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: 12:53, 11 October 2023
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Stolen gun leads to death of 14 year old boy in southern Thailand

A 14 year old boy stole a gun from his retired police officer grandfather yesterday, leading to the accidental shooting and tragic death of his friend at his residence in the southern Trang province. Rescue officers from the Ruam Jai Yan Ta Khao team received a distress call yesterday, October 10, reporting what was believed to be a fireworks explosion…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:34, 11 October 2023
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Chiang Mai abbot accused of physically and sexually abusing novices

Police rescued three Lao novices from a temple in Mae Rim district, northern Chiang Mai province after the abbot was accused of physically and sexually abusing them. Sex toys, G-strings and beer were found in the abbot’s accommodation. A 20 year old Lao man, Tawanchai, sought help from officers at Mae Rim Police Station after his 12 year old brother,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:26, 11 October 2023
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Israeli officials successfully rescue 30 people, including 14 Thais

The Times of Israel reported today, October 11, that Israeli forces successfully rescued 30 people from the southern kibbutz of Ein Hashlosha, very close to Gaza. The group includes 16 Israelis and 14 Thais. The group of 30 had been missing for three days during the ongoing conflict until the authorities received a report about them at around 9pm last…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:47, 11 October 2023
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Danish danger on Thai island: Illegal firearms arrest on Koh Samui

Thai police apprehended a Danish man in Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani yesterday, for his illegal possession of firearms. Following the strict measures implemented after the shooting at Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, Thai police yesterday, October 10, conducted an investigation into owners of firearms both legal and illegal across the country and discovered…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:16, 10 October 2023
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Thai man accuses foreign man of raping him in Bangkok hospital

An 18 year old Thai man sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive claiming that a foreign man from a Middle Eastern country raped him in a bathroom of a well-known private hospital in Bangkok‘s Sukhumvit district in the early hours of October 6. The teenage victim urged Saimai Survive founder, Ekkaphop Lueangprasert, to pursue his complaint against the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:16, 10 October 2023
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Thai man denies sexually assaulting 7 year old French boy in Koh Samui

The Thai man accused of sexually assaulting a seven year old French boy in Koh Samui, denied the charge, saying he only slapped the boy’s bottom because he thought he was cute. Police also denied confiscating the French woman’s passport. The boy’s 30 year old French mother, Mina, said on Twitter that her seven year old son was sexually assaulted…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:58, 10 October 2023
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Thai man stabbed to death near Bangkok due to innocent question

A Thai man with a toddler in arms stabbed a man to death outside the Major Cineplex mall in the central province of Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. The attack took place after the victim asked why the attacker was filming him. A 26 year old woman, Wilaiwan Parnpit, witnessed the stabbing at around 6am yesterday, October 9, and called the emergency services…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:00, 10 October 2023
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Parcel peril: Hong Kong duo busted in Bangkok for smuggling heroin to Australia

Officers from Bang Sue Police Station arrested two Hong Kong men in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district yesterday as they attempted to smuggle heroin to Australia through parcel delivery services. A staff member at a delivery shop in Chatuchak Weekend Market urged police officers to visit the shop after two foreigners delivered 18 suspicious parcels to Australia. The staff slowed the service…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:30, 10 October 2023
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Thai-Israel evacuation: First wave of returning Thais touch down Thursday

Labour Minister Piphat Ratchakitprakarn reported that the first group of Thai people evacuated from Israel due to the Israel-Hamas conflict will arrive in Thailand on Thursday, October 12. The first five Thais will arrive at 10.35am and another 10 at 12.35pm. Advisor to the Ambassador of the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv, Kitrana Srisuriya, revealed the number of affected…
Phuket News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:58, 10 October 2023
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Dead body of a Thai man found at hotel car park in Phuket

A Thai man was stabbed during an altercation at a restaurant in the early hours of yesterday morning and fled from the scene before meeting his demise in a hotel car park in Phuket. Locals stumbled upon his body the same day he succumbed to his wounds. A resident discovered the body in the car park of a hotel on…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:39, 09 October 2023
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Shore showdown: Hotel in Chon Buri accused of encroaching on public beach

