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.
  • Phuket NewsSecond Russian man arrested over drug sale QR code stickers in Phuket | Thaiger

    Second Russian man arrested over drug sale QR code stickers in Phuket

    Police arrested another Russian drug dealer on Friday, November 14, following an extended investigation into drug sale QR code stickers placed on utility poles across Phuket. The investigation was expanded after a Russian man was arrested on Koh Samui in Surat Thani province earlier in November for promoting drug sales via QR codes. The suspect was found placing QR code…

  • Pattaya News12 Chinese drug users and 20 illegal Vietnamese workers arrested in Pattaya club raid | Thaiger

    12 Chinese drug users and 20 illegal Vietnamese workers arrested in Pattaya club raid

    Police raided an entertainment venue in Pattaya yesterday, discovering 12 Chinese nationals who tested positive for drugs and 20 Vietnamese workers without permits. More than 100 officers from Provincial Police Region 2 raided Space Club Pattaya on Pattaya Sai Sam Road in Bang Lamung district at 2.49am. Channel 7 reported that this operation differed from previous ones, as officers did…

  • Thailand NewsForeign man fined for strolling naked while visiting Thai wife in Kamphaeng Phet | Thaiger

    Foreign man fined for strolling naked while visiting Thai wife in Kamphaeng Phet

    Yesterday, A foreign man captured the attention of locals after strolling naked through a local market and a convenience store in the northern province of Kamphaeng Phet. Residents buying groceries at Khlong Lan Market recorded the man calmly walking around without clothes. In the clips shared on social media, bystanders stare in disbelief as the man casually makes a payment at…

  • Phuket NewsForeign motorcyclist flees after crashing into 3 vehicles in Phuket | Thaiger

    Foreign motorcyclist flees after crashing into 3 vehicles in Phuket

    A foreign motorcyclist fled the scene after colliding with a baht bus and two parked vehicles on a road in Phuket yesterday, November 13. The baht bus driver released CCTV footage of the incident to local news agency Newshawk Phuket in an effort to identify and locate the suspect. Neither the exact location nor the specific time of the crash…

  • Phuket NewsForeign couple in Phuket warned after neighbours report loud sex until 4am | Thaiger

    Foreign couple in Phuket warned after neighbours report loud sex until 4am

    Phuket residents sought intervention from local administrative officials after a foreign couple had loud sex from 10pm to 4am every night. Officials from the local administrative office visited a village where locals complained about the noise yesterday, reporting that the foreign neighbour and his female partner made loud moaning noises each night, disturbing residents’ sleep. Upon arrival, officials met a middle-aged…

  • Bangkok News2 fake doctors arrested after runing illegal clinics in Bangkok for over 10 years | Thaiger

    2 fake doctors arrested after runing illegal clinics in Bangkok for over 10 years

    Police yesterday, November 13, arrested two fake doctors at an illegal clinic in the Min Buri district of Bangkok after it had been operating unlawfully for more than ten years. Over 6,000 patient records were found. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Division 3 arrested 50 year old Boonwiwat Boonrueanglue and 30 year old Nattawut Boonrueanglue at Keharam Clinic, also known…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese man arrested for 250 million baht fraud after 7 years on the run | Thaiger

    Chinese man arrested for 250 million baht fraud after 7 years on the run

    Police arrested a Chinese man with a Vanuatu passport at a luxury accommodation in Bangkok for 250 million baht embezzlement in his home country after he had been on the run for seven years. The arrest of the foreign suspect followed a tip-off from a resident shared with the Immigration Bureau in October. The resident reported that the foreign man,…

  • Bangkok NewsAmerican mother reunites with missing daughter after viral Bangkok road incident | Thaiger

    American mother reunites with missing daughter after viral Bangkok road incident

    An American woman reunited with her family after she stood in the middle of Asok-Din Daeng Road in Bangkok and blocked traffic on Wednesday, November 12. A video of the woman went viral on Thai social media yesterday, November 13. In the footage, the foreign woman, wearing a black mini dress and no shoes, was seen standing in front of…

  • Pattaya NewsThai woman arrested on 150,000-baht theft at Pattaya noodle shop | Thaiger

    Thai woman arrested on 150,000-baht theft at Pattaya noodle shop

    Police yesterday, November 13, arrested a Thai woman for stealing valuables worth 150,000 baht from the owner of a noodle shop in Pattaya. The shop owner, 40 year old Anchana Rattanapisankun, filed a complaint at Bang Lamung Police Station on Tuesday, November 12, after belongings worth over 150,000 baht disappeared from her bedroom on the second floor above her restaurant.…

  • Thailand NewsThailand extends drinking hours, trials end of afternoon alcohol sales ban | Thaiger

    Thailand extends drinking hours, trials end of afternoon alcohol sales ban

    The Ministry of Public Health extended permitted drinking hours from midnight to 1am and launched a six-month pilot programme to lift the afternoon alcohol sales ban between 2pm and 5pm. Yesterday, November 13, the National Alcohol Policy Committee met to discuss the controversial drinking-hours regulations and the proposed cancellation of the afternoon sales ban. The meeting was attended by representatives…

