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 NewsPrison chief insists gambling king assassination attempt impossible | Thaiger

    Prison chief insists gambling king assassination attempt impossible

    The Commander of Bang Kwang Central Prison insisted that no assassination attempt took place in the jail, as claimed by the gambling king and his lawyer. The commander, Yuttana Nakruengsri, emphasised that an assassination is impossible in a Thai prison. The Thai lawyer, Withun Keng-ngan, yesterday, July 30, demanded an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on the gambling king,…

  • Thailand NewsTikTok star arrested at Bangkok airport for operating online gambling | Thaiger

    TikTok star arrested at Bangkok airport for operating online gambling

    Police arrested a Thai TikTok star at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok yesterday, after discovering she was operating a gambling website with over 4 billion baht in circulation. Officers from the Special Operation Unit for the Prevention and Suppression of Digital Crimes from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) arrested a 29 year old Thai woman named Chutima,…

  • Thailand NewsBig Joke changes name for better luck amid gambling scandal | Thaiger

    Big Joke changes name for better luck amid gambling scandal

    The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, changed his name, adding one more letter for better luck. Big Joke was recently removed from his position following an alleged involvement in a gambling and money laundering operation. It is alleged there were financial connections between him and a gambling network. The deputy commissioner denied all…

  • Thailand NewsThai gambling king seeks justice after assassination attempt in jail | Thaiger

    Thai gambling king seeks justice after assassination attempt in jail

    An imprisoned Thai gambling king hired a lawyer to seek justice after a fellow inmate attempted to kill him inside Bang Kwang Central Prison near Bangkok. The lawyer, Withun Keng-ngan, disclosed details of the assassination attempt against Apirak “Po” Chat-arnon, also known as Sia Po, during an interview with Channel 3 on July 30. Withun and Sia Po’s family are…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman claims cops and dealer stacked the deck | Thaiger

    Thai woman claims cops and dealer stacked the deck

    A Thai gambler accused police of conspiring with a card dealer to cheat her out of 800,000 baht during a gambling raid at a house in the Lat Krabang district of Bangkok. The 37 year old gambler, May, hired a well-known lawyer, Ratchapon Sirisakhon, to seek justice for her. Accompanied by the lawyer, May came forward to expose the scam…

  • Bangkok NewsDisabled man arrested for throwing rock at car in Bangkok (video) | Thaiger

    Disabled man arrested for throwing rock at car in Bangkok (video)

    A Thai woman took to social media to warn motorists in Bangkok after a disabled man threw a rock at her car while travelling on Banthat Thong Road on Sunday, July 28. Many netizens shared that this man committed the same crime in the Silom area. The female driver shared the video of the disabled suspect attempting to flee from…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman killed by stray bullet after neighbours’ dog dispute | Thaiger

    Thai woman killed by stray bullet after neighbours’ dog dispute

    Two Thai men engaged in a heated argument over a dog which led to the shooting and death of a 61 year old neighbour at a rented room in the southern province of Trang. A 64 year old Thai man, Samran, was charged with intentional murder, attempted murder, and illegal possession of a gun after the death of a 61…

  • Thailand NewsDrug-addicted Thai man beheads wife, claims ghost possessed her | Thaiger

    Drug-addicted Thai man beheads wife, claims ghost possessed her

    A drug-addicted Thai man beheaded his wife at their shared home in the Laplae district of the northern province of Uttaradit, claiming he killed a ghost, not his wife. Officers from the Laplae Police Station, and local administrative officials, on Sunday, July 28, searched for a 49 year old Thai man named Narin, for the murder of his 49 year…

  • Thailand NewsThai monk in southern Thailand accused of sexually abusing dogs | Thaiger

    Thai monk in southern Thailand accused of sexually abusing dogs

    A Thai monk, and acting abbot at a temple in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, denied bestiality and sexually abusing dogs, claiming the other two monks attempted to ruin his name. Several local news agencies in Nakhon Si Thammarat reported that a worker at the temple announced to locals that the acting abbot, 42 year old Daeng, sexually…

