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 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…

  • Phuket NewsBaht bus brawl: Phuket driver and foreign man row over fare | Thaiger

    Baht bus brawl: Phuket driver and foreign man row over fare

    A physical altercation broke out between a Thai baht bus driver and a foreign man outside a hotel in Phuket after the foreigner refused to pay the agreed transport fare. The Phuket Times shared a video of the altercation today, January 14. However, the page did not specify when or where the incident occurred. The accompanying post read… “Fighting! The…

  • 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…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese woman accuses Thai police of 7 million baht extortion | Thaiger

    Chinese woman accuses Thai police of 7 million baht extortion

    A Chinese woman accused Thai police officers in Bangkok of extorting 7 million baht from her. However, several Thai nationals came forward to accuse the Chinese woman of operating an investment scam. The woman, identified only as Yujin, released a livestream video alleging corruption by officers at Prawet Police Station in Bangkok and urged her followers not to travel to…

  • Thailand NewsTragedy in Isaan: Century-old tree kills teen, injures another | Thaiger

    Tragedy in Isaan: Century-old tree kills teen, injures another

    A 100 year old sugar palm tree fell during recent strong winds and fell onto a passing motorcycle, killing a 15 year old Thai girl and leaving another with an amputated leg, on a road in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham on Saturday, January 11. The incident occurred on a rural road in a community within the Kantharawichai district…

  • Thailand NewsIsaan tamarind vendor fined for nude model marketing tactics | Thaiger

    Isaan tamarind vendor fined for nude model marketing tactics

    Police fined a sweet tamarind vendor in the Isaan province of Udon Thani 2,500 baht for using explicit photos of scantily clad and nude models to promote his shop. A medical professional from Ban Phue Hospital in Udon Thani urged officers from Ban Phue Police Station to take action against the vendor, who advertised his shop with explicit images. The…

  • Pattaya NewsBelgian man scammed out of 8 million baht by female Thai soldier | Thaiger

    Belgian man scammed out of 8 million baht by female Thai soldier

    A Belgian man lost 2 million baht and his condominium room in Pattaya, worth 6 million baht, to a female Thai soldier who posed as a real estate agent. The suspect’s relative claimed the Belgian man and the soldier were previously in a relationship. The 55 year old Belgian policeman, Ronald, and his Thai wife sought assistance from the non-profit organisation…

  • Thailand NewsFormer Thai inmate jailed for rape arrested for repeated assault | Thaiger

    Former Thai inmate jailed for rape arrested for repeated assault

    Police arrested a 64 year old former Thai inmate for the rape of a 70 year old woman in the southern province of Trang on Monday, January 6. The victim, 70 year old lady called Iad, filed a complaint with the Bang Khlong Teng Police Station following the assault, which occurred at 2pm on January 6 while she was on…

  • Bangkok NewsForeign man pickpocketed at Bangkok shopping mall entrance (video) | Thaiger

    Foreign man pickpocketed at Bangkok shopping mall entrance (video)

    Three thieves, reportedly foreign nationals, pickpocketed a foreign man at the entrance of a shopping mall in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok this afternoon. Several news pages on Facebook shared a video showing the foreign victim searching for his stolen valuables in a black backpack outside the shopping mall, today, January 13. The mall is believed to be EmQuartier, located near…

  • Phuket NewsPolish man vanishes with valuables after sex with Phuket woman | Thaiger

    Polish man vanishes with valuables after sex with Phuket woman

    A Thai woman issued a warning to others after losing cash and valuables following a sexual encounter with a Polish man in Phuket. The victim shared her story with the Phuket Times yesterday, December 12. She expressed her interest in foreign men and cautioned other Thai women with similar preferences to be wary of deceitful foreigners. She did not disclose when…

  • Thailand NewsBuilt-in loan apps raise data security fears for Oppo and Realme users | Thaiger

    Built-in loan apps raise data security fears for Oppo and Realme users

    The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society urged representatives of the electronics company Oppo and its subsidiary Realme to clarify allegations of illegal data collection from built-in loan apps found on their smartphones. A technology-focused social media influencer, known as คุณลุงไอที (Khun Lung IT, meaning IT uncle), took to his official Facebook page to warn Oppo and Realme smartphone users…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok taxi driver slashes passenger on face in fare dispute (video) | Thaiger

