of the accident on Phaya…

  • Crime NewsBritish woman jailed after collecting debt from Thai millionaire

    British woman jailed after collecting debt from Thai millionaire

    A British woman accused a Thai millionaire of bribing police to have her jailed after she travelled from the UK to Thailand to collect an unpaid service fee of £30,000 (approximately 1.25 million baht) for her company. Rachel Stallard, a British private estate consultant, shared her distressing experience in a Thai jail on her LinkedIn account but later deleted the post after being…

  • Thailand NewsFoul play suspected in death of Thai intern in Japan

    Foul play suspected in death of Thai intern in Japan

    The family of a missing Thai student intern is calling for further investigation into his death, suspecting foul play after his body was discovered in a Thai restaurant in Japan. The student’s aunt, Nannaphat Tanming, urged Thai news agencies to report the death of her 25 year old nephew, Kornnaphat “Nat” Promsung, to attract the attention of the Ministry of…

  • Thailand NewsDutchman offers help for Thai cat injured by harpoon in Buriram

    Dutchman offers help for Thai cat injured by harpoon in Buriram

    A Dutch man expressed concern over a Thai cat in the Isaan province of Buriram that was severely injured with a harpoon. He also attempted to provide financial support to the animal and its owner. The female cat, Kuay Tiew, was shot with a harpoon last week. Her owner, 68 year old Narong Sookprasert, sought help from the Wang Kood…

  • Crime NewsThai Bolt driver fakes heroic tale for social media fame

    Thai Bolt driver fakes heroic tale for social media fame

    A Thai Bolt driver issued an apology after faking and sharing a heartwarming story about himself and an imaginary intoxicated passenger on social media in a bid to gain attention and be seen as a hero. Last week, a Facebook user named Mook Kanokwan posted in a Facebook group called “Bolt Driver Thailand Motorcycle (Only)” to share a touching tale…

  • Thailand News2 suspects at large after assaulting Thai doctor outside Bangkok clinic

    2 suspects at large after assaulting Thai doctor outside Bangkok clinic

    Police are searching for two suspects who physically assaulted a doctor outside his beauty clinic in Silom, Bangkok on Saturday, January 25. The 37 year old Thai doctor, Chanesd Srisukho, filed a complaint at Tung Mahamek Police Station after the incident, which occurred at 7.36am on Saturday. The physical assault took place outside Chanesd’s clinic, Mali Clinic, located in Silom…

  • Thailand NewsSouth Korean man allegedly tricked into smuggling drugs from Phuket to France

    South Korean man allegedly tricked into smuggling drugs from Phuket to France

    A South Korean man narrowly avoided arrest after being tricked by a foreign man in Phuket into smuggling drugs from Thailand to France. He sought help from the Thai police just in time. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea contacted officers from Thalang Police Station to investigate the luggage of 65 year old South Korean man, Park Sukhee, at…

  • Phuket NewsForeign motorcyclist leaves 4,000 baht for injured Phuket man, then flees

    Foreign motorcyclist leaves 4,000 baht for injured Phuket man, then flees

    A Thai mother is calling for justice after a foreign motorcyclist collided with her son’s motorcycle on a road in Phuket and fled the scene, leaving only 4,000 baht in compensation. The Thai victim sustained injuries, and his motorcycle was damaged in the incident. The mother reached out to the Facebook news page Phuket Times to seek justice for her…

  • Thailand NewsLady of the hills: British man arrested for 20 year old death of Thai wife

    Lady of the hills: British man arrested for 20 year old death of Thai wife

    Police arrested a British man in the central province of Kanchanaburi for allegedly killing his Thai wife 20 years ago. The case is known among people in the UK as the Lady of the Hills case. A group of tourists discovered the lifeless body of an Asian woman in a stream near Pen-y-ghent Mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…

  • Thailand NewsThai mother reunites with missing son after 5-year search

    Thai mother reunites with missing son after 5-year search

    A Thai mother was reunited with her son yesterday, January 23, after he had been missing for five years, thanks to the efforts of the non-profit organisation, the Mirror Foundation. The Mirror Foundation released a missing person poster of the 13 year old Thai boy, Turnpong “Aut” Dokbuaban, on December 24, 2019. He disappeared from Sub Jarun Villa in Soi…

