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.

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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 29, 2023
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Probation officer with severe diabetes crashes car on Bangkok road

An officer from the Department of Probation crashed his car in the Tha Phra Tunnel in Bangkok yesterday morning. Despite having a can of beer, the police found no traces of alcohol in his system. The reported cause of the incident was attributed to his acute diabetes Officers from Tha Phra Police Station and the Por Teck Tung Rescue Foundation…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 29, 2023
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Thai woman’s barking mad quest for justice after 2 boys cause dogs to die in car accident

A Thai woman sought justice for her two dogs that died in a car accident after two boys sneaked into her home, assaulted her dogs, and ultimately led the woman’s beloved pets to their deaths. ” The dog owner, Maneewan Sandee, shared pictures of her dead pets and the story behind their deaths on Facebook on November 26. Her three…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 28, 2023
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Drunk police chief insults foreign man at restaurant in Isaan

A drunk police colonel from Maha Sarakham Provincial Police Station abused a foreign man at a restaurant in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham last night. Videos of a Thai man in a red T-shirt causing chaos in a restaurant were shared on social media platforms, yesterday, November 27. In the video, the Thai man was angry after the waiters asked him…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 28, 2023
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Violence against women and children in Thailand triples in 2022

The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) and Woman and Men Progressive Movement Foundation (WMP) reported that violence against women and children in Thailand tripled in 2022 compared to the previous year. ThaiHealth and WMP held a seminar to promote the campaign to end violence against women and children under the theme, Stop Violence as Signals Appear Before They Make Headlines.…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 28, 2023
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Illegal pork pursuit: Thai investigators crack down on Makro for shady swine supplies

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided Makro, a popular cash and carry store warehouse in Thailand after discovering the store ordered illegal pork products from a company previously indicted for illicit imports. DSI director, Suriya Singhakamon, said officers conducted a raid on Wealthy & Healthy Foods, which illegally imported pork into Thailand, and discovered that the company supplied some…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 28, 2023
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Pattaya police raid love hotels to prevent underage sexual activities

Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers raided several love hotels in the city to stamp out underage guests indulging in illegal underage sexual activities and prevent sexual assaults on Loy Krathong Day. Prior to the Loy Krathong Festival, Siam Techno Poll of Siam Technology College conducted a survey on what Thai people planned to do on Loy Krathong Day and found…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 28, 2023
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Fuelling frustration: Saraburi petrol station owner shuts shop after losing over 1 million baht to deceitful customers

The owner of a petrol station in the central province of Saraburi announced that she will soon close her business after losing over 1 million baht worth of fuel to dishonest customers. The station owner, 67 year old Sirikarn Rakwitham, shared a picture of a sign at her patrol station yesterday, November 27 broadcasting the news. “The station will be…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 28, 2023
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Palm tree falls on top of Thai man and kills him in southern Thailand

A dead palm tree fell on top of a Thai man and killed him at a plantation in the southern province of Satun yesterday, November 27. A Thai man named Sorn reported the incident to officers at Manang Police Station and the Nikhom Pattana Sub-district Rescue Team. His 47 year old employer, Date, had been hit by a large palm…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Thai soldier shot dead in car after honking horn at murderer

A murderer shot dead a Thai soldier on a road in the central province of Prachin Buri last night after the deceased honked his horn at the killer because he drove his pickup across the victim’s car, cutting them up. The 25 year old girlfriend of the victim, Monticha, sought help for her severely injured soldier boyfriend, 22 year old…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Hazy highway: Foreign duo sparks backlash for road trip cannabis cruise in Sukhumvit, Bangkok

Two foreign men faced criticism from Thai netizens after a video of them smoking cannabis on a motorcycle on a road in the Sukhumvit neighbourhood of Bangkok went viral on social media. The Twitter account, Red Skull, shared a video of the two foreigners yesterday, November 26. They were reportedly riding in Soi Sukhumvit 23 near the popular entertainment venue,…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Fuelling the fire: Thai-Italian man arrested for stealing petrol in Bangkok (video)

