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 NewsCroatian man arrested for illegally running travel agency in Chiang Mai | Thaiger

    Croatian man arrested for illegally running travel agency in Chiang Mai

    Police arrested a Croatian man for illegally operating a travel agency targeting foreign visitors in the northern province of Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai Provincial Police launched a crackdown on illegal activities affecting the province’s tourism industry. The operation aimed to build trust and restore the image of Thai tourism, with officials hoping to demonstrate that Thailand is a safe destination…

  • Phuket NewsThai motorcyclist and Italian passenger seriously injured in Phuket crash | Thaiger

    Thai motorcyclist and Italian passenger seriously injured in Phuket crash

    A dramatic day unfolded on the roads of Phuket yesterday, when a Thai motorcyclist and his Italian passenger made a swift getaway after smashing into a van. Their escape, however, was short-lived as they later collided with an SUV, leaving both with serious injuries. Officers from Patong Police Station responded to the accident near Phra Baramee Soi 5 on Phra…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman accuses monk and his family of physically assaulting her | Thaiger

    Thai woman accuses monk and his family of physically assaulting her

    A Thai woman is seeking justice after a monk and his family members allegedly manipulated her mother and physically assaulted her at their family home in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. The woman took to social media to share a video of the alleged assault by the monk and his elderly family members, which occurred on May 17. She…

  • Thailand NewsMissing durian vendor believed safe after CCTV footage emerges | Thaiger

    Missing durian vendor believed safe after CCTV footage emerges

    Police assure that a female durian seller, who went missing in the southern province of Surat Thani, is safe, despite her family’s growing concern. The family of 43 year old missing durian vendor Sujittra, also known as Jay Kaew, filed a complaint with Mueang Surat Thani Police Station after she failed to return home at her usual time on May…

  • Thailand NewsThai man fatally shoots employee over affair with his wife (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man fatally shoots employee over affair with his wife (video)

    A Thai man surrendered to police today after fatally shooting an employee in a pickup yesterday, over an alleged affair with his wife. The incident was reported to Bang Bua Thong Police Station at around 9pm yesterday, May 19, by a 47 year old petrol station worker on Bang Phai-Nong Prao Ngai Road in the Bang Bua Thong district of…

  • Bangkok NewsSnake protest forces Bangkok condo management to act on hidden pets | Thaiger

    Snake protest forces Bangkok condo management to act on hidden pets

    A Bangkok condominium resident released two snakes into a hallway in protest after the building’s management allegedly ignored complaints about noisy pets kept by residents who were violating the no-pet policy. Several residents of the condominium, in the Ratchada area of the capital, shared videos and photos of the two large snakes on their social media accounts. They explained that…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shot after knife rampage at Sakon Nakhon Police Station | Thaiger

    Thai man shot after knife rampage at Sakon Nakhon Police Station

    A Thai man sustained three gunshot wounds after attempting to attack officers at a police station in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon yesterday, May 19. The suspect, identified as Wisit, was rushed from Ban Mueang Police Station to Phra Ajarn Mun Bhuridatto Hospital in Ban Muang District, Sakon Nakhon, following the shooting. No further updates on his condition were…

  • Thailand NewsThailand postpones digital wallet scheme indefinitely | Thaiger

    Thailand postpones digital wallet scheme indefinitely

    The Thai government indefinitely postponed the digital wallet programme, citing world economic issues and a new US tax policy as the reasons for the delay. The digital wallet scheme was a flagship campaign of the Pheu Thai Party and has been promoted since the General Election. The initiative is reported to be of the former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket lawyer accused of misconduct and affair with client’s girlfriend | Thaiger

    Phuket lawyer accused of misconduct and affair with client’s girlfriend

    A Thai man accused a lawyer in Phuket of letting him down both professionally and personally by failing to represent him properly in the court and having an affair with his girlfriend. The 29 year old man, a resident of the Kathu district in Phuket, shared his story with the media to expose the lawyer‘s alleged misconduct. He claims to have…

  • Thailand NewsThai boy traumatised after being kicked by classmate’s father | Thaiger

    Thai boy traumatised after being kicked by classmate’s father

    A Thai father kicked a six year old boy in the head at a kindergarten in the southern province of Trang on Thursday, May 15, allegedly because the boy had played roughly with his child, which resulted in an injury. A Twitter account by the name of Mr.Hap shared a video of the physical assault on Saturday, May 17, although the…

  • Pattaya News2 Israeli men and Pattaya transwomen fight over sex service deposit | Thaiger