  • Thailand NewsBritish man rescued after falling off cliff in northern Thailand | Thaiger

    British man rescued after falling off cliff in northern Thailand

    Tourist Police officers rescued a British man on Sunday who fell off a cliff at Pai Canyon in the northern province of Mae Hong Son. Mae Hong Son Provincial Tourist Police Office were alerted to the accident at about 8am on Sunday, July 28. Police officers and rescuers from the Pai Samakki Foundation then rushed to the scene. Upon arrival,…

  • Thailand NewsThai rapist attempts to kill 14 year old victim after her pregnancy | Thaiger

    Thai rapist attempts to kill 14 year old victim after her pregnancy

    The family of a 14 year old Thai girl is seeking justice after an influential 72 year old man in the southern province of Surat Thani repeatedly raped the teenager for over a year and tried to kill her to conceal his crime after she became pregnant. The victim’s 49 year old mother, Suphannee, filed a rape complaint at Hua…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman’s repeated assaults by ex-boyfriend ignored by police | Thaiger

    Thai woman’s repeated assaults by ex-boyfriend ignored by police

    A Thai woman took to social media seeking help after her ex-boyfriend stalked and physically assaulted her and her family members over the past two years, with the police neglecting her case. The victim, identified only as May, shared her story with the Facebook page Esor News 3 after her ex-boyfriend, Deer, continued to evade capture despite years of abuse.…

  • Thailand NewsThai man steals masseuse’s phone after failing to rape her | Thaiger

    Thai man steals masseuse’s phone after failing to rape her

    Police arrested a Thai man yesterday in the southern province of Songkhla for attempting to rape a masseuse before changing his mind and stealing her mobile phone instead because she was on her period. The 28 year old masseuse escaped from the attempted rape and sought help from motorists on a road in the Hat Yai district of Songkhla. She…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese couple intervenes in argument, resulting in murder | Thaiger

    Burmese couple intervenes in argument, resulting in murder

    A Burmese couple intervened in an argument with another Burmese couple, resulting in the murder of a woman on Wednesday at an apartment in the Bang Bir district of Samut Prakan province. A Burmese woman was killed while her boyfriend was seriously injured in the incident. Khlong Dan Police Station officers investigated the scene of the crime in Soi Rojanakun…

  • Thailand NewsThai man rescued after brutal torture by employers in Isaan (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man rescued after brutal torture by employers in Isaan (video)

    Social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet rescued a Thai man after he was brutally tortured by his two employers at an electronic appliance store in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima. The 38 year old victim, Kong, sent his story to Gun’s official Facebook page, asking the influencer to help him. He told Gun that his employers brutally assaulted him…

  • Thailand NewsCult blamed for deadly killing rampage in Surat Thani | Thaiger

    Cult blamed for deadly killing rampage in Surat Thani

    Police reported that a strange cult allegedly led a Thai man to go on a killing rampage yesterday, taking the life of his niece and injuring her daughter at a palm plantation in the southern province. The violent rampage was reported at approximately 2pm yesterday, July 25, at a palm plantation in the Phrasaeng district of Surat Thani. Officers from…

  • Thailand News2 Pakistani men arrested in Phuket after scamming Thai vendors | Thaiger

    2 Pakistani men arrested in Phuket after scamming Thai vendors

    Police have arrested two Pakistani men at a residence in Phuket after they repeatedly defrauded several Thai vendors. The men claimed that their criminal actions were unintentional and resulted from being under the influence of alcohol. The owner of a drugstore in the Kamala sub-district of Phuket filed a scam complaint with Kamala Police Station after a foreign customer, later…

  • Thailand NewsHomeless Thai couple caught having sex in temple in Isaan (video) | Thaiger

    Homeless Thai couple caught having sex in temple in Isaan (video)

