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 bride-to-be forgets bag in temple bathroom, loses 100,000 baht dowry | Thaiger

    Thai bride-to-be forgets bag in temple bathroom, loses 100,000 baht dowry

    A Thai bride-to-be lost 100,000 baht in gold and cash yesterday that she prepared as a dowry for her wedding after forgetting her bag in the bathroom of a temple in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani. The victim, Prapassorn, contacted officers at Mueang Ubon Ratchathani Police Station at around 2.30pm, yesterday, January 19 to report the theft at Sa Prasan…

  • Thailand NewsThai cop blames exhaustion after crashing into 2 motorcycles, injuring 3 | Thaiger

    Thai cop blames exhaustion after crashing into 2 motorcycles, injuring 3

    A Thai police officer in the southern province of Narathiwat blamed work-related exhaustion after crashing his sedan car into two motorcycles, resulting in three injuries. One of the victims is in critical condition. The accident was reported to officers at Chanae Police Station at about 5.12am on Saturday, January 18. The suspect, who was wearing a police T-shirt, identified himself…

  • Thailand NewsThai singer alleges lese majeste threat in legal battles with ex-lover | Thaiger

    Thai singer alleges lese majeste threat in legal battles with ex-lover

    A Thai singer accused the father of his ex-lover, a high-ranking soldier, of threatening to issue a false lese majeste charge against him following repeated legal battles with his former mistress. The renowned singer and songwriter, Apiwat “Stamp” Ueathavornsuk, disappeared from the music industry and social media for nearly two years. During this time, he rarely performed live or released new…

  • Krabi NewsForeign cannabis thieves: Thai shop owner offers reward for information | Thaiger

    Foreign cannabis thieves: Thai shop owner offers reward for information

    A cannabis shop owner is offering a 2,000-baht reward for information about two foreign men who stole cannabis from a shop in the southern province of Krabi on Friday, January 17. The theft occurred at the Smok XXX shop in the Pu Dam Market, Krabi, at approximately 10pm. The two foreign thieves were captured on the store’s CCTV cameras. One…

  • Phuket NewsCanadian and American men die after attending Phuket EDM music festival | Thaiger

    Canadian and American men die after attending Phuket EDM music festival

    Two foreign men, one Canadian and one American, tragically lost their lives after attending the Electric Daisy Carnival Thailand 2025 (EDC Thailand 2025) in Phuket on Saturday, January 18. The causes of their deaths are still under investigation. The music festival that most Thais and foreigners in Phuket were looking forward to joining took place between January 17-19 at the…

  • Thailand NewsPerverted professor forces teen to perform oral sex in public bathroom | Thaiger

    Perverted professor forces teen to perform oral sex in public bathroom

    A professor at a leading university in the southern province of Phayao allegedly forced a 17 year old Thai boy to perform oral sex on him in a bathroom at a petrol station in Lampang province. The family of the 17 year old victim, A, accompanied him to Kelangnakorn Police Station in Lampang to file a complaint against the suspect,…

  • Thailand NewsUmbrella-clad thief climbs from ceiling to steal but only gets 100 baht | Thaiger

    Umbrella-clad thief climbs from ceiling to steal but only gets 100 baht

    Police are searching for a thief who descended from the third floor to the ground floor of a bakeware and bakery ingredient shop in Rayong province, using an umbrella to conceal his identity before stealing from the cash register. However, he left with a minimal loot of around 100 baht. The store manager, Komprakorn, filed a complaint at Mueang Rayong…

  • Thailand NewsDrug-addicted Thai man steals pickup to impress teen crush | Thaiger

    Drug-addicted Thai man steals pickup to impress teen crush

    A drug-addicted Thai man stole a welfare pickup from an officer of the Public Works and Town & Country Planning Department in the southern province of Chum Phon to impress a woman he had a crush on. The official, Prasart Kraiwilat, filed a complaint at Mueang Chumphon Police Station after losing the car, which belonged to his workplace, the Department…

  • Thailand NewsScammer poses as doctor to request explicit images from Thai patient | Thaiger

    Scammer poses as doctor to request explicit images from Thai patient

    A scammer posing as a doctor contacted a Thai mother who had recently had a baby for explicit images of her post-birth wounds. Fortunately, the victim refused to share any explicit images. The incident prompted a warning from an obstetrics and gynaecology clinic, Doctor Pemika Clinic, in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima urging patients to beware of impersonators. The clinic…

  • Pattaya NewsChinese housekeeper suspected in 100 million baht theft in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Chinese housekeeper suspected in 100 million baht theft in Pattaya

    Police suspect a Chinese housekeeper is behind a theft at the house of a Chinese businessman in Pattaya, resulting in a loss exceeding 100 million baht. Officers from Huay Yai Police Station were called to the house in the Bang Lamung district of Pattaya at 1.30am yesterday, January 16, to investigate the theft. The two-storey luxury house is located on a…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket man arrested for sexually exploiting young boys | Thaiger

