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 NewsThai man assaults wife after discovering her sex-for-drug deals | Thaiger

    Thai man assaults wife after discovering her sex-for-drug deals

    A Thai man physically assaulted his wife in a rented room in the Isaan province of Udon Thani after discovering she traded sex for drugs twice. The abusive husband later forgave her. The owner of the rented room, 62 year old Ittiphon, contacted officers from Nakha Police Station and asked the couple to explain the physical assault and the loud…

  • Thailand NewsThai man dies on railway track while recording TikTok video | Thaiger

    Thai man dies on railway track while recording TikTok video

    A 51 year old Thai man died on a railway track in the central province of Ratchaburi after parking his bicycle and sitting on the track to record TikTok videos . The fatal train accident was reported to Mueang Ratchaburi Police Station at about 8.15am today, December 18. It occurred on the Chulalongkorn Railway Bridge over the Mae Klong River…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk taxi driver flees after crashing over 10 motorcycles, 3 injured | Thaiger

    Drunk taxi driver flees after crashing over 10 motorcycles, 3 injured

    A drunk taxi driver remains at large after crashing into more than 10 motorcycles on a road in the western province of Phetchaburi, resulting in three serious injuries. Officers from Mueang Phetchaburi Police Station identified the taxi driver involved in the accident as 58 year old Chainuluck Wateperm. He was driving a green taxi with a black bonnet, bearing the…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok swipes right: Tinder crowns it top love hotspot in 2024 | Thaiger

    Bangkok swipes right: Tinder crowns it top love hotspot in 2024

    Tinder released a ranking based on its passport feature, revealing that Bangkok is the top location in 2024 where Tinder users in the Asia-Pacific region pin and search for friends and partners the most. The popular Tinder dating app connects single people in the same area. Users can view other Tinder users near their location and swipe right on those they…

  • Bangkok NewsHomeless Thai woman confesses to bludgeoning boyfriend over hallucination | Thaiger

    Homeless Thai woman confesses to bludgeoning boyfriend over hallucination

    Police yesterday, December 17, arrested a homeless Thai woman in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok, for bludgeoning her homeless boyfriend to death in an abandoned house in Bangkok on Friday, December 13. The 56 year old homeless man, Udom “Pok” Art-onsri, was found dead at the abandoned house on Sukhaphiban 5 Road in the Saimai district of Bangkok on Saturday,…

  • Bangkok NewsMalaysian man and Thai wife arrested in Bangkok for money laundering | Thaiger

    Malaysian man and Thai wife arrested in Bangkok for money laundering

    Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers arrested a Malaysian man and his Thai wife today at a luxury house in Bangkok for running a money laundering operation for a gambling website. The assistant to the Royal Thai Police (RTP) Commissioner, Thatchai Pitaneerabut, and the acting Commissioner of the CCIB, Trairong Phewphan, along with 20 other officers today, , December 17,…

  • Thailand NewsLove cons: Thai woman still at large after tomboy romance scams | Thaiger

    Love cons: Thai woman still at large after tomboy romance scams

    A Thai woman remains at large after orchestrating seven romance scams, swindling money from tomboy victims. She allegedly planned to marry another victim on December 19 for financial gain. The most recent patsy, Arthit, sought help from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after losing 160,000 baht in cash and valuables to the scammer, Sunisa. The suspect tricked Arthit into an engagement…

  • Thailand NewsMysterious objects from sky leave Thai couple on cloud nine | Thaiger

    Mysterious objects from sky leave Thai couple on cloud nine

    A Thai couple in the southern province of Phatthalung claim that mysterious objects falling from the sky made them feel refreshed and healthier, both physically and mentally. The couple, Wichate Siriphuwadon and Maneerat Siriphuwadon, displayed several shiny black objects of varying sizes, with a total weight of around 20 kilogrammes, to various news agencies. They revealed that they discovered the…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman attacks neighbour over cigarette smoke dispute (video) | Thaiger

    Thai woman attacks neighbour over cigarette smoke dispute (video)

    A Thai woman took to social media to share a video in which she attacked her neighbour, blaming the victim for cigarette smoke entering her home in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok. The Thai woman, 32 year old Kannika, shared a video of the altercation between herself and her neighbour, 64 year old Tuk, on Facebook yesterday, December 16. In the…

  • Thailand NewsShocking drive: Fallen wire sparks trouble on Rama II Road (video) | Thaiger

    Shocking drive: Fallen wire sparks trouble on Rama II Road (video)

    A Thai couple shared a video on TikTok yesterday showing the moment an electric wire fell onto their car while they were driving on Rama II Road, causing a fracture on the front widescreen. The dashcam footage of the incident yesterday December 16, was uploaded to the TikTok account mayza2244, accompanied by the caption, “Why did this happen? Where did…

