Petch Petpailin

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 NewsForeign man caught on viral video urinating on Phuket road (video)

    Foreign man caught on viral video urinating on Phuket road (video)

    A viral video shared on a news Facebook page showed a foreign man urinating in the middle of the Patong Beach Road in Phuket during a traffic jam, despite many motorists staring at him. The Facebook page, 1วันพันกว่าเรื่อง ภูเก็ต (meaning over 1,000 things happen in a day), shared a video of the foreign man, whose identity was not disclosed, yesterday,…

  • Thailand NewsChinese man robbed of 3 million baht by thieves in Chon Buri

    Chinese man robbed of 3 million baht by thieves in Chon Buri

    A Chinese man accused his Chinese girlfriend of being a decoy after three thieves broke into his home in Chon Buri and stole 3 million baht from him last night. The Chinese victim, 43 year old Qian Peng Yi, called Nongprue Police Station officers to his home in Soi Lablae, Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, after the theft of 3…

  • Thailand NewsBox of joy: Thai woman rescues abandoned newborn in Rayong

    Box of joy: Thai woman rescues abandoned newborn in Rayong

    A Thai woman yesterday rescued an abandoned newborn baby boy found in a cardboard box on the roadside in the eastern province of Rayong. The 33 year old woman, Wanida, reported the discovery to officers at Pluak Daeng Police Station. She explained that she noticed the abandoned baby while picking up her child from school. Wanida said her child found…

  • Thailand News15 year old Thai teenager stabbed to death over love triangle

    15 year old Thai teenager stabbed to death over love triangle

    A 16 year old Thai teenager surrendered to police after stabbing a 15 year old boy to death in the central province of Pathum Thani over a love triangle. Officers from Ladlumkaew Police Station were alerted to the death of the teenage boy, Sarawut, at 5.44pm yesterday, July 17. They visited the scene with a rescue team and medical workers.…

  • Thailand NewsCat-nabbed: Thai man’s purr-fect crime outside Phuket bank (video)

    Cat-nabbed: Thai man’s purr-fect crime outside Phuket bank (video)

    Police arrested a Thai man for stealing a cat from outside a bank in the Wichit district of Phuket. The man claimed he intended to pet the cat but many Thai netizens suspected he intended to eat it. The cat’s owner posted CCTV footage on social media showing the thief, identified as 32 year old Nattaphon, taking her white cat named…

  • Thailand NewsRoyal flush: Thai cops deal out arrests in billion-baht gambling bust

    Royal flush: Thai cops deal out arrests in billion-baht gambling bust

    Royal Thai Police (RTP) swooped on a gambling website with over five billion baht in circulation and arrested two Thai men behind the operation. One of them, the son of a former senator, was arrested during a Dhamma retreat. Officers from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) and the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) launched Operation Shutdown, targeting two e-payment service…

  • Thailand NewsBeach horror: Lower body find sends shockwaves in central Thailand

    Beach horror: Lower body find sends shockwaves in central Thailand

    A hotel employee yesterday discovered the lower part of a human body on Laem Sadet Beach in the central province of Chanthaburi. Police are struggling to identify the deceased due to the missing upper half, including the head. The 39 year old hotel worker, whose name has not been disclosed, told Matichon that he found the human remains at approximately…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok bike bungle: Drunk taxi driver’s crash leads to two injuries

    Bangkok bike bungle: Drunk taxi driver’s crash leads to two injuries

    A drunk Thai taxi driver crashed his car into four motorcycles in Soi Ratchadaphisek 66 in Bangkok resulting in two injuries. He initially claimed he was not drunk and that the bottles found in his car contained milk, not alcohol. Ratchadaphisek neighbourhood residents stopped the 52 year old taxi driver, Udon, on Saturday, July 13, who had fled the scene…

  • Thailand NewsMurder-suicide: 6 Vietnamese deaths linked to 10 million baht debt

    Murder-suicide: 6 Vietnamese deaths linked to 10 million baht debt

    Following the suspicious deaths of six Vietnamese nationals at a hotel in Bangkok, Thai police discovered that one of the deceased, a Vietnamese-American woman, allegedly poisoned her friends before committing suicide with the toxin over a 10 million baht debt. The Metropolitan Police Bureau of Thailand revealed more details of the case in a press conference, today, July 17, following…

  • Thailand News13 year old novice rescued after repeated rapes by temple abbot

    13 year old novice rescued after repeated rapes by temple abbot

    A 13 year old Thai novice sought help from his family after being repeatedly raped by a pedophile abbot from a temple in the Isaan province of Nakhon Phanom. The victim reportedly kept the rape and sexual assaults secret because he wanted to continue his studies at the temple. The novice’s mother, 40 year old Lawan, filed a complaint against…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese man wanted for murder of Iranian-Thai couple in Pattaya

