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 News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:19, 10 January 2024
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Thai man forgives wife, who stabbed him twice, only for her to leave him for another man

A Thai man returned home to the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima after recovering from being stabbed for the second time by his wife only to suffer from a searing pain in his heart as his wife ended their relationship and introduced her new boyfriend to the public. The 53 year old Janjira, stabbed her 51 year old husband, Thamrong,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:45, 10 January 2024
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Thai soldier kills wife and takes his own life on pickup

A Thai soldier in the Nonthaburi province near Bangkok killed his wife and took his own life in a pickup in front of his partner’s mother. The murder-suicide outside a house in Soi Samakkhi 58/20 in Nonthaburi province was reported to Rattanathibate Police Station yesterday, January 9. Officers rushed to investigate the scene and discovered two dead bodies in the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:44, 10 January 2024
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Thai netizens applaud man’s gesture taking blind man to Koh Larn

Thai netizens were impressed by the heartwarming story of a Thai man who volunteered to take a blind man on a beach trip to Koh Larn, an island in Chon Buri province. The man said that what he did was nothing special, adding it was a simple gesture that everyone could do to spread positive energy to others. Paripol Toopiroh…
Crime News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:03, 09 January 2024
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Thai chicken vendor faces 12 years in jail for impersonating lawyer

A Thai grilled chicken vendor faces 12 years in jail after he was arrested in October of 2022 for impersonating a lawyer. Incredibly, he even won several cases in court. The fake lawyer, Pornthep Kachainphak, advertised his legal services on social media for a number of years. He posted pictures of himself in a lawyer’s outfit on social media, claimed to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:34, 09 January 2024
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Thai wife’s stab at redemption falls flat as she knives her husband again

A Thai wife in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima in Thailand grabbed headlines after stabbing her husband. Despite expressing remorse and pledging not to do it again, she proceeded to stab him a day later. The 53 year old woman, Janjira, stabbed her 51 year old husband, Thamromg, at their home in the Phimai district of Nakhon Ratchasima on December…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:19, 09 January 2024
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Thai man suspected of abusing his girlfriend and burying her alive

Police are searching for a Thai man suspected of physically assaulting his girlfriend and burying her alive in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham. The dead body of the girlfriend, a 30 year old Thai woman called Daraporn “Pare” Phonsri, was found buried in a forest near a residential area in the Mueang district of Maha Sarakham province. She was…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:13, 09 January 2024
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Ukrainian drowns trying to swim from Koh Chang to nearby island

A Ukrainian man drowned near Bailan Beach on the island of Koh Chang in the eastern province of Trat. He reportedly tried to swim from Koh Chang to Koh Man Nai after an argument with his family. Locals discovered the dead body near Bailan Beach in the Koh Chang Tai sub-district, on Koh Chang at around 2pm yesterday, January 8,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:25, 09 January 2024
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Invisible thief’s vanishing act fails: Police unmask man who believed in his invisibility powers

Police successfully arrested a Thai man claiming to possess invisible powers after he stole from a car parked near Tha Tian Pier in Bangkok. The man believes he has an invisibility superpower that can evade CCTV detection. Fortunately for the police, his invisibility powers weren’t working that day. The owner of a white Mercedes Benz filed a complaint at Phrarachawang…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:41, 08 January 2024
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Unidentified man found dead, neck bound with wire and wrists handcuffed in southern Thailand

A Thai farmer stumbled upon the dead body of an unidentified man in a roadside forest in the southern province of Chumphon. The man’s neck was bound with an electric wire and his two wrists were handcuffed. The farmer, 58 year old Sunan, told Channel 3 that he took his cows to the spot every day in the morning and…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:31, 08 January 2024
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Thai girls aged 5 and 6 allegedly raped by 4 boys aged 8 to 13

A Thai mother sought justice for her five and six year old daughters, who were allegedly raped by four boys aged between eight and 13 in an abandoned house in the Mae Ai district in the northern province of Chiang Mai. The mother of the two young victims filed a complaint at Mae Ai Police Station stating that the sexual…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:43, 08 January 2024
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American wanted for sharing explicit videos and abusing Thai women