    Phuket man arrested for sexually exploiting young boys

    The Phuket Provincial Administration Promotion Office arrested a Thai man for sexually assaulting more than 10 young boys and distributing explicit videos of the victims on X (formerly Twitter). More than 1,400 indecent videos were found in his possession. Officials received a tip-off from the non-governmental organisation Scientia that a 15 year old victim sought help from the organisation after…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket netizens slams half-naked foreign man on red baht bus | Thaiger

    Phuket netizens slams half-naked foreign man on red baht bus

    Thai netizens criticised a foreign man after a photograph of him standing half-naked on a red baht bus in Phuket circulated on Thai social media platforms. The Phuket Times shared the images yesterday, January 16, with a caption that read, “#Patong. A foreign tourist pulled his shorts down and revealed his bottom. Doesn’t care about anyone.” The two images shared…

  • Thailand NewsThai OnlyFans star quits adult content, citing mental health effects | Thaiger

    Thai OnlyFans star quits adult content, citing mental health effects

    A famous Thai OnlyFans content creator announced her retirement from the industry, citing the effects of her work and netizens’ comments on her mental health. The 29 year old OnlyFans star, Arisa “Kwang” Siangluecha, better known as Deerlong, is one of Thailand’s most popular creators of adult content. She typically collaborated with her boyfriend, Earth, to produce sexually explicit material…

  • Pattaya NewsThai man attacks Swiss man with cue stick over pool game dispute | Thaiger

    Thai man attacks Swiss man with cue stick over pool game dispute

    A Thai man attacked a Swiss tourist with a cue stick at a bar in Pattaya, accusing the foreigner of cheating during a game of pool. Rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Dhammstan Foundation responded to the incident at a bar on Soi Khao Ta Lo in Bang Lamung district, Pattaya, last night, January 15, following reports of a physical altercation.…

  • Thailand NewsFake doctor and lawyer swindle 2.75 million baht from Thai nurse | Thaiger

    Fake doctor and lawyer swindle 2.75 million baht from Thai nurse

    A Thai nurse from the Isaan province of Udon Thani lost 2.75 million baht in two separate investment scams, leaving her unable to afford the care of her bedridden mother and daughter. The victim, 48 year old Bee, filed a complaint with the Provincial Police Region 4 and shared her experience with news agencies to warn others about falling victim…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman abused, forced to shave head by cheating husband | Thaiger

    Thai woman abused, forced to shave head by cheating husband

    A Thai woman is seeking justice after her drug-addicted, unfaithful husband brutally abused and forced her to shave her head. The man reportedly denied her request for a divorce and even sent pictures and videos of himself having sex with his mistress to his wife. Chalida Palamart, founder of the Be One organisation, assisted the 29 year old woman, named Onn,…

  • Pattaya News3 Pattaya transwomen assault Laotian woman over job loss (video) | Thaiger

    3 Pattaya transwomen assault Laotian woman over job loss (video)

    Three Thai transwomen brutally attacked a Laotian woman in Pattaya earlier this week, accusing the victim of getting them fired from their jobs. A Laotian woman, identified only as Da, called on Thai news agencies to assist her in seeking justice after she was brutally assaulted on Pattaya Sai Song Road at 2.59am on Tuesday, January 14. The incident occurred…

  • Thailand NewsThai man drives wife and friend into Rayong sea in jealousy spat | Thaiger

    Thai man drives wife and friend into Rayong sea in jealousy spat

    A Thai man attempted to drive his wife and her friend into the sea in the eastern province of Rayong yesterday, January 15, due to a heated argument over jealousy and infidelity but failed when his hatchback became stuck in the sand. The Sawang Phon Kuson Rayong Rescue Foundation and officers from Mueang Rayong Police Station were called to Laem…

  • Thailand NewsThai man breaks into neighbour’s home, fires shots, and ends his life | Thaiger

    Thai man breaks into neighbour’s home, fires shots, and ends his life

    A heartbroken, desperate Thai man opened fire and took his own life at his neighbour’s home in the central province of Pathum Thani late last night. Officers from Thanyaburi Police Station were called to investigate the shooting at Garden View Village in the Thanyaburi district of Pathum Thani at around 11pm, yesterday, January 15. The incident occurred at two houses, numbers…

  • Pattaya NewsCCTV captures Thai teens slapping foreigners’ heads in Pattaya (video) | Thaiger

    CCTV captures Thai teens slapping foreigners’ heads in Pattaya (video)

    CCTV footage outside a hotel in Pattaya captured teenage motorcyclists slapping foreign pedestrians on the head before speeding away. The Facebook page อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 6 (translated as “tell me if you want to be famous, return part 6”) shared the video of these physical assaults on foreign tourists yesterday, January 15, accompanied by a caption that read… “Ruining the…