    2 Israeli men and Pattaya transwomen fight over sex service deposit

    A group of Thai transwomen and two Israeli men are facing charges following a physical altercation over a deposit for a sex service at Pattaya Beach Road earlier today, May 19. The incident was caught on a viral video shared across Thai social media platforms. One of the foreign men was wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, while the other…

  • Thailand NewsLandslide at Bangkok MRT construction site leaves 1 worker missing | Thaiger

    Landslide at Bangkok MRT construction site leaves 1 worker missing

    A worker went missing in a landslide at a construction site for the MRT Orange Line on Lan Luang Road in Bangkok today, May 19. Renowned Thai journalist Anuwat Fuangthongdang reported the accident on his official Facebook page this afternoon. “Breaking news on May 19, at noon: a construction worker at the MRT station fell into a 19-metre-deep hole and was buried by…

  • Thailand NewsNaked Russian man escapes hospital, causes chaos in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Naked Russian man escapes hospital, causes chaos in Pattaya

    A naked Russian man escaped from a hospital in Pattaya and caused chaos near Naklua Market just as the clocks struck midnight yesterday, May 18. Officers from Bang Lamung Police Station were called at 12.08am to apprehend the naked man, later identified as a Russian national aged between 30 and 40. He reportedly fled from a hospital near Naklua Market…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya app-based taxi rider punches Indian man for groping him | Thaiger

    Pattaya app-based taxi rider punches Indian man for groping him

    A male app-based motorcycle taxi rider repeatedly punched an Indian man outside a hotel in Pattaya last night, May 18, allegedly after the passenger had groped him during the ride. A security guard at a hotel on Soi Thep Prasit 17, in Bang Lamung district of Pattaya, called rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Thammasathan Foundation to assist the injured Indian man,…

  • Thailand NewsThai durian vendor disappears with 1 million baht in gold and cash | Thaiger

    Thai durian vendor disappears with 1 million baht in gold and cash

    A female durian vendor in the southern province of Surat Thani disappeared with over 1 million baht in gold accessories and at least 100,000 baht in cash. Her family fears she may have been assaulted and robbed. The family of the 43 year old durian vendor, Sujittra, better known as Jay Kaew, sought help from Mueang Surat Thani Police Station…

  • Thailand NewsIndian man found dead after going missing from Koh Samet resort | Thaiger

    Indian man found dead after going missing from Koh Samet resort

    Local fishermen discovered the body of an Indian man in the sea off the eastern province of Rayong on Saturday, May 17, three days after he had disappeared from a resort on Koh Samet. Officers from Phe Police Station had earlier received a report of a missing Indian national, 49 year old Kakumanu, from a resort on Koh Samet. Resort…

  • Thailand NewsMan chooses to defecate on public road despite nearby bathroom | Thaiger

    Man chooses to defecate on public road despite nearby bathroom

    A diamond store owner in the central province of Saraburi is searching for a man who defecated outside his premises and humiliated him by sharing a video of the incident on social media. The owner, 50 year old Thanongsak, posted the footage and images in the Facebook group Saraburi on Tuesday, May 13. His store is located on Sud Banthat…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket driver forces wife into boot to make room for tourists | Thaiger

    Phuket driver forces wife into boot to make room for tourists

    Netizens and taxi drivers in Phuket criticised a hatchback driver for illegally offering transport services to foreign tourists and for carrying his wife while on duty, resulting in the vehicle being overloaded. The Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (meaning Phuket is so brutal) shared a video of the overloaded grey hatchback on May 15, with a caption reading “I appreciated the…

  • Thailand News31 Thai and Chinese suspects arrested in Rayong for money laundering | Thaiger

    31 Thai and Chinese suspects arrested in Rayong for money laundering

    Police arrested 18 Thai and 13 Chinese suspects at an accommodation in the eastern province of Rayong for operating a money laundering scheme linked to a scam gang. Officers raided properties in the Ban Chang district of Rayong on two occasions, April 8 and May 7, and arrested 31 suspects involved in the money laundering operation. They also discovered several…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman saves daughter from rape attempt by drug addict | Thaiger

    Thai woman saves daughter from rape attempt by drug addict

    A Thai mother bravely fought off a man who attempted to rape her five year old daughter at their home in the Isaan province of Udon Thani, hitting the suspect with a clothes iron until he fled the scene. A 33 year old Thai man, Watchara, shared a video on his Facebook account yesterday, May 15, showing residents in the…

  • Thailand NewsConscript denies sexual rejection as motive in stabbing of ex-girlfriend | Thaiger