Three Thai women reached out to the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women after a perverted American man with anger issues they connected with on a dating app shared explicit pornographic videos, blackmailed, physically assaulted them and stole their valuables. Foundation founder Paveena Hongsakul accompanied one of the three victims to the Royal Thai Police (RTP) Sports Club to file…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:50, 08 January 2024
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Thai actress slams Russian police and airline inaction after luggage theft

Thai actress Pimprapa “Pim” Tangprabhaporn condemned Russian police and an airline carrier for their inaction after belongings worth over 200,000 baht were stolen from her luggage at Moscow Airport. Pim took to social media yesterday, January 7, to share a video of herself checking her luggage to find her lost valuables in the middle of the airport. She revealed to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:54, 08 January 2024
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Mentally ill novice forced to quit monkhood after masturbating in bus and police station

Police yesterday forced a mentally ill Thai novice to leave the monkhood and continue treatment after he was caught masturbating on a bus and at a police station in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. A security guard at Udon Thani Bus Terminal 1 reported the indecent act by a 23 year old novice named Sakda to Mueang Udon Thani…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:59, 08 January 2024
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Thai man arrested for rape and murder of 75 year old woman in Isaan

Police arrested a local man yesterday for the brutal rape and murder of a 75 year old Thai woman in the Isaan province of Sa Kaeo. The victim’s grandson, 27 year old Sittichai, discovered the dead body of his grandmother, 75 year old Boonnam Cherngkhao, in a sugar cane field near an abandoned car showroom in the Sa Kaeo province…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:53, 05 January 2024
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Thai university deputy dean found innocent in man’s death in Khon Kaen

Police confirmed that Khon Kaen University’s deputy dean was not involved in the death of a Thai man at a hotel in the province. The deceased, named Fluke, reportedly died from an excessive overdose of crystal meth. The Thai man’s death at a hotel in the Khon Kaen province became a topic of discussion on social media after the news Facebook…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:30, 05 January 2024
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Fuelling the flames: Viral video of Thai driver at Malaysian petrol pump ignites subsidy debate

A video capturing a Thai woman refuelling her sedan at a petrol station in Malaysia went viral, triggering a controversial debate between netizens on the Malay government’s subsidised gasoline 95. The Twitter account, Malaysia Most Viral, posted a video showcasing a petrol station attendant assisting a Thai woman to fill her sedan at the Petronas petrol station in the Selangor…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:45, 05 January 2024
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Thai woman shot with crossbow after saving neighbour from rape attempt

A Thai woman is seeking help and justice after a man shot her with a crossbow for saving her neighbour from his rape attempt in the central province of Sing Buri. The shooting victim, Nittaya Thongpradit, travelled from Sing Buri to Bangkok yesterday, January 4, to seek assistance from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after the Kai Bangrachan Police Station delayed the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:42, 05 January 2024
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Foreign man arrested for sexually harassing teenage Thai girl

Police today arrested a foreign man for the sexual harassment and attempted rape of a 16 year old Thai girl at a hotel in the Asoke neighbourhood of Bangkok. The victim’s mother filed a complaint against her foreign boyfriend accusing him of sexually harassing her daughter in the early hours of this morning, January 4. The woman told police that…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:14, 05 January 2024
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Thai spiritual medium arrested for raping woman with autism

Police arrested a Thai spiritual medium for raping a woman with autism at a hotel in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. The rapist then allegedly repeated the appalling crime, sexually assaulting a six year old girl, after being released on bail. The 21 year old mother of the child filed a complaint against the spiritual medium, 55 year old…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:36, 05 January 2024
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Burmese boxing coach killed in Tak, murderers remain at large

Police are searching for the murderers of a Burmese boxing coach in the Mae Sot district in the northern province of Tak. The lifeless body of an 18 year old Burmese man, identified as Ko, was found on the side of the Mae Sot-Umphang Road in the Mae Sot district of Tak on January 3. Ko was in black boxer…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:17, 04 January 2024
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Journey of hope: Thai-American woman seeks long-lost Thai mother