A Thai local filed a complaint with authorities accusing a beachfront hotel of encroaching on a public beach in Sattahip district, Chon Buri province. Na Jomtien Municipality and the Marine Department are being urged to investigate the hotel on Jomtien Beach as the pool was seen being built on the beach, which is supposed to be a public place for everyone…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:05, 09 October 2023
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Locked out of luck: Thai woman’s desperate climb ends in tragic fall from condo (video)

A Thai woman met a tragic end as she fell from the fifth floor of her condominium in Chon Buri province. The Thai woman had tried to access her room by climbing onto the roof after accidentally locking herself out. A Thai man named Nut called for help from officers at Laem Chabang Police Station and Vibharam Hospital Rescue Team…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:30, 09 October 2023
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Phuket tuk tuk drivers attack Saudi Arabian passenger over service fare

Officers from Patong Police Station arrested three thuggish Thai tuk tuk drivers for assaulting a Saudi Arabian passenger on Rat U Thit Road in Phuket after the foreigner paid them only 300 baht out of 400 baht for a 3-kilometre journey. A video of three Thai tuk tuk driver thugs physically assaulting the Saudi man went viral on Thai social media.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:48, 09 October 2023
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French mother demands justice for son sexually assaulted by Thai man in Koh Samui

A French mother is demanding justice after her seven year old son was sexually assaulted by a predatory Thai pedophile in a grocery store on Koh Samui island in Thailand. Remarkably, despite her son being the victim of a sickening sexual assault, the French mother had her passport confiscated after the suspect filed an assault charge against her. To add further…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:42, 09 October 2023
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2 Thai teenagers suspected of murdering former diplomat

Royal Thai Police detained two Thai teenagers following the murder of a former Thai diplomat. The teenagers, aged 15 and 17, were the last people to visit the former diplomat’s home before his dead body was discovered. The dead body of 63 year old Wichit Chitwimarn was discovered in a three-storey luxury house on Soi Vibhawadee-Rangsit 20 in Bangkok’s Chatuchak…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:33, 09 October 2023
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12 Thai people killed, 8 injured, and 11 detained in Hamas attacks

Thailand’s Centre of an Emergency Situation in Israel reported that 12 Thai nationals were killed, eight injured and 11 detained in Hamas attacks. A Thai resident in Israel, taking to Twitter, shared that he and nearly 100 fellow Thais managed to survive without any assistance from officials. Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkapong Saengmanee stated that Thailand maintains a neutral stance in…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:22, 06 October 2023
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9 year old thief steals 33,400 baht and evades arrest with child protection law

A Thai man has sought justice after a nine year old girl stole 33,400 baht from his home in Bangkok’s Nong Khaem district. Despite the young thief confessing to the police, she was not charged due to the child protection law. The victim, known as Fluke, reached out to the local news Facebook page Drama-addict to share his story with…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:19, 06 October 2023
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Bangkok taxi driver’s mobile heist: Cabbie steals 800,000 baht from forgotten phone

Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a Bangkok taxi driver who used a mobile phone left in the taxi by his passenger to steal more than 800,000 baht. The victim, whose identity was not disclosed, filed a complaint with officers at Thong Lor Police Station on September 19 after more than 800,000 baht went missing because the victim…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:22, 06 October 2023
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3 Thai men admit to killing their drug-addicted friend in car in Bangkok

Three Thai men surrendered to police after killing their drug-addicted friend in a car in Bangkok. They claimed that they became angry when the deceased lost control of his senses and tried to grab the steering wheel while the car was moving. The three suspects have been identified as 44 year old Let, 40 year old Kitti and 41 year…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:44, 06 October 2023
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3 Thai men arrested for involvement in shooting at Siam Paragon

Following a further investigation into the suspects connected to the shooting at the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, police arrested three Thai men for selling a modified blank gun and bullets to the teenage gunman. The tragic incident at Siam Paragon, which saw two foreign women shot dead and five injured, spread grief throughout the country and also raised awareness…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:16, 06 October 2023
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Baggage blunder: 25 more animals smuggled onboard, Thai airport officer suspended