    Conscript denies sexual rejection as motive in stabbing of ex-girlfriend

    A conscript in Phitsanulok is facing accusations after allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend at her place of employment. In the aftermath of the incident, he denied that sexual rejection was the motive for the attack. The 19 year old Thai woman, Sasipim, was stabbed in the neck while working at a noodle factory in Phitsanulok on Wednesday, May 14. A colleague…

  • Thailand NewsThai male DJ disappears in Kanchanaburi amid alleged adultery | Thaiger

    Thai male DJ disappears in Kanchanaburi amid alleged adultery

    A family believes that a male DJ, a boyfriend of a woman in the family, was kidnapped in the central province of Kanchanaburi, allegedly due to a conflict involving adultery. A Thai woman named Premyuda filed a missing person report at Mueang Kanchanaburi Police Station after losing contact with her boyfriend, 33 year old Waraphong “Taetae” Khunsrijaturong, at around 5am…

  • Thailand NewsChinese tenants flee without paying and leave mess behind | Thaiger

    Chinese tenants flee without paying and leave mess behind

    A group of Chinese nationals fled without paying rent and left a rented house in a filthy condition in the central province of Prachin Buri. The owner of the house, Surathin, shared photographs of the property, filled with rubbish, on his Facebook account on Tuesday, May 13, with a caption that read, “These Chinese people are terrible. They rented my…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket motorcycle taxi rider steals dropped cash of foreign couple | Thaiger

    Phuket motorcycle taxi rider steals dropped cash of foreign couple

    Dashcam footage captured a Thai motorcycle taxi rider stealing cash that was accidentally dropped by a foreign couple in Phuket yesterday, May 14. Phuket Times shared the dashcam video on its Facebook page today, May 15, with a caption condemning the rider’s behaviour. An excerpt from the caption read… “Can’t stand this! It tarnishes Phuket’s image! This Thai taxi rider…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman allegedly electrocuted at Samut Prakan Police Station | Thaiger

    Thai woman allegedly electrocuted at Samut Prakan Police Station

    A Thai woman is now in stable condition after she was allegedly electrocuted at Phra Samut Chedi Police Station in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. Two Thai men visited the police station yesterday, May 14, to file a complaint after being chased and attacked by a group of unidentified men. The gang attempted to shoot and stab them on a…

  • Thailand NewsThai soldier forced to drive Grab and share profits to commander | Thaiger

    Thai soldier forced to drive Grab and share profits to commander

    The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is investigating a high-ranking officer in the northeastern province of Udon Thani, who was accused of forcing a soldier to work as a Grab driver and collecting the earnings for himself. A journalist from Channel 8 accidentally uncovered the alleged corruption within the RTAF while using the Grab ride-hailing app. The journalist noticed that…

  • Thailand NewsThai delivery worker stabbed in payment dispute with clients | Thaiger

    Thai delivery worker stabbed in payment dispute with clients

    A Thai delivery worker is seeking justice after a couple refused to pay for their order before stabbing him when he asked for payment at their home in the central province of Samut Songkhram. The 20 year old delivery worker, Thanatat, filed a complaint with Amphawa Police Station yesterday, May 14, following the violent incident which occurred at his clients’…

  • Thailand NewsThai conscript wanted for stabbing ex-girlfriend over sexual rejection | Thaiger

    Thai conscript wanted for stabbing ex-girlfriend over sexual rejection

    Police are searching for a military conscript who stabbed his ex-girlfriend in the neck at her workplace in the northern province of Phitsanulok yesterday, after she refused to have sex with him. A Thai man, Nakarin, yesterday, May 14, rushed his 19 year old colleague, Sasipim, to a hospital and reported the attack to Mueang Phitsanulok Police Station. The owner…

  • Thailand News2 Cambodian men assaulted by Thai influencers in shopping mall | Thaiger

    2 Cambodian men assaulted by Thai influencers in shopping mall

    Two Cambodian men filed a complaint against two Thai social media influencers for physically assaulting them at a shopping mall in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok for a false allegation of being involved with a notorious Cambodian gang known as BK. The Cambodian nationals reported the incident at Sam Rong Nuea Police Station on Tuesday, May 13. The assault reportedly took…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket woman at large after stabbing victim over alleged affair | Thaiger

    Phuket woman at large after stabbing victim over alleged affair

    A Thai woman stabbed another woman outside a grocery store in the Wichit sub-district of Phuket on Monday, May 12, after alleging that the victim had an affair with her boyfriend. Officers from Wichit Police Station received a report of the stabbing outside the store and rushed to the scene to assist the victim, Samittra, who sustained a stab wound…