A half Thai half American woman reached out to the Thai media in a bid to reunite her with her long-lost mum who is believed to live in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani. The 53 year old Thai-American woman, identified only as Janny, told her story to The Isaan Record, in the hope that someone knows her Thai mother…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:43, 04 January 2024
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Foreign woman slips and collapses on breakwater wall at Pranburi Beach

The non-profit organisation Beach for Life Thailand called for enhanced safety measures following an incident in which a foreign woman slipped and fell on a breakwater wall at Pranburi Beach in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. This infamous location has previously caused harm, resulting in a disability for a Thai man. The foreign woman reportedly lost consciousness after…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:29, 04 January 2024
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Thai man seeks justice after repeated thefts and 14 stitches to his penis

An 83 year old Thai man yesterday demanded police to take action after suffering repeated thefts and receiving 14 stitches to his penis following an attack by a thief in the Isaan province of Loei. The victim, Tanat, told Channel 3 that his home had been robbed five times. The latest incident took place at about 4am, yesterday, January 3.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:22, 04 January 2024
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Teen’s Facebook fumble leads cops to school loot: Hapless 17 year old nabbed in Satun heist

Police successfully tracked down and arrested a hapless 17 year old boy for stealing from a private school in the southern province of Satun after the thief changed the school’s Facebook profile to his portrait image. Sri Aman Suksa School Director Sunthorn Wongmadthong filed a theft report at Mueang Satun Police Station after the teenage thief stole a mobile phone…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:41, 04 January 2024
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Thai man turns himself in after setting wife on fire after heated argument

A Thai man surrendered to police on January 1 after he allegedly set his wife on fire leading to her death at their shared home in the So Phisai district in the Isaan province of Bueng Karn. Officers from the So Phisai Police Station were alerted to a house fire on December 31 and rushed to the scene. The fire was…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:48, 04 January 2024
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Bangkok bust: Two Thai men arrested after 250,000 baht stolen from Thai consul’s home

Bangkok police arrested two light-fingered Thai men for stealing assets worth more than 250,000 baht from the home of a Thai consul. An 81 year old Thai man, Sirisak Waroonsukasri, filed a complaint with Bang Phlat Police Station on December 24 revealing that thieves broke into the home of his employer, located in Soi Sirindhorn 2 in the Bang Phlat…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:53, 03 January 2024
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Naked Thai man arrested for breaking into woman’s home and masturbating (video)

Police arrested a perverted Thai man for breaking into a woman’s home naked in the Ramkamhaeng neighbourhood of Bangkok on January 1 and masturbating. Fortunately, the woman and her father were unharmed. The Thai woman, 34 year old Aydalin “Ai” Akkarasirasakul, shared with her social media followers on January 1 that a naked man broke into her house. She later…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:39, 03 January 2024
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Loan shark allegedly attacks pregnant woman, causing victim to lose baby

A Thai woman accused a loan shark of attacking her at her home in the northern province of Phetchabun, causing her to lose her unborn baby. The accused loan shark denied responsibility and demanded proof of her pregnancy. The victim, 45 year old Chusri, asked Amarin TV and other news agencies to spread her story and help her seek justice.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:53, 03 January 2024
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Thai man surrenders after stabbing his wife’s lover to death

A Thai man surrendered to the police after he stabbed the lover of his wife to death outside a convenience store in the central province of Ratchaburi. Officers from the Ban Pong Police Station were called to investigate the death of the 67 year old Thai man named Wanchai outside a convenience store in the Ban Pong district of Ratchaburi…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:07, 03 January 2024
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Special tactic: Thai police pays respect to buffaloes to clear road (video)

A great number of people have read the book or seen The Horse Whisperer movie, now get ready for the buffalo whisperer after a video shared by Bang Chan Police Station went viral showing a Thai officer whispering sweet nothings in the ears of two buffaloes blocking a road in Bangkok. The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 movie based on…

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