    Bangkok taxi driver slashes passenger on face in fare dispute (video)

    A Thai taxi driver claimed self-defence after slashing a male passenger’s face on the roadside in the Silom neighbourhood of Bangkok on Friday, January 10. A witness shared a video of the incident near Silom Soi 6 in Bangkok at about 1am on Friday on his Up Dol Facebook account. The video showed the witness intervening in the argument between…

  • Thailand NewsThai man smears faeces on rescuer after toilet request denied | Thaiger

    Thai man smears faeces on rescuer after toilet request denied

    A Thai man smeared faeces on a rescuer’s face after the latter refused to let him use his motorcycle to go to the toilet because the man had just crashed his pickup on a road in the central province of Chachoengsao while reportedly rushing home to use the bathroom. The local news Facebook page, Bang Paking News (คนข่าวบางปะกง), reported the…

  • Phuket NewsRussian man remains free after jet ski theft attempt in Phuket | Thaiger

    Russian man remains free after jet ski theft attempt in Phuket

    Police are searching for a Russian man who stole a jet ski from a Thai operator on Bang Thao Beach in Phuket on Friday, January 10. Fortunately, the victim managed to retrieve the stolen vehicle. The Thai jet ski rental operator filed a complaint against the Russian man, identified as Mikhail Kolodnyi, at around 3pm on Friday at Choeng Thale…

  • Thailand News15 year old British-Thai girl rescued after years of rape by mother’s lover | Thaiger

    15 year old British-Thai girl rescued after years of rape by mother’s lover

    The Be One organisation rescued a 15 year old half-Thai, half-British girl in the Isaan province of Udon Thani, after her Thai mother’s lover had raped her for four years since she was 11. Be One’s founder, Chalida “Ton Or” Palamart, accompanied the 15 year old British-Thai girl and her 41 year old aunt to file a complaint against the girl’s…

  • Thailand NewsThai police deliver justice… and noodles to drunken diner | Thaiger

    Thai police deliver justice… and noodles to drunken diner

    Two officers from Mueang Suphan Buri Police Station in central Thailand brought smiles to Thai TikTok users after a video of them acting as food delivery riders and buying food for a drunk man went viral. The video was shared yesterday, January 9, on the TikTok account of one of the officers, @phatara_2_66. The caption read, “No driving while drunk, so…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman seeks help after brutal assault by boyfriend over instant noodles | Thaiger

    Thai woman seeks help after brutal assault by boyfriend over instant noodles

    A 24 year old Thai woman sought protection from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after 10-months of physical abuse by her boyfriend. The boyfriend’s latest assault came after she refused to cook instant noodles for him. The victim, 24 year old Puttikarn, told the organisation that she had been dating her 27 year old boyfriend, Singha, for 10 months and that…

  • Bangkok NewsGender affirmation surgery leaves Thai transwoman pooping through belly | Thaiger

    Gender affirmation surgery leaves Thai transwoman pooping through belly

    A Thai transwoman is seeking justice after a gender affirmation surgery left her needing to poop through her belly. She is demanding 700,000 baht compensation from the doctor for re-surgery with a new physician. The 30 year old transwoman, Aoom Aim, filed a complaint against the doctor at a small hospital in the Rat Burana neighbourhood of Bangkok today, January…

  • Thailand NewsThai father brutally assaulted over 10,000 baht debt of son’s girlfriend | Thaiger

    Thai father brutally assaulted over 10,000 baht debt of son’s girlfriend

    A Thai man suffered injuries from a brutal assault by a group of men outside his home in the Si Racha district of Chon Buri province. Among the man’s attackers was the father-in-law of his son’s wife, who reportedly owed 10,000 baht to her ex-husband. The Thai couple, Aujcharee and Decha, sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after…

  • Bangkok NewsThai driver cites health issue after killing 6 year old boy in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thai driver cites health issue after killing 6 year old boy in Bangkok

