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 NewsRescue efforts underway for stray dog with cut-off paws in Buriram | Thaiger

    Rescue efforts underway for stray dog with cut-off paws in Buriram

    Residents in the Isaan province of Buriram ensured a stray dog received necessary medical care after its hind leg paws had been cut off. A Thai woman took to social media to seek help for the injured dog on Tuesday, June 17. She shared pictures of the dog, with brown and black fur and its paws cut off, with a…

  • Thailand NewsThai monk disgraces faith by killing man at temple | Thaiger

    Thai monk disgraces faith by killing man at temple

    Yet another Thai monk brought disgrace to the Buddhist faith by killing a man with a spoon who repeatedly asked for food at Khao Peep Temple in the southern province of Chumphon. A Thai woman, Onpreya, had been searching for her husband, Suppapong, who disappeared from their home in Chumphon on June 14. Onpreya believed her husband had gone to…

  • Thailand NewsPolice chase Thai man after sexual assault of teenage girls | Thaiger

    Police chase Thai man after sexual assault of teenage girls

    Police are hunting for a Thai man who sexually assaulted and attempted to steal from four teenage girls on a road in the Thatakiab district in the central province of Chachoengsao at the weekend. The suspect, identified only as Non, reportedly fled Chachoengsao for Chon Buri after committing the crimes twice on the same night of June 16. The first…

  • Thailand NewsIndian man arrested at Bangkok airport for smuggling cocaine | Thaiger

    Indian man arrested at Bangkok airport for smuggling cocaine

    Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) officers at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok arrested an Indian man on Sunday for smuggling cocaine worth 17 million baht into Thailand. Finance Minister Junlaphan Amornvivat held a press conference at the Customs Office in Don Mueang Airport on June 16 to reveal details of the 39 year old Indian man’s arrest. Junlaphan explained…

  • Thailand NewsForeign man in Chon Buri accused of killing stray dog with poison | Thaiger

    Foreign man in Chon Buri accused of killing stray dog with poison

    A Thai woman accused a foreign man living in the same community in Chon Buri province of poisoning a stray dog and previously abusing his pets. The 66 year old woman, Lamud, urged Channel 3 to share her story in a bid to seek justice for the dead stray dog named Liao. Reporters visited her home in the Bang Lamung…

  • Thailand NewsForeign man attacks Thai woman in Pattaya for filming fight (video) | Thaiger

    Foreign man attacks Thai woman in Pattaya for filming fight (video)

    A foreign man allegedly attacked a Thai woman on Pattaya Walking Street for filming him during a heated argument with another foreigner. Facebook news page Social Hunter 2022 shared a video of the Thai victim arguing with the alleged foreign attacker on June 17 with a few words highlighting the incident. “I used to frequent entertainment venues six to seven…

  • Thailand NewsForeign man knocks out Thai transwoman on Pattaya Walking Street | Thaiger

    Foreign man knocks out Thai transwoman on Pattaya Walking Street

    Security camera footage depicting a foreign man punching a Thai transwoman in the face, causing her to lose consciousness on Pattaya Walking Street, went viral yesterday. The CCTV footage, recorded around 3am on June 17, was widely shared by Thai media outlets. It showed a heated argument between the transwoman in a yellow dress and two foreign men wearing white…

  • Thailand NewsStitched up: Thai man demands justice after surgery mishap | Thaiger

    Stitched up: Thai man demands justice after surgery mishap

    A Thai man is seeking justice for his mother after she nearly lost her life because a doctor at Thammasat University Hospital in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok left gauze in her womb during surgery for endometrial cancer. The issue came to light after Esor News shared the story on Sunday, June 16. The page shared a picture of a…

  • Thailand NewsThai intern uses Muay Thai to beat off hospital sexual assault | Thaiger

    Thai intern uses Muay Thai to beat off hospital sexual assault

    A Thai woman used Muay Thai skills, taught by her grandfather, to escape a sexual assault attempt by a male nursing assistant while interning at a hospital in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. The victim, Baitong, shared CCTV footage of the incident on Facebook on June 14. She revealed that the incident occurred about a year ago. She later learned that…

  • Crime NewsPattaya bar brawl brews: Owner and tourist fight over last call | Thaiger

    Pattaya bar brawl brews: Owner and tourist fight over last call

    A Thai bar owner and a foreigner got into a bout of fisticuffs in Pattaya after the latter pushed the owner’s girlfriend in the chest for refusing to serve him because the bar was closing. Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers intervened in the altercation between the Thai man and the foreigner outside a bar in Soi Pattaya 8, about 150…

  • Thailand NewsCave of Titans unearthed: Phayao locals make bone-chilling find | Thaiger