  • Thailand News5 illegal Chinese real estate agents, linked to scam gangs, arrested in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    5 illegal Chinese real estate agents, linked to scam gangs, arrested in Chon Buri

    Thai Tourist Police officers arrested five illegal Chinese real estate agents in Chon Buri. They were found managing properties rented by call centre scam gangs. Tourist Police Bureau officers raided an unnamed real estate sales office on Boon Samphan Road in Bang Lamung district, Chon Buri, yesterday, December 16. At the office, they encountered five Chinese nationals and one individual…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman escapes attempted rape by biting suspect’s finger | Thaiger

    Thai woman escapes attempted rape by biting suspect’s finger

    A Thai woman survived an attempted rape at her home in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima in the early hours of yesterday by biting the suspect’s ring finger. Police arrested suspect, a 29 year old former conscript, identified as Thawatchai, after he allegedly attempted to rape the 19 year old victim at 2am, yesterday, December 16, in her home.…

  • Bangkok NewsHomeless Thai man bludgeons boyfriend to death on Friday the 13th | Thaiger

    Homeless Thai man bludgeons boyfriend to death on Friday the 13th

    A Thai homeless man allegedly bludgeoned his homeless boyfriend to death with a hammer at an abandoned house on Friday, December 13, before fleeing the scene naked. The lifeless body of the victim, believed to be around 50 years old, was discovered at the abandoned house on Sukhaphiban 5 Road in the Sai Mai district of Bangkok on Saturday, December 14.…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok shots: Drunken cop’s nightclub tantrum goes sky-high | Thaiger

    Bangkok shots: Drunken cop’s nightclub tantrum goes sky-high

    A viral video surfaced showing an intoxicated officer from Thong Lo Police Station in Bangkok firing a gun into the sky outside a nightclub after being denied entry by security guards. Several Facebook news pages shared the video, which shows a man dressed entirely in black firing a gunshot into the sky outside an entertainment venue. The incident occurred in…

  • Thailand NewsDating scam: Thai tomboy arrested for stealing pickup and phone | Thaiger

    Dating scam: Thai tomboy arrested for stealing pickup and phone

    Police arrested a Thai tomboy in the southern province of Chum Phon for operating a romance scam, stealing a pickup and mobile phone from a woman she met on a dating application. The victim, identified only as Kuy, filed a complaint at the Chulalongkorn Pratunam Police Station on Friday, December 13, after losing her grey Toyota Vigo pickup truck and…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man stabbed to death after traffic dispute in Bangkok (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man stabbed to death after traffic dispute in Bangkok (video)

    A 23 year old man lost his life in a stabbing outside a condominium on Rama II Soi 54 in the Bang Khun Thian district of Bangkok following a traffic dispute with a suspect who remains at large. A witness reported the death of the 23 year old Thai man, named Apiwit, outside the condominium, at Tha Kham Police Station…

  • Thailand NewsSiblings flee drug-addicted father only to be targeted by rapist | Thaiger

    Siblings flee drug-addicted father only to be targeted by rapist

    Four siblings escaped their drug-addicted father in the central province of Chai Nat only to encounter a man posing as a saint who offered help and later attempted to rape the eldest girl. They were eventually rescued by police in Chon Buri. Officers from Nong Yai Police Station shared the siblings’ story with the media. They are now safe and…

  • Thailand News7 year old Thai boy killed in car accident while flying kite in Buriram | Thaiger

    7 year old Thai boy killed in car accident while flying kite in Buriram

    A seven year old Thai boy tragically lost his life after crossing a road while flying a kite in the Isaan province of Buriram yesterday, December 15. The fatal accident occurred on a rural road in the Nong Ki district of Buriram and was reported to the Nong Ki Police Station. Police officers and rescuers from the Nong Ki Foundation…

  • Thailand NewsHoly smokes! Runaway monks in love go from robes to rogues | Thaiger

    Holy smokes! Runaway monks in love go from robes to rogues

    Police arrested two former monks fleeing from a temple in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen to the central province of Ratchaburi after their secret relationship was exposed and were implicated in operating an embezzlement scheme and a mule account. Locals in the Ban Haet district of Khon Kaen contacted highway police and reported that two monks, 24 year old…

  • Thailand NewsThai driver flees after crashing into old man, dragging body 10km | Thaiger

    Thai driver flees after crashing into old man, dragging body 10km

    A Thai man claimed he fled in shock after crashing into an 84 year old man and dragging the lifeless body for 10 kilometres from the scene of the incident in the central province of Ratchaburi. Officers from Photharam Police Station were alerted to the discovery of a corpse on a road alongside a railway track in the Photharam district…

  • Phuket NewsThai nurses save two foreign passengers on Phuket-Bangkok flight | Thaiger