    A Thai man blamed a health issue after crashing his SUV into a motorcycle carrying a man and his six year old son, resulting in the boy’s death yesterday, January 9, on a road in the Saimai area of Bangkok. A motorcyclist riding behind the black Mitsubishi Pajero SUV managed to capture the fatal accident on a livestream video. The…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket Airport tourist cries fowl over 3,000 baht Subway sarnies | Thaiger

    Phuket Airport tourist cries fowl over 3,000 baht Subway sarnies

    A foreign woman took to TikTok to accuse a Subway store at Phuket International Airport of overcharging her after she bought three sandwiches for 3,000 baht. (£72). The TikTok user, @naynaysully, posted a video on Wednesday, January 8, while standing in front of the Subway store at the airport. In the video, two security guards can be seen intervening, while…

  • Thailand NewsFake cop arrested at Bangkok bus terminal after swindling 400,000 baht | Thaiger

    Fake cop arrested at Bangkok bus terminal after swindling 400,000 baht

    Police arrested a fake policewoman at Mor Chit Bus Terminal 2 in Bangkok yesterday, January 9, after she swindled 400,000 baht from a Thai man and fled arrest to marry a soldier. The victim reported the romance scam to the police, explaining that he had met the scammer, 21 year old Fatina Nanta-ariyakun, on a dating application at the end…

  • Thailand NewsIsaan hero steps in to rescue abused 7 year old boy living alone | Thaiger

    Isaan hero steps in to rescue abused 7 year old boy living alone

    A benevolent Thai man in the Isaan province of Kalasin came to the aid of a seven year old Thai boy who was living alone and suffered physical abuse by an unidentified drug addict in the area. The man, Thanachat Chaiyasart, shared heartbreaking pictures of the boy named Ice yesterday, January 8, on Facebook. The images showed wounds and bruises…

  • Thailand NewsThai man assaulted in gang attack orchestrated by friend | Thaiger

    Thai man assaulted in gang attack orchestrated by friend

    An 18 year old Thai man in the eastern province of Rayong is seeking justice after three attackers, including his friend, attacked him and stole his shoes without a prior conflict. The teenage victim, Thanaphon, shared details of the attack with a leading Thai lawyer, Paisarn Ruengrit, hoping his case would be processed quickly. He told the lawyer that the…

  • Thailand NewsGay Thai man steals valuables after being ignored by sleeping date | Thaiger

    Gay Thai man steals valuables after being ignored by sleeping date

    Police arrested a gay Thai man for stealing valuables worth more than 100,000 baht from a dating application match allegedly due to anger after the victim fell into a deep sleep and failed to answer the door. Police apprehended the 38 year old Thai man, Jiradate, yesterday, January 8, at his home in the Taling Chan district of Bangkok. His arrest…

  • Phuket NewsBritish drug dealer arrested after his suspicious behaviour in Phuket | Thaiger

    British drug dealer arrested after his suspicious behaviour in Phuket

    Police arrested a British drug dealer in Phuket after observing him behaving suspiciously while meeting traffic officers on a road. Traffic officers from Kamala Police Station stopped the British man, whose identity remains undisclosed, in the Kamala area of Phuket yesterday, January 8. The officers reported that they were conducting routine patrols when they noticed the man, who appeared nervous…

  • Crime NewsFoul play: Krabi cops rescue footballers from scam agent’s offside trap | Thaiger

    Foul play: Krabi cops rescue footballers from scam agent’s offside trap

    Krabi Provincial Tourist Police officers swooped to help an Egyptian and a Yemeni football player after they were deceived by a scam agent who lured them to Thailand and defrauded them of 45,000 baht. The victims, 26 year old Yemeni Majid and 25 year old Egyptian Ali, sought help from the Tourist Police after their mobile phone was stolen while…

  • Thailand NewsFight breaks out after Thai woman leaves 2 husbands for foreigner | Thaiger

    Fight breaks out after Thai woman leaves 2 husbands for foreigner

    A physical altercation over jealousy broke out in a market in the Isaan province of Surin on Sunday, January 5, after a Thai woman left her two Thai husbands to date a foreign man. A Thai woman who witnessed the incident shared a video of the chaos at the market on her Facebook account on Sunday. She wrote in the…