    Burmese man wanted for murder of Iranian-Thai couple in Pattaya

    Police in Pattaya are searching for a Burmese man suspected of murdering his employees, an Iranian man and his Thai wife. Their bodies were discovered in a bedroom above their Iranian restaurant on July 16. The victims, 63 year old Mojtaba Ghanbariazad and his wife Thanaporn Poonprakone, were found by a relative who had a dream about Thanaporn and was…

  • Thailand NewsNaked truth: Victims pursue legal action against ‘cancer-curing’ hermit

    Naked truth: Victims pursue legal action against ‘cancer-curing’ hermit

    More victims have stepped forward to pursue legal action against a hermit and his wife in the southern province of Surat Thani, who allegedly claim they can cure cancer through naked massages. A Thai man claimed that his wife died in May as a result of the hermit’s treatment. The first victim to seek assistance from the Ministry of Social…

  • Thailand NewsBREAKING: 6 Vietnamese nationals found dead at hotel in Bangkok

    BREAKING: 6 Vietnamese nationals found dead at hotel in Bangkok

    Six Vietnamese nationals mysteriously died today at a luxury hotel in Bangkok after allegedly drinking tea and coffee mixed with poison. Police believe there may be a seventh Vietnamese but that individual has not been located. The deaths of the six foreigners were reported to the Metropolitan Police Bureau at approximately 7.30pm today, July 16. They were reportedly found lifeless…

  • Thailand NewsIranian man and Thai wife murdered in Pattaya restaurant

    Iranian man and Thai wife murdered in Pattaya restaurant

    A relative’s dream led to the discovery of the murder of an Iranian man and his Thai wife at their restaurant in Pattaya. The bodies of Mojtaba Ghanbariazad, a 64 year old Iranian, and his Thai wife, Thanaporn Poonprakone, were found in their bedroom on the second floor of their Iranian restaurant today, July 16. Ghanbariazad was lying half-naked in…

  • Thailand News17 year old girl brutally assaulted by ex-boyfriend in Chon Buri

    17 year old girl brutally assaulted by ex-boyfriend in Chon Buri

    A Thai woman sought justice for her 17 year old daughter after she became a victim of a brutal knife attack by her ex-boyfriend at his home in Chon Buri. The teenage girl’s ears and a finger were cut off in the frenzied attempted murder attack. The girl’s 55 year old mother, Malisorn, urged non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to seek justice…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya police deny collusion in Chinese tourist extortion scandal

    Pattaya police deny collusion in Chinese tourist extortion scandal

    One of the police officers accused of extorting 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists in Pattaya denied involvement in the act, claiming he was in the car the entire time and did not know what had happened to the foreigners. A dashcam video showed a group of men introducing themselves as police, raiding the car of the Chinese victims and later…

  • Thailand NewsThai man kills drug-addicted brother after attack on mother

    Thai man kills drug-addicted brother after attack on mother

    A Thai man stabbed his drug-addicted younger brother to death after he attempted to physically assault his mother at home in the Isaan province of Buriram. Chumsaeng Police Station officers arrested the 32 year old suspect, Weera “Khao” Turam, and accompanied him to the police station for questioning. Khao admitted to stabbing to death his drug-addicted brother, 29 year old…

  • Thailand NewsEscort scam: Thai man assaulted & robbed in Chiang Mai hotel trap

    Escort scam: Thai man assaulted & robbed in Chiang Mai hotel trap

    A Thai man filed a complaint against a male escort and his four friends after they lured him to a hotel in the northern province of Chiang Mai before physically assaulting and robbing him. The victim, 31 year old Korn, told officers at Doi Saket Police Station that he lost cash, a mobile phone valued at about 20,000 baht, and…

  • Thailand NewsBody of unidentified man without hands found in central Thailand

    Body of unidentified man without hands found in central Thailand

    The owner of a sugarcane farm on Sunday discovered the body of a man with both hands severed in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. His identity remains under investigation as officers search for the dead man’s missing hands. The sugarcane farm owner, 53 year old Boonyoung Phothong, told ThaiRath that he was walking on his farm as usual to…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk Thai man stabs bedridden girlfriend in her vagina