Police arrested a half-Thai, half-Italian man for stealing 2,600 baht worth of fuel from a petrol station in the Lat Phrao district of Bangkok. The Thai-Italian suspect, 29 year old Tanrak Corsaro, stole fuel from a petrol station on Soi Lat Phrao 134 in Bangkok on October 5. Tanrak was seen on CCTV driving his white Mercedes-Benz C 350 into…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Runaway love: Thai woman’s 20-kilometre vow at shrine unlocks divorce after five-year marathon

A Thai woman honoured a vow at the Kampaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine in the northern province of Kampaeng Phet after she successfully divorced her ex-husband after five years of trying by running 20 kilometres. Suphaporn Ninlabordee’s story became the talk of Kampaeng Phet province when yesterday, November 26, she ran 20 kilometres from the Kampaeng Phet City Pillar Shrine…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Bangkok offers digital Krathong floating near Chinatown to reduce waste (video)

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is inviting locals and foreigners to celebrate the Loy Krathong Festival with an eco-friendly concept that allows visitors to float their digital Krathong into the Ong Ang Canal near Bangkok’s Chinatown. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt and the BMA team announced on Twitter (X) today, November 27, that this is the first year that Bangkok will…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Belgian man found dead at house in Chiang Mai, murder suspected

The lifeless body of a Belgian man was discovered with a bag over his head after a Thai maid stumbled upon his suicide note in a Chiang Mai province residence. Thai police suspect murder rather than suicide. The Thai maid reached out to San Kampaeng Police Station after finding the suicide note of a 73 year old Belgian businessman, Vachaudez,…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Mentally ill Thai man beats victim to death with pestle in Bangkok (video)

A mentally ill Thai man used a pestle to beat his male victim to death in front of a house in the Bang Kae district of Bangkok at 3am yesterday, November 26. A Thai woman reported the death of her boyfriend, 23 year old Kittiphon Chobsin, to officers at Lak Song Police Station early yesterday morning. Kittiphon’s lifeless body was…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 27, 2023
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Baht-lash: South Korean man goes on rampage after being scammed by Thai girlfriend in Pattaya

A distraught South Korean man went on a rampage yesterday by discarding 100,000 baht banknotes and trying to leap from the eighth floor of a Pattaya condominium after losing money to a Thai girlfriend. Officers from Muang Pattaya Police Station rushed to the condominium on Soi Bua Khao in Pattaya after residents reported a foreign man on a rampage. The…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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Thai man stabbed for allegedly peeking at granddaughter in bathroom

A Thai man stabbed his father-in-law after accusing him of peeking at his 13 year old daughter while she was taking a shower. The injured father-in-law denied the accusation, saying he only fixed an electric wire outside the bathroom. Neighbours who witnessed the stabbing outside a house in the Chai Badan district in the central province of Lopburi reported it…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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Teenage Thai girl uses fake receipts to get 19 free nights at central Thailand hotel (video)

A 15 year old Thai girl created fake money transfer receipts to get 19 free nights at a hotel in the central province of Chachengsao. The hotel owner, Thanwarat Channamkham, contacted Mueang Chachengsao Police Station on November 23 after realising she had been defrauded by her teenage guest, Nuan. Thanwarat told officers that the teenage guest created fake money transfer…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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Thai monk beaten up in gang attack after shooting sub-district officer

Locals in the northern province of Sukhothai beat up a 70 year old Thai monk after he shot a 60 year old sub-district officer. The gunman revealed he became angry at being called a thug and that is why he shot the man. Srisat Chanalai Police Station officers rushed to investigate a shooting scene at Koh Rabiang Temple in the…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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Former Thai police officer murdered in central Thailand

A mother discovered the body of her missing son, a retired Thai police officer, brutally murdered in a sugarcane field in the central province of Lopburi. The family suspected the murder was linked to a conflict with a drug gang. The 70 year old woman, Prayoon Chiangkun, reported the death of her son, 51 year old Somsak Charoenrod, at Srabot…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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Italian man arrested in Chon Buri for theft committed in his country 13 years ago

