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 8, 2023
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14 year old Thai girl commits suicide after suffering sexual assault over 8 years

A 14 year old Thai girl committed suicide at Krung Thep Bridge in Bangkok after being sexually assaulted by her grandfather-in-law for more than eight years. Bangkholaem Police Station officers and rescuers tried to save the teenage girl from the Chao Phraya River at around 11.45am on November 6. Rescuers administered CPR but were unable to save her life. A…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 8, 2023
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Thai tuk tuk driver’s fare fight leads to handcuffs in Bangkok

Police arrested a Thai tuk tuk driver for physically assaulting two foreign passengers on Phloen Chit Road in the Pathum Wan district of Bangkok on the night of November 5 after they failed to agree on the fare. Lumphini Police Station officers received a complaint of theft from two foreigners in the middle of the night and rushed to the…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 8, 2023
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Thai singer’s late-night jam turns trashy: Singer crashes Volvo into garbage truck (video)

A Thai singer crashed his Volvo S90 sedan into a garbage truck on the Krung Thep-Nonthaburi Road in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok, injuring two sanitation workers in the early hours of yesterday morning. Officers from Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station received a report of the accident at 4am yesterday, November 7. Investigating officers arrived at the scene with the Ruam Katayu…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 8, 2023
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Thai man’s love turns deadly, murders crush’s stepfather in central Thailand

Police arrested a Thai man for the murder of his crush’s stepfather and a witness to the crime after the deceased’s stepdaughter rejected him at his house in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The distressing episode came to light when a Thai woman named Mod contacted the authorities at the Lao Kwan Police Station to report a shooting that occurred…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 7, 2023
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Sneaky conversation of cheating partner found on YouTube’s search history

A TikTok video caused a stir among Thai netizens when it showed that a cheating partner can talk to a lover via YouTube search history. The TikTok account @music_1999 shared a screenshot of the YouTuber’s search history with a message that read, “Give up on the attempts you two.” The TikToker said in the video caption, “Sneaking to talk to each…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 7, 2023
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Leech’s eye for adventure: Thai trekker’s blood-curdling tale

A Thai man shared an eye-opening survival experience when a leech sucked blood from a friend’s eye, along with a warning and recommendation for all trekking enthusiasts. The Thai man, Apichart Prommathat, shared the story on his Facebook page Der Baag (เดอะแบก) at 9am yesterday, November 6. Apichart began his story with a warning to trekkers to be aware of…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 7, 2023
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Pot predicament: Thai mum blames foreign neighbours’ toke trouble for son’s illness

A Thai woman took to social media to demand responsibility from her foreign neighbours after their personal cannabis use allegedly caused her son’s illness. The woman, Arpapan Jaiman, posted on Facebook on November 2 that a foreigner had just rented a room within her condominium in the northern province of Chaing Mai. Arpapan accused the foreigner and his friends of smoking cannabis…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 7, 2023
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3 men arrested for stealing and selling data of over 15 million Thais

Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers yesterday arrested three Thai men for stealing the personal information of more than 15 million Thais and selling it to scammers who used the information to dupe victims out of money. In February, the CCID police arrested a Thai engineer in Phuket for selling the personal information of more than 2 million people to…
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Petch PetpailinTuesday, November 7, 2023
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Thai woman survives her husband’s murder-suicide plan

A Thai woman recounted surviving her husband’s murder-suicide plan at their shared house in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. Klang Yai Police Station officers rushed to the scene of the shooting at a house in the Baab Pue district of Udon Thani province at 6am, November 5. Officers met with the injured woman, 42 year old Rinna, outside the…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 6, 2023
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Thai actor plans to sue Bangkok barber for cutting off part of his ear

A Thai actor is planning to sue a barber at a shop located in the Thong Lor neighbourhood of Bangkok for cutting off part of his right ear. The actor, 26 year old Natthapong “Oatmeal” Kanthathan, reported details of the incident on his TikTok account, @o.atx, yesterday, November 5. Oatmeal revealed that he is an actor with Mflow Entertainment and…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 6, 2023
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Thai AirAsia launches fly-thru flight to boost up lesser-visited provinces