Suvarnabhumi International Airport admitted that its baggage screening officer allowed two foreigners to smuggle animals onto a flight from Bangkok to Taipei. The airport reported it had already suspended the reckless officer after 25 more smuggled animals were discovered onboard the same flight. A Thai passenger on a flight from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Tao Yuan International Airport in Taipei,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:10, 06 October 2023
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Norwegian man murders his Thai boyfriend in Chiang Mai

Police arrested a Norwegian man on Tuesday for the alleged murder of his Thai boyfriend at their home in the northern province of Chiang Mai. A resident of Wang Singha Kham village in Pa Dad district of Chaing Mai province reported the death of a 39 year old Thai man named Charit to Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station on the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:21, 05 October 2023
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Couldn’t give a rats: Chinese passengers smuggle animals onboard Bangkok-Taipei flight

Thailand’s VietJet Air found itself in a ‘wild’ situation when some Chinese passengers, who did not give a rats, attempted to smuggle a menagerie of animals onto a flight from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Tao Yuan International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. The covert cargo included a white rat, an otter, snakes, and various other critters, which the flight attendants…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:45, 05 October 2023
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Thai patient’s ‘threesome’ encounter sparks mpox alert in northern Thailand

A Thai patient visited an entertainment venue in Chaing Mai and allegedly admitted to having a threesome with two foreigners, subsequently testing positive for mpox. The Lamphun Provincial Public Health Office confirmed the latest mpox case in Thailand yesterday, October 4, marking it as the province’s first recorded instance. Provincial public health doctor Suriyapong Suriyapongtakun reported today, October 5, that…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:48, 05 October 2023
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Bangkok bust: CIB officers nab 18,000 imported sex toys, couple faces sticky situation

Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) embarked on a rather titillating mission at a luxury house in Bangkok‘s Lat Krabang district yesterday where they seized 18,000 sex toys imported from China. A Chinese man and his Thai wife were arrested for illegally importing and selling sex toys. Patthawit Wongpinit, director of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), told Channel…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:05, 05 October 2023
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Royal revelation: Johor Crown Prince shares harrowing encounter at Siam Paragon shooting

Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the Crown Prince of Johor, a state in southern Malaysia revealed the shooting at the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok was “the worst experience I have ever gone through.” Tunku Ismail, speaking from a hotel near the crime scene shooting in the Thai capital, was with his family to watch a football match between his team,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:56, 05 October 2023
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Bottom’s up: 50 year old Thai woman takes legal action against cheeky neighbour in morning merit mishap

A 50 year old Thai woman filed a police complaint against her 66 year old neighbour for flashing her bottom while she was doing her morning merit. The accused neighbour defended herself by saying that the complainant was bothering residents in the community by banging a bucket. The 50 year old complainant, Watinee, filed a complaint against her 66 year…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 18:00, 04 October 2023
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Thai man murders wife’s ex-husband after seeing them have sex in Chiang Mai

An outraged Thai man allegedly murdered his wife’s ex-husband after he caught her having sex with him last night in the northern province of Chaing Mai. The killer’s 16 year old son reportedly took part in the gruesome murder. Jom Thong Police Station officers and the Intanon Rescue Team rushed to the rented room in the Jom Thong district of…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:56, 04 October 2023
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Foreign survivor criticises slow response of Thai police in Siam Paragon shooting (video)

A foreign man shared his experience of the shooting incident at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping mall on October 3 with Thai media and accused the Thai police and authorities of being slow to act. The Royal Thai Police (RTP) faced substantial criticism from Thai citizens on social media in the aftermath of the mall shooting. People accused the officers of…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:58, 04 October 2023
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Retired MP arrested for defrauding victims of money and sex

Police arrested a retired Member of Parliament for the central province of Sukhothai at his home in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu after he pretended to be a spiritual medium to defraud his cult followers, robbing their money and coercing some into having sex with him. “former mp’s cunning cult con: arrested for exploiting followers One victim filed…

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