    Cave of Titans unearthed: Phayao locals make bone-chilling find

    Locals in the Dok Kham Tai district of the northern province of Phayao discovered the Cave of Titans, where they believe a titan couple once lived, after discovering a rock filled with white bones inside. Although the exact date of the cave’s discovery remains unknown, multiple news agencies have recently reported the finding. Situated approximately 5 kilometres from the residential…

  • Thailand News3 year old girl found dead after disappearing from nursery in Isaan | Thaiger

    3 year old girl found dead after disappearing from nursery in Isaan

    A three year old girl disappeared from a nursery in the Isaan province of Sisaket before her dead body was found in a swamp 800 meters away. Her devastated parents suspect foul play. The body of the young girl, Bee, was found in a swamp in the middle of a rice field in the Yan Chum Noi district of Sisaket…

  • Thailand NewsIsaan mystery: Thai man found dead, sex partner vanishes | Thaiger

    Isaan mystery: Thai man found dead, sex partner vanishes

    A 63 year old Thai man died mysteriously in a hotel room in the Isaan province of Ubon Ratchathani. A woman, suspected to be his sexual partner, vanished from the scene. Mueang Ubon Ratchathani Police Station officers were alerted to the death of the 63 year old Chaiyasit, a retired Royal Irrigation Department official, on Saturday, June 15. He was…

  • Thailand NewsRussian drowns after ignoring warning at Surin Beach in Phuket | Thaiger

    Russian drowns after ignoring warning at Surin Beach in Phuket

    A Russian man drowned yesterday after swimming in the sea at Surin Beach in Phuket despite a red flag warning about strong waves. Thai lifeguards at Surin Beach called officers from Cherngtalay Police Station yesterday, June 16, after a foreign tourist was pulled unconscious from the water. He was later identified as 64 year old Russian man Aleksei Apostolov. Police…

  • Thailand NewsOil slick caper: CIB tracks stolen tankers to Malaysia waters | Thaiger

    Oil slick caper: CIB tracks stolen tankers to Malaysia waters

    Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers successfully located three oil tankers stolen from a Thai Marine Police (TMP) dock in Chon Buri and subsequently found in Malaysia. Eight crew members are missing, and a quantity of petrol has reportedly vanished. Five oil tankers were seized by illegal petrol smugglers on March 19 and berthed at TMP dock in the Sattahip district…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman seeks help after brutal assault by ex-boyfriend | Thaiger

    Thai woman seeks help after brutal assault by ex-boyfriend

    A Thai woman in the eastern province of Rayong is seeking help after repeated harassment and a recent physical assault by her ex-boyfriend at her workplace, which left her with severe injuries. The 31 year old victim turned to social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet after officers from the Khao Chamao Police Station ignored her case. She was left living…

  • Thailand NewsKoh Samui steals spotlight: Readers rave over four island getaways | Thaiger

    Koh Samui steals spotlight: Readers rave over four island getaways

    Readers of the popular American travel magazine Travel+Leisure voted four accommodations in Koh Samui as winners in the Beach+Island Resort category. Travel+Leisure released its 2024 Luxury Awards Asia Pacific ranking, allowing readers to nominate and vote for outstanding accommodations in various categories, including five-star urban escapes, private-island beach resorts, innovative spas, Instagram-worthy swimming pools, awesome airlines and airports, cruises, and…

  • Thailand NewsHeartless landlord leaves terminally ill man homeless before death | Thaiger

    Heartless landlord leaves terminally ill man homeless before death

    The owner of a rented house in the southern province of Songkhla refused to allow a terminally ill Thai man to rest in her residence. This forced the man to seek refuge in a temple, where he passed away this morning, June 14. Witnesses took to social media to share the heartbreaking story of 63 year old terminally ill Thai…

  • Thailand NewsSeptic shock: Colonel reassigned amid conscripts fee fuss | Thaiger

    Septic shock: Colonel reassigned amid conscripts fee fuss

    Following an online controversy, the colonel of the 22nd Logistic and Services Battalion has been reassigned to the 2nd Army Region. The issue arose when conscripts were charged a 500 baht fee for septic tank maintenance and other unjustified expenses. The Facebook page Esor News 3 shared a conscript’s salary slip on June 12, reporting that the conscript had asked…

  • Thailand NewsVictims condemn news agency for airing monk sex scandal videos | Thaiger

    Victims condemn news agency for airing monk sex scandal videos

    The Thai victims of a sex scandal involving a former monk condemned a news agency for publishing their explicit videos, causing embarrassment and making other victims scared to provide information to the police. A Thai couple, A and B, and their friend, C, sought help from Saimai Survive after the former monk, Phra Ajarn O, allegedly manipulated them into having…

  • Thailand NewsSouth Korean man bails 5.4 million baht ‘little ghost’ pregnant girlfriend | Thaiger

