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.

Crime News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:38, 18 December 2023
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Teenage student steals 700,000 baht from teacher to buy 11 iPhones for friends

A Thai teacher sought justice after her 14 year old student stole 700,000 baht from her house to buy 11 iPhones for her boyfriend and friends and the children’s guardians failed to take responsibility for the losses. The victim, 42 year old Rungrat Chokchai, urged Amarin TV and other news agencies to tell her story to the public in the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:04, 18 December 2023
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Thai soldier kills ex-wife and commits suicide, leaving young children orphaned

A Thai soldier killed his ex-wife and committed suicide at a house in the northern province of Phitsanuloak yesterday, December 17, after they divorced three months ago due to jealousy. Mueang Phitsanuloak Police Station received a report of the deaths around 6pm yesterday and visited the scene to investigate. The lifeless body of a 34 year old Thai woman named…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:01, 18 December 2023
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5 year old girl killed in accident between electric tricycle and pickup

A Thai man crashed his pickup into an electric tricycle, which reportedly made a sudden turn, killing five year old girl and injuring a 20 year old woman on the Nong Bua Lamphu-Nonsang District Road in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu at 11.30am on December 16. Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu Police Station officers were called to the bridge on…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:11, 15 December 2023
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Princess Bajrakitiyabha remains unconscious after 1 year of treatment

Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati remains unconscious after being hospitalised at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital for one year after collapsing while training her dogs for the Royal Thai Army’s 2022 Thai Working Dog Championship at the Military Dog Battalion in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The Bureau of the Royal Household (BRH) released an official statement today, December 15, to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:45, 15 December 2023
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Unemployed Thai man arrested for gold theft after his birthday party

Police arrested an unemployed Thai man for stealing a gold necklace from a shop in Bangkok after paying off debts and throwing himself a belated birthday party at a resort in the central province of Kanchanaburi. Officers at Phetchakasem Police Station received a theft complaint at the Mae Thong Kham gold shop on Phetchakasem Road in Bangkok’s Bang Kae district…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:50, 15 December 2023
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Thai man arrested for illegally possessing 30 guns and ammunition

Officers from the Investigation Division Provincial Police Region 4 (INVP4) arrested a Thai man at his house in the Isaan province of Kalasin for illegally possessing 30 guns and over 2,300 rounds of ammunition. The Deputy Commander of the INVP4, Nattanon Prachum, reported that the Royal Thai Police (RTP) introduced an operation to crack down on people involved with illegal…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:13, 15 December 2023
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Thai woman nabbed for stabbing her husband’s 17 year old mistress

Police arrested a Thai woman after she stabbed her husband’s 17 year old mistress at her home in the central province of Kanchanaburi on December 12. Amarin TV reported that the attack took place on December 12 at a house in the Tha Muang district of Kanchanaburi province. The attacker, 49 year old Auan, was arrested yesterday, December 14, and…
Crime News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:12, 15 December 2023
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16 year old Thai girl accuses Chinese man met on dating app of rape

A 16 year old Thai girl filed a complaint against a Chinese man for allegedly raping her at a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. He and his friends also attempted to gang-rape her on the day. The victim named Mo lodged a complaint at Rattanatibet Police Station on December 13. She explained that she met the Chinese man on…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:19, 15 December 2023
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7 police surrender over money extortion while police spy charged with rape

Seven Prathum Thani Provincial Police officers and an alleged police spy turned themselves in at Pratunam Chulalongkorn Police Station in Bangkok on charges of extorting money and raping a female drug suspect. A Thai woman and her boyfriend sought justice after accusing seven police officers in the central province of Prathum Thani of extorting 300,000 baht from them when they…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:53, 14 December 2023
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Man killed in conflict between woman and her drug addict son (video)

A drug addict killed a Thai teacher at a grocery store in the Isaan province of Chaiyaphum after the victim intervened in a dispute between him and his mother. The victim, 53 year old Thaweesak Chanpanya, was a teacher at Baan Na Raya School in the Phakdee Chumphon district of Chaiyaphum. He also ran a local grocery shop with his wife…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:52, 14 December 2023
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Thai soldier with gambling addiction nabbed for stealing gold to pay dowry