  • Thailand News7 Thai suspects arrested for abduction and robbery in Chiang Mai

    7 Thai suspects arrested for abduction and robbery in Chiang Mai

    Yesterday, January 23, police arrested seven suspects, aged between 16 and 20 years old, for abducting a 25 year old woman from a condominium in the northern province of Chiang Mai, brutally assaulting her, and stealing her cash and mobile phone. The 25 year old victim, Worrada, filed a complaint against seven suspects at Mae Ping Police Station. The incident occurred…

  • Pattaya NewsThai woman arrested for stealing 120,000 baht from Russian man in Pattaya

    Thai woman arrested for stealing 120,000 baht from Russian man in Pattaya

    Police arrested a Thai woman for stealing 120,000 baht in cash and a mobile phone from a Russian victim in Pattaya on January 8. She confessed to spending most of the money on a holiday trip with her family. The 37 year old Russian man, Xavier, filed a complaint with officers at Bang Lamung Police Station on January 8, reporting that his…

  • Thailand NewsLamborghini driver flees scene, leaving his valuables and injured pickup driver

    Lamborghini driver flees scene, leaving his valuables and injured pickup driver

    A Lamborghini collided with a pickup truck in Phitsanulok province yesterday, January 23, leaving the pickup driver injured. However, the exotic car driver was nowhere to be seen, reportedly fleeing the scene and leaving behind tens of thousands of baht in cash inside his wrecked vehicle. Officers from Mueang Phitsanulok Police Station responded to the incident on Singhawat Road, outside…

  • Thailand NewsThai man survives 8 days in forest with broken hip

    Thai man survives 8 days in forest with broken hip

    A 30 year old Thai man survived after being lost for eight days in a forest in the central province of Kanchanaburi, despite suffering from a broken hip. Locals in Ban Matang Soo, located in the Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi, sought assistance from rescuers at the Khunnadham Kanchanaburi Foundation to search for the missing man, identified as Jao. He…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok hospital confirms no elderly death in foreign man rampage

    Bangkok hospital confirms no elderly death in foreign man rampage

    A hospital in Bangkok confirmed that no elderly patient deaths were reported following a rampage caused by a foreign man on Wednesday, January 22. The identity of the foreigner remains under investigation. A video showing a foreign man going on a rampage at what was later confirmed to be Sirindhorn Hospital in Bangkok was shared on the Facebook page AggressiveDoctor. The…

  • Thailand NewsRussian man throws son overboard in Phang Nga, leaving boy dead

    Russian man throws son overboard in Phang Nga, leaving boy dead

    A Russian man allegedly threw his 13 year old half-Thai, half-Russian son out of a speedboat in the sea off the southern province of Phang Nga on Wednesday, January 22, resulting in the boy being struck by a propeller and subsequently losing his life. Workers on the speedboat alerted officers from Kuraburi Police Station to the pier in the Kuraburi…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese man tries to rape 9 year old Thai boy and, kills him for resisting

    Burmese man tries to rape 9 year old Thai boy and, kills him for resisting

    A Burmese man killed a nine year old Thai boy and abandoned his body in a pond in Samut Prakan province, near Bangkok, after the young victim resisted his rape attempts. The family of the nine year old boy took to social media to search for him after he went missing from their community in the Phra Samut Chedi district…

  • Thailand NewsThai man with disability loses motorcycle to woman he met online

    Thai man with disability loses motorcycle to woman he met online

    A Thai man with a disability lost his motorcycle to a woman he met on Facebook during a meeting at his accommodation in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on Monday, January 20. The 32 year old victim, Thanathat Sisarikorn, shared his story of the theft with a local news Facebook page, Khao Nonthaburi, last night, January 22, at around 10pm, hoping…

  • Thailand NewsThai soldier has 4 mistresses, divorces leukaemia driven wife

    Thai soldier has 4 mistresses, divorces leukaemia driven wife

    A Thai woman with leukaemia is seeking justice after her soldier husband sued her in order to file for divorce and live with his four mistresses. The 42 year old legal wife, Ying, travelled from the central province of Sing Buri to meet members of the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to seek help. Ying revealed that she initially turned a…