    South Korean man bails 5.4 million baht ‘little ghost’ pregnant girlfriend

    A South Korean TikToker shared a story of his pregnant Thai girlfriend, who was arrested for working and living illegally in South Korea. He revealed that he is looking forward to reuniting with her after paying a fine of 20 million won (about 5.4 million baht). A South Korean TikToker, Bong, is known for his bilingual videos. The Facebook page,…

  • Thailand NewsGrenade mistake: Thai woman’s recycling blunder shocks residents | Thaiger

    Grenade mistake: Thai woman’s recycling blunder shocks residents

    An old Thai woman in Chon Buri mistook a hand grenade for recyclable plastic and stored it in her home, leaving her neighbours in shock. Fortunately, the grenade was not harmful as it was a practice explosive. A 66 year old Thai man, Chanan Piyakhumni, reported to Sattahip Police Station today, June 13, that he discovered a weapon of war,…

  • Thailand NewsCaught in the act: Man arrested for luring women into online porn | Thaiger

    Caught in the act: Man arrested for luring women into online porn

    Police arrested a 20 year old Thai man in the northern province of Lamphun for tricking women, the youngest as young as 12, into making porn and selling explicit content online. Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) officers acted on a tip-off and investigated a Telegram account sharing explicit videos of several women until they managed to arrest the suspect, 20 year…

  • Thailand NewsThai man’s toothbrush with danger, nearly chokes to death | Thaiger

    Thai man’s toothbrush with danger, nearly chokes to death

    A Thai man accidentally swallowed a toothbrush and almost choked to death while brushing his teeth last night. The victim is now safe after a doctor managed to remove the toothbrush from his throat. Ruamkatanyu Rescue Foundation was alerted to the emergency incident at around 9pm yesterday, June 12, and rushed to the scene at a rented room in Soi…

  • Thailand NewsOily trouble: Thieves swipe 330,000 litres from Thai police dock | Thaiger

    Oily trouble: Thieves swipe 330,000 litres from Thai police dock

    Illegal oil smugglers stole three tankers carrying about 330,000 litres of diesel from the Thai Marine Police (TMP) dock in the Sattahip district of Chon Buri on Tuesday night. TMP officers filed a complaint with Sattahip Police Station in the early hours of June 12 after three out of five oil tankers disappeared from their parking spots. The relevant authorities…

  • Thailand NewsChinese suspects dish out 1 million baht to wrap up sexual assault case | Thaiger

    Chinese suspects dish out 1 million baht to wrap up sexual assault case

    Two Chinese men surrendered to police after a sexual assault at a restaurant in the eastern province of Prachin Buri on Monday. The Chinese suspects allegedly attempted to end the legal proceedings with 1 million baht. A Chinese man, whose identity was not disclosed, attacked a 20 year old Thai waiter, Jakkrit, at the restaurant in Prachin Buri province after…

  • Thailand NewsThai monk’s high crimes: Temple trouble over explicit posts & drugs | Thaiger

    Thai monk’s high crimes: Temple trouble over explicit posts & drugs

    Police arrested a Thai monk at a temple in the Isaan province of Sa Kaeo for sharing explicit content on social media platforms and using drugs. The monk admitted to having sex with many men during his monkhood and infecting them with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Twitter account Red Skull shared explicit pictures of the Thai monk, later identified…

  • Crime NewsJealous Thai man turns himself in after setting fire to disabled wife | Thaiger

    Jealous Thai man turns himself in after setting fire to disabled wife

    In a horrific scene, a Thai man set fire to his disabled wife outside her home in the central province of Nakhon Pathom yesterday. He fled the scene before turning himself in to police later that night. The Wat Chan Rescue Foundation was alerted to the brutal attack yesterday, June 12, and rushed to transport the victim from her home…

  • Thailand NewsBuddhist office to seize sex scandal monk’s 100 million baht assets | Thaiger

    Buddhist office to seize sex scandal monk’s 100 million baht assets

    The National Office of Buddhism plans to confiscate assets worth over 100 million baht from the former monk involved in a group sex scandal case. A Thai couple accused the monk, later identified as Phra Ajarn O, of manipulating them and other followers into having group sex. The monk allegedly tricked them into sexual activity by claiming it would give…

  • Thailand NewsHoly heartbreak: Isaan man jobless and wifeless after monk affair | Thaiger

    Holy heartbreak: Isaan man jobless and wifeless after monk affair

    A Thai man in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen lost his job and subsequently his wife to a former monk. He demanded she discuss a divorce and financial support for their daughter, and he plans to sue her lover. The legal husband, Ohm, shared his heartbreaking story during an interview with Channel 3. He revealed that he met his…