Thai AirAsia has launched a new fly-thru service connecting Phuket to Don Mueang Airport and Phitsanulok. The aim is to encourage foreign tourists visiting Phuket to explore and discover lesser-visited provinces like Phitsanulok and other areas in the lower northern region of Thailand. Sasiwan Siphrom, the President of the Tourism Council of the Lower Northern Provinces, highlighted that in collaboration…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 6, 2023
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Thai minibus driver allegedly drugs and rapes 13 year old girl in Bangkok

The family of a teenage girl called on the police to advance their investigation and arrest a minibus driver who allegedly drugged and raped the 13 year old. Channel 3 visited the victim’s house in the Waeng Noi district in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen yesterday, November 5, to interview the teenager’s family about the incident. The victim’s 40…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 6, 2023
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Spicy showdown: Thai eatery saviour gives yakuza gang a taste of justice in Japan

Police arrested a Thai man working at a Thai restaurant in Japan after he killed one and injured two Japanese yakuza gang members while saving his Thai friend from a brutal attack. According to a local news agency, the incident took place outside a Thai restaurant in the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, at around 7.40pm on November 2. Two…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 6, 2023
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Foreign hero’s good deed ends in Pattaya Beach brawl: Man injured trying to stop transwomen tiff

A foreign man sustained severe injuries when he attempted to break up a fight among three Thai transwomen on Pattaya Beach. A viral video of the fight between the Thai transwomen went viral on Thai social media. The footage depicted two transwomen assaulting another individual on Pattaya Beach, right in front of Baywalk Residence. The victim, a transwoman, suffered injuries…
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Petch PetpailinMonday, November 6, 2023
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Green glow or green go? Viral lights stir aurora confusion above Thailand’s national park

Images of a bright green light above Kaeng Krachan National Park in the southern province of Phetchaburi went viral on Thai social media. Netizens said it was the first-ever aurora display in Thailand while one scientist dampened spirits somewhat saying it was just the green fishing light. Facebook page Khao Panoentung Scenic Point at Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 3, 2023
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Firearms feud: Thai police nab duo for ‘shooting’ deal gone wrong

Thai police arrested two men on charges of conspiring to shoot a firearms dealer. Their motive was the gun dealer’s alleged failure to deliver a firearm they had ordered for 9,000 baht. The incident came to light when officers from Phetchakasem Police Station responded to a shooting report at approximately 10pm on October 30. After reviewing CCTV footage from the…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 3, 2023
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Thai man creates fake profile to swindle 4.3 million baht from doctor

The Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) arrested a Thai man for creating a fake social media profile of himself as an attractive man to swindle 4.3 million baht from a female doctor. The 60 year old doctor filed a romance scam complaint at Mae Ping Police Station in the northern province of Chaing Mai on October 27. The doctor said the…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 3, 2023
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Thai man physically abuses wife and rapes 7 year old daughter

Police arrested a Thai man in his rented room in the southern province of Surat Thani for physically abusing his wife and raping his seven year old daughter. A 38 year old woman named Mam contacted the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women on October 19 to seek help for her daughter. Mam explained that she had just found out…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 3, 2023
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TikToker faces 1,650 baht tax bill for sending 10 baht pen to Thailand (video)

A Thai man shared his shocking experience on TikTok saying he sent a pen that cost less than 10 baht from New Zealand to Thailand and was charged 1,650 baht in tax. The man posted a video on his TikTok account, @24jetlag, on November 2 revealing his mind-boggling story with the caption: “Tax for sending a pen to Thailand is…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 3, 2023
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Outlaws Thailand gang leader arrested, 150 million baht assets seized

Officers from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) arrested the leader of the Outlaws Thailand criminal gang at a luxury condominium on Soi Sukhumvit 55 in Bangkok for operating online gambling, human trafficking and drug trafficking. Assets worth more than 150 million baht were seized. Following measures to crackdown on online gambling in Thailand, the CCIB discovered a website, UFAV8,…
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Petch PetpailinFriday, November 3, 2023
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Tipsy Thai tourist turns river ‘cruise’ into sleepover, locals and police ‘buoy’ his spirits in central Thailand