    Drunk Thai man stabs bedridden girlfriend in her vagina

    A 50 year old drunk Thai man stabbed his 75 year old bedridden girlfriend in the vagina at their home in the central province of Samut Prakan, claiming the victim had bullied him and clashed with him over money. Fortunately, she survived the brutal attack. A neighbour alerted officers from Ban Klong Suan Police Station to the house on Soi…

  • Thailand NewsThai-German man jailed 25 years for abusing daughter, sharing child porn

    Thai-German man jailed 25 years for abusing daughter, sharing child porn

    The Criminal Court of Thailand sentenced a half-Thai half-German man to 51 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter and distributing child porn on a dark website based in Germany. His confession led to the sentence being reduced from 51 years to 25 years and six months. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office sought help from Thai authorities to arrest…

  • Thailand NewsParty pooper: Drunk Thai man poops pants as cops make arrest

    Party pooper: Drunk Thai man poops pants as cops make arrest

    A drunk Thai man poops pants during an arrest after he sneaked into the home of a Thai woman in the Isaan province of Udon Thani and stripped naked. Police officer’s hands were reportedly soiled with the suspect’s poop. Officers from the Nonghan Police Station rushed to the incident scene, a house in the Nonghan district, after receiving a trespassing…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya police urged to take action on Kuwaiti street racers (video)

    Pattaya police urged to take action on Kuwaiti street racers (video)

    Residents in Soi Yen Sabai, Pattaya, urged police officers to take action against Kuwaiti motorcycle racers following a noise pollution disturbance and a recent physical altercation on Saturday, July 13. A video of the altercation between two groups of Kuwaiti nationals was shared on Thai social media yesterday, July 14, but the incident reportedly took place on Soi Yen Sabai…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman seeks justice over hermit’s naked massage cancer cure claim

    Thai woman seeks justice over hermit’s naked massage cancer cure claim

    A Thai woman is seeking help after a hermit in the southern province of Surat Thani sexually assaulted her by tricking her parents into taking her to his compound for a naked massage, claiming she had breast and cervical cancer. The 20 year old victim, identified only as Or, told a Thai news agency yesterday, July 14, that she had…

  • Thailand NewsThailand travel woes: Cops’ highway robbery sparks outcry

    Thailand travel woes: Cops’ highway robbery sparks outcry

    A Thai travel agency took to social media to seek justice after a group of alleged police officers extorted 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists on a motorway heading to Pattaya. The Thai woman, who claimed to be a representative of a travel agency, shared a dashcam video in which a group of men, claiming to be police officers, asked the…

  • Thailand NewsThaksin to be officially released with innocence certificate in August

    Thaksin to be officially released with innocence certificate in August

    The Department of Corrections is preparing to issue a certificate of innocence to former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, marking the official and legal release of the former politician after the completion of his sentences. The legal proceedings began after the 74 year old ex-PM arrived in Thailand in August of last year. He initially faced eight years in prison…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for raping Ukrainian woman in Koh Samui

    Thai man arrested for raping Ukrainian woman in Koh Samui

    A Thai man denied raping a Ukrainian woman at Thongson Beach on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani, claiming that the victim consented. The 32 year old Ukrainian victim filed a rape complaint at Bor Phud Police Station on July 13 after the incident took place on Thongson Beach in the Bor Phud sub-district at…

  • Thailand News2 men & 1 women wanted by cops for sex on Patong beach (video)

    2 men & 1 women wanted by cops for sex on Patong beach (video)

    Police are searching for two men and a woman, whose nationalities remain undisclosed, after they engaged in sexual activities on Patong Beach in Phuket yesterday, July 14. The Facebook news page, โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (meaning Phuket is so brutal), shared a picture of three people having sex on the beach yesterday. The picture was reported to be a screenshot from two…

  • Thailand NewsIndonesian man wreaks havoc after Thai woman rejects him (video)

    Indonesian man wreaks havoc after Thai woman rejects him (video)

    Police apprehended an Indonesian man yesterday in a rented room in the Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province near Bangkok for causing a disturbance after being rejected by a Thai woman. The Indonesian man, Iqbal, trashed the rented room in Samut Prakan while drunk. Phra Pradaeng Police Station officers were called to the scene to control the situation. Each…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman fights off bag snatcher in Cambodia to save belongings

    Thai woman fights off bag snatcher in Cambodia to save belongings

    A Thai woman working in the Cambodian city of Poipet yesterday fought off a bag snatcher and managed to retrieve her belongings. Thai nationals previously filed nine similar theft cases to the Cambodian police without any successful arrests. Both Thai and Cambodian nationals working in Poipet have fallen victim to thefts in recent months, prompting officials from both countries to…