Police arrested a Thai soldier for stealing two gold necklaces worth 340,000 baht from a shop in Prahum Thani province near Bangkok. The soldier claimed he lost all his money gambling online and needed a dowry to marry his girlfriend. Officers from Suan Prik Thai Police Station were notified about the gold theft yesterday afternoon, December 13. The theft took…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:47, 14 December 2023
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Thai couple arrested for embezzling 24 million baht from employer

Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) officers arrested a Thai couple for embezzling 24 million baht from their employer while working at a petrol station in the central province of Chantaburi between 2020 to 2023. ATPD reported that a 47 year old Thai man, Wichian, and his 46 year old wife, Jatuporn, were former accountants at the petrol station in Chantaburi…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:39, 14 December 2023
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5 Thai police accused of illegally detaining and extorting Thai man

A Thai man accused five officers from Pabon Police Station in the southern province of Phattalung of unlawfully detaining him, charging him with illegal gun possession, and extorting 50,000 baht from him. Channel 7 received a complaint from a 50 year old man named Tu who claimed to be a victim of corrupt police officers yesterday, December 13. Tu recounted…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:07, 14 December 2023
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Roadside ricochet: Thai truck driver shot by mistake when driving in Isaan province (video)

A sedan driver surrendered to the police after he shot a truck driver by mistake on the 304 Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri Road in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima on December 12. Pak Thong Chai Police Station officers and rescuers dashed to the incident scene to meet with the 60 year old gunman named Sittichai Wataukana and the 25 year…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:56, 14 December 2023
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Detained Thai soldier re-arrested after escaping from hospital

A Thai soldier, held in custody, successfully severed his ankle restraints and escaped from a hospital in the central province of Lop Buri before being recaptured later in the day. A military officer raised the alarm with police in Lob Buri province after the detained soldier, identified only as C, escaped while being treated at the hospital. The detained soldier…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:13, 14 December 2023
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Jodd Fairs blaze: 1 injured as 120 shops go up in smoke, vendors hit with 1.3m baht setback (videos)

A fire broke out at Jodd Fairs Rama 9 market in Bangkok yesterday resulting in a minor injury to a Thai woman. A total of 120 shops were obliterated, leading to financial losses of approximately 1.3 million baht for the vendors. The fire was reported to police at about 4.21pm yesterday, December 13. Firefighters and rescue workers from Huay Kwang…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:37, 13 December 2023
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Thai man commits suicide for funeral fund to pay off debts

A Thai woman sought help from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after her husband decided to commit suicide to get money from a government funeral fund so she could pay off their debts. The 60 year old woman, Yupin, and Samai Survive founder, Ekkaphop Luengprasert, revealed that she and her 59 year old husband were vendors selling shallots and garlic in…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:48, 13 December 2023
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Thai Prime Minister confident Liverpool will crush Manchester United 5-0

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin yesterday predicted he is confident his team Liverpool will beat Manchester United 5-0 at Anfield on Sunday. PM Srettha, a big Liverpool supporter, took part in a talk-in called Thais Ask, PM Answers, at the InterContinental Bangkok Hotel yesterday, December 12. During the discussion, reporters asked the PM to give his opinion on the upcoming…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:18, 13 December 2023
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Thai man shoots wife and son after they discover secret affair

A Thai man shot his wife and son after they uncovered his secret affair with another woman, discovering that he had been showering the mistress with gifts and money. The two victims are in critical condition. Song Phi Nong Police Station officers rushed to a house in the Song Phi Nong district in the central province of Suphan Buri at…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:56, 13 December 2023
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Thai teen’s fall from grace: Bangkok boy’s suicide attempt after family exposes theft

A Thai teen made a suicide attempt last night by leaping off a pedestrian overpass in the Thon Buri district of Bangkok after being confronted by his family for repeated theft. Bukkalo Police Station officers responded to the incident near Soi Somdet Phra Chao Taksin 40. They discovered the victim, Rung, on the road beneath the overpass with two broken…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:44, 13 December 2023
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Wealthy Thai man arrested for gold shop robbery in Chiang Mai