  • Bangkok NewsFormer police arrested over 2021 Taiwanese kidnap and extortion case | Thaiger

    Former police arrested over 2021 Taiwanese kidnap and extortion case

    A former Thai police officer accused government officials and the Royal Thai Police (RTP) of betraying him after he was arrested today, November 13, over the alleged kidnapping and extortion of a Taiwanese businessman in 2021. Officers from Thong Lo Police Station arrested the former Special Branch Bureau officer, Santhana Prayoonrat, at his accommodation in Bangkok this afternoon. The arrest…

  • Bangkok NewsThai transwoman watches TikTok videos at clinic for hours to avoid payment | Thaiger

    Thai transwoman watches TikTok videos at clinic for hours to avoid payment

    A Bangkok beauty clinic owner took to social media to share her experience with a transgender client who refused to pay for breast augmentation surgery and lay on the operating table for hours watching TikTok videos until police arrived. The clinic owner, Supassara Tweesan, posted footage of the incident on her Facebook page on Monday, November 10. The video showed…

  • Pattaya NewsPolice hunt fake doctor after raid on unlicensed clinic in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Police hunt fake doctor after raid on unlicensed clinic in Pattaya

    A fake doctor remains at large after his unlicensed clinic in Pattaya was raided and several dangerous medicines were seized yesterday, November 12. The unlicensed medical centre reportedly targeted sex workers and foreign nationals in the area. Officers from Provincial Police Region 2 and the Chon Buri Provincial Public Health Office raided the unregistered clinic named Centre Pattaya Medical Clinic…

  • Pattaya NewsThai woman steals valuables worth 150,000 baht from Pattaya restaurant owner | Thaiger

    Thai woman steals valuables worth 150,000 baht from Pattaya restaurant owner

    A Thai woman sneaked into a bedroom above a noodle shop in Pattaya and stole valuables worth more than 150,000 baht yesterday, November 12. The victim, 40 year old noodle shop owner Anchana Rattanapisankun, filed a complaint with Bang Lamung Police Station in the evening yesterday. She also submitted CCTV footage that showed the thief’s identity. In an interview with…

  • Pattaya NewsGerman tourist loses 140,000 baht in ‘miracle oil’ scam in Pattaya | Thaiger

    German tourist loses 140,000 baht in ‘miracle oil’ scam in Pattaya

    A German man lost over 140,000 baht yesterday, November 12, after being tricked by a scammer into buying five bottles of so-called “miracle herbal oil” for hair care. The German victim, 52 year old Nadir Altaf, filed a complaint with Mueang Pattaya Police Station at around 10pm. He told police that the scammer was a foreign man, believed to be Middle…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya woman files complaint after violent attack by procuress | Thaiger

    Pattaya woman files complaint after violent attack by procuress

    A Thai woman sought protection from police after a procuress physically assaulted her on Pattaya Beach and attempted to force her back into prostitution, following her escape from the attacker last year. The 20 year old woman, Jeerawan, filed a complaint with Mueang Pattaya Police Station and shared the details of the assault with several news agencies, hoping to secure protection…

  • Phuket NewsForeign hacker wanted by FBI arrested in Phuket hotel | Thaiger

    Foreign hacker wanted by FBI arrested in Phuket hotel

    Police arrested a foreign hacker, wanted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), at a hotel in the Thalang district of Phuket yesterday, November 12. The Commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), Police Lieutenant General Suraphon Prembut, announced the successful cooperation between Thai officials and the FBI. Suraphon explained that Thai police had been notified about…

  • Thailand NewsThai man defends attack of brother’s bullies at school | Thaiger

    Thai man defends attack of brother’s bullies at school

    Police arrested a Thai man for physically assaulting a 14 year old boy at a school in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. The suspect defended his actions, claiming the victim had repeatedly bullied his younger brother and even put his life at risk. Footage of the attack circulated on Thai social media yesterday, November 11. The video showed…

  • Thailand NewsThai vendor fined 2,000 baht after allegedly overcharging South Korean YouTubers | Thaiger

    Thai vendor fined 2,000 baht after allegedly overcharging South Korean YouTubers

    The Ratchaburi Provincial Commercial Affairs Office fined a vendor at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market 2,000 baht for allegedly overcharging two South Korean YouTubers. Thai fans of the South Korean YouTubers, Cullen and Jung, raised concerns after seeing the pair pay inflated prices for clothes at the famous floating market in Ratchaburi province in a recent travel vlog on their YouTube…

  • Thailand NewsHIV positive Thai man accused of raping at least 7 girls | Thaiger