The Thai Immigration Bureau arrested an Italian man at a condominium in Chon Buri province after the foreigner fled a theft charge in his home country to hide in Thailand. The Immigration Bureau announced its successful operation against foreign criminals in Thailand at a press conference yesterday, November 23. One of the successful operations was the arrest of a 63…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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Bangkok bust: Thai woman’s hotel hustle unravels fake bills, triggers hunt for mysterious foreign accomplice

The arrest of a Thai woman on fraud charges at a Bangkok hotel yesterday led to an investigation into the production of fake dollar bills and the search for a foreign man involved. Officers from the Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) yesterday, November 23, tracked down suspects in the fraud case in Nonthaburi and Samut Prakarn provinces until they found…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 24, 2023
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2 South Korean men arrested in Bangkok for operating gambling website

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested two South Korean men in Bangkok for operating an online gambling platform and overstaying their visas. CIB officers were tipped off that two South Korean men had fled to Thailand after being arrested in their home country. CIB officers coordinated with the Republic of Korea Embassy in Thailand to trace their whereabouts. They were…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 23, 2023
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Begging for change: Bangkok business plea as Middle Eastern beggars disrupt Soi 4 harmony

Business operators urged the Thai police to arrest nearly 30 foreign beggars from Middle Eastern countries who have been begging and causing a public nuisance in Soi 4 near Nana Plaza in Bangkok for the past two months. Bangkok is home to not only rich Chinese beggars but also scroungers and vagrants from the Middle East region. Business owners near…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 23, 2023
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Thai prime minister faces backlash over alleged police favouritism

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is facing a backlash over alleged favouritism in police selection assignments. During a meeting with Pheu Thai MPs on Tuesday, November 21, the PM mentioned that some Pheu Thai MPs had requested police colonel positions for their preferred officers. While addressing the debt issue in the meeting, PM Srettha proposed a solution involving district chiefs…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 23, 2023
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14 year old girl raped by two men in hotel in northern Thailand

A Thai man and his 14 year old daughter sought help from a Move Forward Party (MFP) member of Parliament after police failed to arrest and charge two men who allegedly raped the girl at a hotel in July in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani. The 40 year old father, Phanu, told MFP MP Wisarut Sawatworn that the sexual assault…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 23, 2023
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Footwear frenzy: More than 300 shoes stolen from tourist resorts in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Accommodation and hotel resort owners in the northern province of Chiang Mai appealed to the police to take action after more than 300 pairs of guests’ shoes were stolen in the past two months. A Thai man who owns a hostel on Soi Saha Si Phum Place on Manee Nopparat Road in Chiang Mai shared CCTV footage on social media…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 23, 2023
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Bangkok ranked 9th in 2023 best cities for expats, down from 6th last year

One of the globe’s leading expat networking and guide websites ranked the Big Mango, Bangkok, as the 9th best city to live and visit for expats in 2023. The ranking is down from last year when Bangkok was ranked 6th. InterNations said it conducted an online survey from February 1 to 28 this year, with 12,065 expats from 172 countries…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 23, 2023
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Phuket officials accused of extorting Thai women and their foreign husbands

Multiple Thai women accused officials at district offices in Phuket of extorting money from them and their foreign husbands. The alleged malpractice involves overcharging them between 3,000 to 8,000 baht for marriage certificates, a substantial increase from the standard 200 baht fee. These complaints were brought to the attention of a Facebook news page called Phuket Info Centre, whose administrator…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 22, 2023
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Thai woman mysteriously disappears for week in southern Thailand

The family of a Thai woman who mysteriously disappeared over a week ago turned to a news agency to help find her. The family lost contact with her after she got into a car with two women outside Suratthani Rajabhat University in the southern province of Surat Thani on November 13. Channel 3 reported that the family urged the news…

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