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 NewsBroken jaw blunder: Botched surgery leaves Thai man unable to eat | Thaiger

    Broken jaw blunder: Botched surgery leaves Thai man unable to eat

    A botched operation on a Thai man’s broken jaw has left him unable to eat. The Thai man reached out to the Social Security Office (SSO) after suffering from a broken jaw but the operation went horribly wrong. The 42 year old Thai man, Sommai, reached out to the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after failing to receive proper medical treatment…

  • Thailand NewsLandslide at pipe installation site claims 2 lives in South Thailand | Thaiger

    Landslide at pipe installation site claims 2 lives in South Thailand

    A landslide during a pipe installation in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat claimed the lives of two workers and injured another. Officers from Khanom Police Station investigated the fatal accident at 2.30pm yesterday, March 17, at a construction site on Pu Chao Saming Road in the Khanom district of Surat Thani. Upon arrival, officers encountered the landslide at…

  • Thailand NewsBreath of trouble: Drunk Thai asthmatic attacks hospital staff | Thaiger

    Breath of trouble: Drunk Thai asthmatic attacks hospital staff

    A drunk Thai man with asthma attacked three medical workers at a hospital in the Isaan province of Udon Thani, claiming he was simply afraid of dying from medical devices. Pictures and videos showing a Thai patient attacking medical workers at Nong Han Hospital in Udon Thani circulated on Thai social media yesterday, March 17. Three medical workers were injured…

  • Phuket NewsIranian tasered after trying to stab Phuket hotel workers with syringe | Thaiger

    Iranian tasered after trying to stab Phuket hotel workers with syringe

    Thai police officers used a stun gun to subdue an Iranian man who went on a rampage yesterday at a hotel in the Karon area of Phuket and attempted to stab hotel workers with a syringe. Officers from Karon Police Station were alerted to the foreign man’s rampage at 6.11pm yesterday, March 17, and rushed to the scene. The suspect…

  • Thailand NewsThai tomboy breaks up with girlfriend for refusing to back false assault | Thaiger

    Thai tomboy breaks up with girlfriend for refusing to back false assault

    A Thai tomboy broke up with her girlfriend last night after the woman refused to support her false claim of physical assault at an entertainment venue in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. Officers from Bangpu Police Station and rescuers from the Ruam Kusol Samut Prakan Foundation were alerted to a physical assault at a bar in Soi Bang Lam Phee…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman loses hand after shirt caught in motorcycle wheel | Thaiger

    Thai woman loses hand after shirt caught in motorcycle wheel

    A Thai woman lost her left hand at the weekend after her shirt was caught by the wheel of a motorcycle while travelling on a road in the southern province of Songkhla. CCTV footage of the motorcycle accident circulated on Thai social media platforms after it occurred on Saturday, March 15. The video showed the victim, 55 year old Sudarat…

  • Thailand NewsArrested Thai woman laughs after brutal murder of transwoman | Thaiger

    Arrested Thai woman laughs after brutal murder of transwoman

    Police arrested a Thai woman at the weekend, suspected of having a mental illness, for the brutal murder of a transwoman in the eastern province of Rayong. A 29 year old Thai man, Prasit Yeesunhom, filed a complaint at Pluak Daeng Police Station on Friday, March 14, stating that his friend had stumbled upon the dead body of a woman…

  • Pattaya NewsBaht luck: German and Indian tourists pickpocketed in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Baht luck: German and Indian tourists pickpocketed in Pattaya

    A German man yesterday lost about 6,000 baht in cash while an Indian man lost over 13,000 baht in a pickpocketing incident in Pattaya. The 67 year old German victim, Manfred Frey, along with his Thai wife and his friend, visited Mueang Pattaya Police Station yesterday, March 16, to report the theft. He stated that he was pickpocketed outside a…

  • Thailand NewsThai couple bring 24kg of cannabis to Japan in luggage mix-up | Thaiger

    Thai couple bring 24kg of cannabis to Japan in luggage mix-up

    A Thai couple and their tour guide narrowly avoided charges after the couple mistakenly took the wrong luggage, belonging to a foreigner, and entered Japan with 24 kilogrammes of cannabis, which is illegal in the country. A Thai tour guide posted in a Facebook group called กลุ่มคนชอบตะลอนเที่ยวญี่ปุ่น (meaning a group for anyone who loves travelling around Japan) on Friday, March…

  • Pattaya NewsCzech man falls to death from 30-metre cell tower on Koh Larn | Thaiger

    Czech man falls to death from 30-metre cell tower on Koh Larn

    A Czech man yesterday fell to his death from a 30-metre cell tower on Koh Larn, an island in Chon Buri province. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were alerted to the death of a foreign man at about 11.30am yesterday, March 16. They rushed to the scene with a medical team from Ban Koh Larn Hospital and rescuers from…