    HIV positive Thai man accused of raping at least 7 girls

    Parents in the Isaan province of Udon Thani filed complaints against a Thai man, accusing him of raping at least seven young girls aged between four and ten and spreading HIV to the victims, as his wife is reportedly infected. Worried parents reached out to Panumas “Piak” Jitwasinkul, who operates the Facebook page Hia Piak Helps, saying that officers from…

  • Phuket NewsPolice arrest foreign rider for dangerous stunts in Phuket | Thaiger

    Police arrest foreign rider for dangerous stunts in Phuket

    Police arrested a foreign motorcyclist yesterday, November 11, for dangerous riding, where he was captured on video performing wheelies on a road in Thalang district, Phuket. A Thai man recorded the act and shared the footage in the Facebook group แบบนี้ต้องประจาน ภูเก็ต (This kind of actions must be exposed – Phuket), captioning it… “This occurred near Nai Yang Beach. I have…

  • Thailand NewsKlatham Party MP assets frozen due to online gambling links | Thaiger

    Klatham Party MP assets frozen due to online gambling links

    The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) temporarily froze assets worth 159 million baht from a Member of Parliament (MP) of the Klatham Party over alleged financial links to an online gambling operation. Political activist and President of the Crime Victim Assistance Club, Atchariya Rueangrattanapong, accused MP Chonnaput Naksue of receiving benefits from online gambling platforms. He claimed to have evidence supporting…

  • Thailand NewsThai man commits suicide in gold shop after 200,000 baht heist fails | Thaiger

    Thai man commits suicide in gold shop after 200,000 baht heist fails

    A Thai man committed suicide at a gold shop in the Isaan province of Udon Thani to avoid legal consequences after attempting to rob 200,000 baht in cash from the store owner. The owner of the gold shop in Wua Kong Market, Ban Lueam sub-district, reported both the attempted theft and the suspect’s suicide to police at around 5pm yesterday,…

  • Thailand NewsPM Anutin wipes tears while comforting soldiers injured in border landmine | Thaiger

    PM Anutin wipes tears while comforting soldiers injured in border landmine

    Prime Minister (PM) of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, visited soldiers injured in a recent landmine explosion in Sisaket yesterday, November 11, and was seen wiping away tears while listening to one of them recount the incident. Two Thai soldiers, Sergeant Major First Class Thirdsak Samapong and Private Wachira Phantana, were injured after stepping on a landmine while patrolling the border between…

  • Thailand NewsPolice suspect murder-suicide after family of 5 found dead in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    Police suspect murder-suicide after family of 5 found dead in Chon Buri

    A family of five died under mysterious circumstances at a house in Chon Buri province. Police suspect a murder-suicide linked to the family’s financial troubles. The village chief, Adul Rueangraksa, called officers from Nong Kham Police Station to investigate a house in Si Racha district on November 11, after he and residents forced their way into the property and discovered…

  • Thailand NewsMalaysian man arrested for swindling 22 million baht from retired Thai teacher | Thaiger

    Malaysian man arrested for swindling 22 million baht from retired Thai teacher

    Today, police arrested a Malaysian man for posing as a policeman and medical professional to swindle more than 22 million baht from a retired Thai teacher in the central province of Uthai Thani. The 70 year old retired teacher, Kanjana, reported to Mueang Uthai Thani police that she was tricked by a scammer. She transferred a total of over 22…

  • Thailand NewsThai man at large after attacking and threatening boy with gun at school | Thaiger

    Thai man at large after attacking and threatening boy with gun at school

    A Thai man remains at large after attacking and threatening a 14 year old boy with a gun at a school in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat today. Rescuers from the Tai Tek Siang Tung Foundation were called to a school on the outskirts of the city to transport the injured boy to hospital. The boy sustained a…

  • Thailand NewsRetired policewoman in Saraburi seeks new home for wild cat after serious attack | Thaiger

    Retired policewoman in Saraburi seeks new home for wild cat after serious attack

    An 83 year old retired policewoman in the central province of Saraburi sought a new home for a wild cat she had attempted to pet after it attacked her, leaving severe injuries that required more than 100 stitches. Jeraja asked a rescue team for help in catching a wild cat she had been caring for and treating like her beloved…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman apologises after exposing private parts in tattoo contest | Thaiger

    Thai woman apologises after exposing private parts in tattoo contest

    A Thai woman issued a public apology after exposing her private parts during a tattoo contest in Saraburi province on Saturday, November 8. An explicit video of the female contestant circulated on Thai social media on Monday, November 10, sparking criticism both against the woman and the event organisers. The two-day event, held from November 7 and 8, marked the…

  • Thailand NewsThai theft suspect drowns after jumping into canal to escape arrest | Thaiger

    Thai theft suspect drowns after jumping into canal to escape arrest

    Yesterday, a Thai man drowned in a canal in Samut Prakan province after allegedly attempting to steal from a parked car and evading arrest by jumping into the water. Locals alerted Bang Sao Thong Police Station officers and Por Teck Tung Foundation rescuers to a canal within the Eua Arthon Mueangma Bangphli Community in the Bang Sao Thong district after…