  • Thailand NewsThai girl reunited with family after abduction by drug addict | Thaiger

    Thai girl reunited with family after abduction by drug addict

    Thai police collaborated with armed forces in Myanmar to rescue a 10 year old Thai girl abducted by a drug-addicted Thai woman and taken to Myanmar via the border in Mae Sot district in the northern province of Tak. A 40 year old Thai mother, Khamporn Onkate, filed a complaint at Mae Sot Police Station yesterday, January 14, after her 10…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman with immigration offence dies in Japanese police custody | Thaiger

    Thai woman with immigration offence dies in Japanese police custody

    A Thai woman, who was arrested in Japan for an immigration offence, died in Japanese police custody on Sunday, January 12. The Japanese news agency The Mainichi reported the death of the 46 year old Thai woman, yesterday, January 14. Her name has not yet been disclosed by the police. She had been detained since January 10 at Namagata Police…

  • Phuket News2 Frenchmen arrested for brutal assault of Burmese employee in Phuket | Thaiger

    2 Frenchmen arrested for brutal assault of Burmese employee in Phuket

    Police arrested two French restaurant owners in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket for brutally assaulting a Burmese employee, allegedly for being late for work. A video of the physical assault, which occurred on the roadside in Patong, was shared yesterday, January 14, by the news Facebook page Phuket Times. The page captioned the video… “Cruel! Patong. A French gang brutally…

  • Bangkok NewsPolish man arrested for spanking Thai woman’s bottom (video) | Thaiger

    Polish man arrested for spanking Thai woman’s bottom (video)

    Police arrested a Polish man at his condominium in Bangkok for spanking a Thai woman’s bottom in a convenience store. He claimed he was unaware that his actions were illegal and stated that he had done the same thing to many women before. The Thai woman filed a complaint with Tung Maha Mek Police Station after being assaulted while picking…

  • Crime NewsThai man demands 24 million baht from BMW driver who kills his wife and 2 kids | Thaiger

    Thai man demands 24 million baht from BMW driver who kills his wife and 2 kids

    A Thai man is demanding 24 million baht in compensation from a BMW driver who was speeding when she crashed into his family’s motorcycle, killing his wife and two children on a road in the southern province of Chumphon in November last year. The 52 year old Thai mother, Yenjit, and her two children, Boonyanuch and Krittamate, lost their lives…

  • Thailand NewsCambodian wanted for contract killing of Cambodian-French MP | Thaiger

    Cambodian wanted for contract killing of Cambodian-French MP

    Thai police issued an arrest warrant for a Cambodian man in connection with the contract killing of a former Cambodian-French opposition Member of Parliament in Bangkok. Police arrested the Thai gunman, Ekkaluck “Em” Parenoi, in Cambodia’s Prey Veng province on January 8 and brought him back to Thailand for questioning. Ekkaluck admitted to being hired to kill the former MP,…

  • Phuket NewsJet ski crash in Phuket leaves Chinese man dead, another injured | Thaiger

    Jet ski crash in Phuket leaves Chinese man dead, another injured

    A Chinese man lost his life in a jet ski crash in Phuket yesterday while another Chinese national sustained minor injuries. The accident occurred in the waters off Patong Beach, in the Kathu district of Phuket, at around 2pm yesterday, January 14. The two injured Chinese men were identified as 33 year old Liu Hong Chao and 28 year old…

  • Thailand NewsForks of fury: Woman seeks justice after nightspot stabbing drama | Thaiger

    Forks of fury: Woman seeks justice after nightspot stabbing drama

    A Thai woman is seeking justice after being accused by a group of nearly 10 women of pouring water over them before they attacked and stabbed her in the back with a fork at a nightclub in the southern province of Songkhla. The 24 year old victim, Tar, brought the matter to Channel 7 after the police failed to update…

  • Thailand NewsSinful: Ex-nun claims reveal monk-key business at Isaan temple | Thaiger

    Sinful: Ex-nun claims reveal monk-key business at Isaan temple

    A former Thai nun exposed the inappropriate behaviour of an abbot at Dan Phra In Temple in the Isaan province of Mukdahan, claiming the monk engaged in sexual activities with her for over seven years and gave her large sums of money donated by Buddhists. The former nun, Phorn, urged the news Facebook page เจ๊มอย v+ (J Moi V+) to…

  • Pattaya NewsThai tomboy assaulted by neighbour over loud noise in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Thai tomboy assaulted by neighbour over loud noise in Pattaya

    A Thai tomboy is seeking justice after a male neighbour allegedly threatened her with a knife and beat her with a baseball bat at an apartment in Pattaya last week, reportedly over loud noise. CCTV footage also captured the tomboy damaging her neighbour’s room. The altercation between the couple, Sirinapa and Kanokwan, and their neighbour, Tee, occurred at around 12.25am…