Police rescued a tipsy Thai tourist who fell asleep on a boat and floated down the river in Uthai Thani for over 3 kilometres. Locals reached out to the police initially mistaking him for being dead. Residents reported to the Mueang Uthai Thani Police Station on October 30 that they saw a Thai man lying on a boat in the…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 2, 2023
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Thai woman accused of stealing identity to swindle 3 million baht from man

A Thai woman accused another in the central province of Kampang Phet of stealing her identity to swindle more than 3 million baht from a man. The accused woman denied the allegation but admitted to knowing the victim. The male victim, who works as an engineer, filed a police report after realising that his girlfriend, named Bumbim, did not love…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 2, 2023
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Thai man seeks skilled doctor to treat penis infection after enlargement procedure

In fear of losing his penis, a Thai man turned to a social media influencer for help in finding a skilled doctor to treat an infection in his penis, following an olive oil injection for penis enlargement. Thai social media influencer, Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, accompanied the 29 year old man, who goes by the name A, to Masterpiece Hospital in Bangkok…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 2, 2023
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Lottery vendor allegedly burns shrine for giving locals winning numbers

Residents in the central province of Ratchaburi accused a lottery vendor of burning the sacred Mae Niang-Mae Norm Shrine because its spirits have been giving locals in the area the correct winning numbers, causing the vendor to lose money. Officers from Mueang Ratchaburi Police Station received a report that a fire had broken out at a small shelter in front of…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 2, 2023
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Chinese couple accused of damaging Thai woman’s Bangkok home

A concerned Thai mother urged Channel 3 to publicise the disturbing behaviour of a Chinese couple after she accused them of causing chaos and damage to her daughter’s house in Soi Chalerm Prakiat 28 in the Prawet district of Bangkok. The mother, Arporn, told the media that her daughter had lived alone in the house for more than 10 years without…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 2, 2023
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Jealous husband shoots wife before suicide, wife survives attack

A jealous husband shot his wife several times in a rented house in Bangkok’s Khlong Toey district and then committed suicide, believing her to be dead. The wife survived the attack but remains in critical condition. Officers from Tha Rue Police Station and a rescue team rushed to the house on Art Narong Road in Khlong Toey district at 1am…
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Petch PetpailinThursday, November 2, 2023
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Trouser triggers: Pen gun mishap leaves schoolboys with penis pain

A pen gun which was kept in a trouser pocket accidentally went off, injuring one schoolboy in the penis and another in the leg. Medical workers at Phutta Sothon Hospital 2 in the central province of Chachengsao urged officers from Mueang Chachengsao Police Station to question two schoolboys who were admitted with gunshot wounds. The young boys insisted that the…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 1, 2023
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Disabled teenager demands mother to return 400,000 baht compensation

A 16 year old disabled girl spoke to her mother through Channel 3 asking her to return the 400,000 baht she received as compensation after a motorcycle accident. The woman told Channel 3 that she lost her right leg in a motorcycle accident and the court ordered the motorist involved in the accident to pay her 500,000 baht in compensation.…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 1, 2023
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Bedazzling deceit: Thai woman accuses famous sorcerer of spiritual sex scam

A Thai woman accused a famous sorcerer of tricking her into having intercourse with him, claiming that sex was part of a process to expel evil spirits from her soul. The 26 year old woman approached non-profit organisation Saimai Survive and urged them to file a lawsuit against a 63 year old sorcerer named Harn Raksajit, also known as Novice…
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Petch PetpailinWednesday, November 1, 2023
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Bangkok condo conundrum: Thai man’s discount deal to evict stubborn mother

A Thai man put his Bangkok condo room up for sale at a low price to force his interfering mother to move out. He says he can’t personally use the condo because his mother refuses to leave. The Thai man announced the sale on a Facebook group on October 26. The condominium is situated within the HR Residence project, which is…

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