  • Phuket NewsBody found in Phuket sea believed to be missing American woman | Thaiger

    Body found in Phuket sea believed to be missing American woman

    Thai fishermen yesterday discovered the body of a foreigner floating between Koh Racha Yai and Koh He in Phuket province. The foreigner is suspected to be the missing American woman. Officers from the Phuket Tourist Assistance Centre (Khai Mook Centre) investigated the floating body at around 8.20am, yesterday, March 16, after being notified by a local fishing boat. The body…

  • Thailand NewsBritish woman missing after fire on diving boat off Koh Tao (video) | Thaiger

    British woman missing after fire on diving boat off Koh Tao (video)

    A British woman went missing yesterday after a fire broke out on a boat during her diving trip off Koh Tao, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. The fire on the diving boat, named David Jones’ Locker, was reported to Koh Tao Police Station at about 9am yesterday, March 16. The boat was carrying 22 people, including…

  • Thailand NewsWomanising airport director grounded by wife’s adultery complaint | Thaiger

    Womanising airport director grounded by wife’s adultery complaint

    A “womanising” acting director of an airport in the Isaan province of Buriram chose to be with his lover after his wife discovered their secret wedding. The jilted wife subsequently filed an adultery complaint at her husband’s workplace. The 51 year old Thai woman travelled from Bangkok to Buriram to lodge an adultery complaint against her husband with his superior.…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman dies after reconciling with husband over mistress | Thaiger

    Thai woman dies after reconciling with husband over mistress

    A heartbroken Thai woman died from a congenital disease today shortly after making headlines on Thai news outlets for allowing her husband to take a mistress. Police officers were called to the National Housing Authority accommodation in the central province of Chai Nat on Wednesday, March 12, to intervene in a heated argument between the couple: 46 year old Keng…

  • Thailand NewsJealous Thai university student stabs friend over alleged affair | Thaiger

    Jealous Thai university student stabs friend over alleged affair

    A Thai university student yesterday repeatedly stabbed his friend in a frenzied attack at a condominium in the central province of Pathum Thani. The suspect accused the victim of having an affair with his girlfriend. Officers from Khlong Luang Police Station responded to the stabbing report at the condo in the Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani at around 1am…

  • Thailand NewsThai man suspected of drowning baby in Pathum Thani canal | Thaiger

    Thai man suspected of drowning baby in Pathum Thani canal

    Police are hunting for a Thai man suspected of abandoning and drowning his 10 month old baby in a canal in the central province of Pathum Thani. A local fisherman, Prachak Wangchuechom, cast a fishing net in Song Canal in Soi Phahonyothin 64 in the Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani at about 7am yesterday, March 13, and found…

  • Phuket News3 British men arrested for car crash and stabbing attempt in Phuket | Thaiger

    3 British men arrested for car crash and stabbing attempt in Phuket

    Thai police this week arrested three British men involved in a car crash and a stabbing attempt that occurred outside Patong Hospital in Phuket. Yesterday, March 13, a Thai motorcyclist took to social media to seek assistance from netizens in locating the foreign pickup driver who collided with him on Wednesday and attempted to stab him before fleeing the scene.…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shoots wife dead after being caught raping daughter | Thaiger

    Thai man shoots wife dead after being caught raping daughter

    A Thai man surrendered to police after shooting his wife dead at a house in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok, reportedly because she caught him raping her 15 year old daughter. Officers from Phra Samut Chedi Police Station were called to the house in the Phra Samut Chedi district at 12.30am yesterday, March 13, following reports of a shooting. At…

  • Bangkok News17 year old Thai girl narrowly escapes rape attempt by Bolt rider | Thaiger

    17 year old Thai girl narrowly escapes rape attempt by Bolt rider

    A 17 year old Thai girl narrowly escaped a rape attempt by a Bolt motorcycle rider at a public park in the Bang Khun Thian neighbourhood of Bangkok on Tuesday, March 11, thanks to the help of another Bolt rider. The Bolt rider who rescued the teenage victim took to social media to share the story and condemned the other…

  • Thailand NewsCold feet, hot lawsuit: Jilted Thai bride-to-be sues runaway groom | Thaiger

    Cold feet, hot lawsuit: Jilted Thai bride-to-be sues runaway groom

    A Thai bride-to-be sued her future husband for jilting her at the altar in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat and causing her damages over 500,000 baht. The accused groom-to-be denied the allegations and claimed that his girlfriend’s family threatened to kill him. The 34 year old Thai woman, Nack, filed a complaint against her 33 year old boyfriend,…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shoots dead Laotian woman at karaoke bar in Phattalung | Thaiger