    Thai nurses save two foreign passengers on Phuket-Bangkok flight

    Thai netizens praised the efforts of two Thai nurses who provided first aid to two unconscious passengers during a flight from Phuket to Bangkok on Friday, December 13. The events aboard Bangkok Airways flight PG278 came to public attention after the local news Facebook page Phuket Info Centre shared the story. The two medical professionals commended for their actions were…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok app-based rider steals 15,000 baht from Russian woman | Thaiger

    Bangkok app-based rider steals 15,000 baht from Russian woman

    Police arrested a Thai app-based motorcycle taxi rider for stealing 15,000 baht from a Russian woman in Bangkok and spending all the money on gambling. The Russian victim, 25 year old Anna Petrova Andreevna, filed a complaint at the Royal Palace Police Station on Friday, December 13, stating that she lost 15,000 baht in cash to the app-based motorcycle taxi…

  • Thailand NewsThai teacher accused of striking boy’s penis with steel ruler | Thaiger

    Thai teacher accused of striking boy’s penis with steel ruler

    A Thai mother exposed the cruel behaviour of a teacher in the central province of Prachin Buri who allegedly struck her three year old son’s penis with a steel ruler causing severe injury. The mother contacted several Thai news agencies to publicise her son’s story and seek appropriate punishment for the accused teacher. Channel 7 interviewed the family on December 12 and…

  • Thailand NewsThai man raises suspicions as mother dies 10 days after chiropractic | Thaiger

    Thai man raises suspicions as mother dies 10 days after chiropractic

    A Thai man called for a further investigation into the death of his mother, who passed away 10 days after receiving unlicensed chiropractic treatment in the Isaan province of Roi Et. The man, Kawin Mahuakhao, shared the story of his mother, Somsi Mahuakhao, with the Facebook news page Big Kren to seek clarification on the real cause of her death.…

  • Thailand NewsThai thief returns stolen motorcycle to police station, motive unclear | Thaiger

    Thai thief returns stolen motorcycle to police station, motive unclear

    A Thai man stole motorcycles belonging to locals in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima and later parked them outside a police station. His motive remains unclear. The owner of a grocery store in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province shared CCTV footage of the suspect, who stole his sidecar motorcycle, with Channel 7 yesterday, December 12. In the…

  • Pattaya NewsPolice crack down on Chinese-South Korean travel agency scam in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Police crack down on Chinese-South Korean travel agency scam in Pattaya

    Chon Buri and Pattaya police cracked down on a travel agency scam and a call centre scam operated by Chinese and South Korean nationals, who used two luxury pool villas in Pattaya as their headquarters. Police became suspicious after discovering that a group of foreigners rented two luxury accommodations in Pattaya but had never left the villas. Further investigation revealed…

  • Thailand NewsThai sub-district official accused of hiring scapegoat after hit-and-run | Thaiger

    Thai sub-district official accused of hiring scapegoat after hit-and-run

    A Thai father accused an official from the sub-district administrative organisation in the Isaan province of Kalasin of hiring a scapegoat to plead guilty after a hit-and-run on November 2 that caused serious injuries to his son. The father, identified as Tam, revealed to Channel 7 that the accident occurred at around 2.30am on November 2, when his 22 year old son…

  • Thailand NewsPortuguese man missing in Koh Pha Ngan, wife fears suicide | Thaiger

    Portuguese man missing in Koh Pha Ngan, wife fears suicide

    The wife of a Portuguese man, missing from his home in Koh Pha Ngan since November 17, fears he may have taken his own life. The 38 year old half-Thai, half-American woman, Avalon Oneita Juliana, sought help from local police and the Portuguese Embassy in Thailand after her husband, 51 year old Daniel Joao D’Costa Ferreira Dos Santos, disappeared. Santos…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman caught smuggling 6 million baht of cocaine into Japan | Thaiger

    Thai woman caught smuggling 6 million baht of cocaine into Japan

    A Thai woman was arrested at Kansai International Airport in Osaka after she smuggled 6 million baht worth of cocaine into Japan. Local news agencies in Japan recently reported that the 23 year old Thai woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was arrested at Kansai Airport after 760 grammes of cocaine were found in her possession. The drugs were worth approximately…

  • Thailand NewsThai official sacked after exposing 500-million-baht inheritance fraud | Thaiger

    Thai official sacked after exposing 500-million-baht inheritance fraud

    A government official is seeking justice after being dismissed for exposing alleged corruption and document fraud linked to a 500-million-baht inheritance. The victim, Thanyarot, sought assistance from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after being sacked from her workplace of 10 years for exposing the truth. She stated that some colleagues accused her of unethical behaviour, which ultimately led to her dismissal.…