Police arrested a wealthy Thai man for robbing a gold shop in the northern province of Chiang Mai after a two-week investigation. The thief claimed he wanted money for stock and digital currency investments and sold gold necklaces worth at least 17 million baht for just 4 million baht. Security cameras at Lotus’s Supermarket and Yaowarat Krungthep Gold Shop showed…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:19, 13 December 2023
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Italian man rescued after attempted suicide in Chon Buri Police Station

Sriracha Police Station officers in Chon Buri province rescued an Italian man who tried to commit suicide in a detention room. It was his second suicide attempt. Police officers called Sawang Pratheep Sriracha Rescue team for help after the Italian man was stopped from hanging himself. The rescuers administered CPR and oxygen before taking him to Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:37, 13 December 2023
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Thai taxi turmoil: Fare fight leaves traveller abandoned on road to Pattaya (video)

A Thai woman took to social media to share her experience with another one of Thailand’s notorious taxi drivers who abandoned her in the middle of the journey to Pattaya after she refused to pay more when he tried to hike the fare mid-journey. The victim shared a video of herself arguing with the taxi driver on her TikTok account,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:02, 12 December 2023
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Thai woman manipulated by scammer into swindling her mother

Police in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani rescued a 21 year old Thai woman who was manipulated by a call centre scammer into swindling her mother out of 250,000 baht. A Thai woman reached out to Mueang Ubon Ratchathani Police Station officer and Chief of Khemarat district after her daughter, 21 year old Su, was allegedly kidnapped for ransom.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:43, 12 December 2023
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Family ties unravel in murder mystery: Thai trio nabbed for alleged Isaan killing, daughter smells foul play

Police arrested a Thai woman and her two children for the alleged murder of a Thai man in the Isaan province of Sisaket. The suspects accused the deceased of alcohol addiction and abusive behaviour but, in a remarkable twist, the deceased’s biological daughter believes the suspects murdered her father for his money and property. The dead body of the 48…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:55, 12 December 2023
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Thai river search reveals a chilling tale of five lives lost in quicksand tragedy

Police and a rescue team discovered the dead bodies of five missing Thai people in the Mun River in the Isaan province of Buriam. It was presumed they either drowned or were victims of quicksand. A 44 year old Thai woman, Bangon Surit, sought help from Satuek Police Station and Wang Krud Rescue Team after her husband, daughter, nephew, and…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:43, 12 December 2023
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Thai soldier arrested with 11 kilogrammes of crystal meth

The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) arrested a Thai soldier at Rattanaphon Military Camp in the southern province of Songkhla yesterday for possessing and selling 11 kilogrammes of crystal meth. ONCB officers received a tip-off that a 29 year old soldier working in an administrative office at the Rattanaphon Military Camp was a member of a drug trafficking…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:05, 12 December 2023
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Thai military doctor with mental illness surrenders after shooting near Bangkok

A Thai military doctor surrendered to police last night after a shooting incident in a village on the Srinakarin Road in the Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok. Bang Kaew Police Station officers received a report of a shooting at 4.45pm yesterday, December 11, and rushed to the scene to find the gunman shouting and waving a gun around outside of…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:00, 08 December 2023
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Party on: Health Ministry debunks new year cancellation over XBC Covid variant scare as fake news

The Ministry of Public Health dismissed the cancellation of new year celebrations in Thailand due to the purported spread of a new Covid-19 variant, XBC, as fake news. No unusual outbreaks or dangerous variants have been reported. A Thai Facebook user recently reported that the government was planning to cancel all new year holiday events due to the spread of…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:53, 08 December 2023
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TikTok turmoil: Chinese influencer in hot water after Soi Nana video, fined for illegal work

The Immigration Bureau police conducted an investigation into a Chinese TikToker who gained viral attention for her video shot in Soi Nana. Subsequently, she was fined for working in Thailand without the required permit. Thai netizens urged the police and relevant authorities to take action after the Chinese woman, later identified as Wang Zi Yu, made a video that could…

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