    Thai man shoots dead Laotian woman at karaoke bar in Phattalung

    Police yesterday arrested a 63 year old Thai man after he shot dead a Laotian woman at a karaoke bar in the southern province of Phatthalung. Officers from Khao Chaison Police Station investigated the fatal shooting at the rear of the karaoke bar at around 1am yesterday, March 12. The lifeless body of Pupae was found at the scene with…

  • Phuket News2 Phuket police spark debate after using force against foreign tourist | Thaiger

    2 Phuket police spark debate after using force against foreign tourist

    A viral video showing two Thai police officers using force to restrain a foreign man, who allegedly attacked a woman in Phuket, has sparked mixed reactions among netizens. The video was shared yesterday, March 12, by a foreign Facebook user named Brenin DeOliveira, with a caption that read… “Thai cops don’t play! Allegedly, he punched a woman in the face.…

  • Phuket NewsForeign driver attempts to stab Thai motorcyclist after Phuket crash | Thaiger

    Foreign driver attempts to stab Thai motorcyclist after Phuket crash

    A foreign pickup driver yesterday allegedly crashed into a Thai motorcyclist on a Phuket road and attempted to stab the victim. The Thai motorcyclist took to Facebook to seek assistance from netizens in locating the foreign pickup driver who collided with him yesterday, March 12. He revealed that the foreigner was driving a white Ford Raptor with the registration plate…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man throws girlfriend from Bangkok condo before jumping | Thaiger

    Thai man throws girlfriend from Bangkok condo before jumping

    A Thai man consumed by jealousy reportedly strangled his girlfriend until she lost consciousness before hurling her from the rooftop of a Bangkok condominium at the weekend, subsequently jumping off himself. Both are now in critical condition. Social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet shared yesterday, March 11, that the girl’s 43 year old Thai mother urged him to help her…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok ping pong show art goes viral, raises funds for Phuket elephants | Thaiger

    Bangkok ping pong show art goes viral, raises funds for Phuket elephants

    A foreign Instagram sensation is selling exclusive T-shirts featuring an elephant sketch drawn by a Thai woman, using her vagina, during a ping pong show in Bangkok. Every 100 baht from the shirt sale will go to an elephant sanctuary in Phuket. A ping pong show is a form of adult entertainment available in the red light districts of Bangkok…

  • Thailand NewsThai man faces jail time after dropping Yaba pill in front of officials | Thaiger

    Thai man faces jail time after dropping Yaba pill in front of officials

    A Thai man absent mindedly forgot that he had hidden some methamphetamine, better known in Thailand as Yaba, in his wallet and accidentally dropped six tablets in front of government officials. According to a new law, anyone found in possession of less than five Yaba tablets will be encouraged to attend rehabilitation. After rehab, suspects can waive a jail term…

  • Crime NewsSerial dater or serial hater? Thai man denies assaulting woman | Thaiger

    Serial dater or serial hater? Thai man denies assaulting woman

    A Thai man denied brutally assaulting a woman he met on a dating app and threatened to launch a countersuit against her in protest. The man reportedly assaulted several women in the past. The 27 year old alleged Thai woman sought help from the news programme Hone Krasae on Channel 3 following the alleged assaults and threats from the 37 year…

  • Thailand NewsPolice allegedly involved in murder plot for 14 million baht payout | Thaiger

    Police allegedly involved in murder plot for 14 million baht payout

    One of the four suspects in a murder, carried out for a 14 million baht insurance payout in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon, accused a police officer of being involved in the crime. Representatives from multiple car insurance companies urged police to investigate the death of a 32 year old Thai man, Wichian Jityen, after his relative, 38 year…

  • Krabi NewsRussian wheeler-dealer busted for shady bike rentals in Krabi | Thaiger

    Russian wheeler-dealer busted for shady bike rentals in Krabi

    Police arrested a Russian man for illegally operating motorcycle rental shops in the southern province of Krabi, using Thai nationals as nominees. Officers from the Krabi Immigration Office, the Revenue Office, and Tourist Police received a tip-off about multiple illegal vehicle rental shops in the province. These shops were reportedly operated by foreign nationals. The officers spent more than three…

  • Phuket NewsRussian woman accuses Phuket taxi driver’s wife of assault | Thaiger

    Russian woman accuses Phuket taxi driver’s wife of assault

    The wife of a taxi driver in Phuket denied assaulting a Russian passenger during a ride. Instead, she turned the tables on the Eastern European and accused the woman of insulting her. The Facebook page โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (Phuket is so brutal) shared a video recorded by a 31 year old Russian woman, whose name has not been disclosed, with a caption stating……