  • Thailand NewsThai security guard arrested for sexually asaulting 3 year old girl

    Thai security guard arrested for sexually asaulting 3 year old girl

    Police arrested a Thai security guard in the eastern province of Rayong for sexually assaulting a three year old girl in his car in December last year. The 36 year old Thai man submitted his three year old daughter’s case to the Paveena Foundation for Children and Women to seek justice. The sexual assault took place on December 5, and…

  • Thailand NewsThai monk’s death linked to congenital disease, not dog attack

    Thai monk’s death linked to congenital disease, not dog attack

    A Thai monk in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok died from a congenital disease rather than a dog attack. The dog, initially thought to be a Pitbull, was later identified as an American Bully and has now been taken in by an adoptive family. The 46 year old monk, Bannadit, was found dead in his accommodation within the temple on January…

  • Thailand NewsThai baht bus driver hits and kills colleague on Chon Buri road

    Thai baht bus driver hits and kills colleague on Chon Buri road

    A Thai baht bus driver hit and killed his colleague on Sukhumvit Road in Chon Buri province yesterday, January 22, following an argument over their work schedule. An app-based food delivery rider, Parkphum, contacted officers from Saen Suk Police Station at around 10am yesterday to report the incident. Parkphum later told Amarin TV that he was on his way to deliver…

  • Pattaya NewsParalysed British man falls to death from Pattaya condominium

    Paralysed British man falls to death from Pattaya condominium

    A 74 year old British man, a former managing director of a renowned company, fell to his death from a luxury condominium in Pattaya yesterday, January 22. Officers from Nong Prue Police Station were called to a condominium in Soi Boon Sampan Temple in Banglamung district in Chon Buri to investigate the death of the Englishman, Kevin Roy Burton. He…

  • Bangkok NewsForeign man goes on rampage in Bangkok hospital, allegedly leaving 1 dead

    Foreign man goes on rampage in Bangkok hospital, allegedly leaving 1 dead

    A foreign man went on a rampage at a hospital in Bangkok, attacking medical workers and patients’ relatives, allegedly causing an elderly patient to die of shock. The Facebook page AggressiveDoctor shared security camera footage of the assault yesterday, January 22, with a caption that read… “Intentionally attacks medical workers, even if they are female. Should he have been shot…

  • Thailand NewsThai driver released on 600,000 baht bail after killing motorcyclist

    Thai driver released on 600,000 baht bail after killing motorcyclist

    The Bangkok South Criminal Court released a Thai sedan driver on bail set at 600,000 baht this afternoon after he intentionally hit and killed a motorcyclist on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. The 30 year old suspect, Seree Srettheenamwong, was captured on a security camera deliberately crashing his white Toyota Altis sedan into a black electric motorcycle ridden by 49 year…

  • Thailand NewsChinese man left blind after brutal assault by fellow countrymen

    Chinese man left blind after brutal assault by fellow countrymen

    A group of over 10 Chinese nationals brutally assaulted a fellow countryman outside the victim’s nightclub in Pattaya in September last year, leaving him blind and causing 2 million baht loss. The Chinese victim, Chen Jing, approached the Facebook news page Big Kren to seek justice. The incident occurred at approximately 2am on September 24 of last year outside the…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman and daughter flee after death threat by mentally ill man

    Thai woman and daughter flee after death threat by mentally ill man

    A Thai woman and her daughter faced death threats from a man with a mental illness in the Isaan province of Buriram after she rejected his advances. The 49 year old single mother, Waenphet, and her 29 year old daughter, Pimonrat, relocated from Buriram to a new residence after being harassed and threatened by a man named Chart. Waenphet explained that…

  • Thailand NewsThai pickup driver assaults university student over roundabout dispute

    Thai pickup driver assaults university student over roundabout dispute

    A Thai pickup driver physically assaulted a university student in the northern province of Chiang Rai because the student stopped his motorcycle to allow vehicles in the roundabout to pass first. The university student, Pattanasak Sanya, shared details of the incident on his Facebook page yesterday. He began his account by stating that he was in the right. “I stopped…