    A Thai monk caught a homeless couple having sex in a temple in the Isaan province of Surin and called the police to the scene to stop them from continuing the dirty deed. Officers from Mueang Surin Police Station were called to the temple in the middle of the night after the monk found the homeless couple engaging in sexual…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman killed, girl injured in rampage in Surat Thani | Thaiger

    Thai woman killed, girl injured in rampage in Surat Thani

    Phrasaeng Police Station officers have surrounded a palm plantation in the southern province of Surat Thani after a Thai man went on a rampage, killing one woman and injuring a young girl. Police were notified about the rampage at approximately 2pm today, July 25, and rushed to the scene along with a rescue team. Officers reported to KhaoSod that the…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman accuses ex-husband’s wife of killing him for fortune | Thaiger

    Thai woman accuses ex-husband’s wife of killing him for fortune

    A Thai woman in the southern province of Krabi accused her ex-husband’s wife of killing him for his 10 million baht fortune. The wife admitted to killing her husband but did not mention her husband’s assets. Officers from Khao Phanom Police Station were alerted to the death of 52 year old Thai man Preecha at 9pm on July 22. He…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for arson at Pak Kret Police Station, Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for arson at Pak Kret Police Station, Bangkok

    Police arrested a Thai man for setting fire to Pak Kret Police Station in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on July 16. The cause of the fire was initially thought to be a short circuit before CCTV footage revealed it as arson. The fire broke out on the second floor of Pak Kret Police Station, which was used to store case…

  • Thailand News3 year old Thai boy rescued from drug-addict mother | Thaiger

    3 year old Thai boy rescued from drug-addict mother

    A neighbour urged a social media influencer to save a three year old Thai boy from his party-loving, drug-addicted mother at their home in the central province of Pathum Thani. The mother confessed to leaving her son alone at home while she enjoyed some fun and frolics at a drug party with friends. The neighbour called the social media influencer,…

  • Thailand NewsChinese couple deported over passport sale billboard in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Chinese couple deported over passport sale billboard in Bangkok

    The Immigration Bureau blacklisted a Chinese woman from entering Thailand and deported her Chinese husband over a controversial advertising billboard about passport sales at the Huay Kwang Intersection in Bangkok. Thai netizens recently shared a picture of a Chinese billboard that advertised a service for issuing passports for Indonesia, Vanuatu, Cambodia, and Turkey, raising suspicions about whether the service was…

  • Thailand NewsThai man at risk of losing eyesight after being mauled by a bear | Thaiger

    Thai man at risk of losing eyesight after being mauled by a bear

    A Thai man risks losing his eyesight after a bear attacked him on his plantation on Tuesday in the central province of Nakhon Nayok resulting in severe injuries. Locals in the Pak Plee district of Nakhon Nayok reported the discovery of a bear weighing about 100 kilogrammes to the director of Khao Yai National Park on July 19, prompting rangers…

  • Thailand NewsDisabled granddaughter killed in Thai woman’s murder-suicide bid | Thaiger

    Disabled granddaughter killed in Thai woman’s murder-suicide bid

    A Thai woman in the central province of Kanchanaburi suffering from multiple congenital diseases failed in her attempt to commit murder-suicide. Only her six year old disabled granddaughter was killed in the attempt. Jamroon, a 58 year old Thai man, summoned officers from Latya Police Station to his residence in Wang Dong sub-district, Mueang district, Kanchanaburi, on Tuesday, July 23.…

  • Thailand NewsPolice finds 400,000 Yaba pills in car abandoned on Isaan road | Thaiger

    Police finds 400,000 Yaba pills in car abandoned on Isaan road

    The deputy commissioner of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) and his team yesterday discovered 400,000 tablets of methamphetamine, also known as Yaba, in a car abandoned along the Sakhon Nakhon-Nakae Road in Khok Si Suphan, in the Isaan province of Sakhon Nakhon. Deputy Commissioner of the CSD, Chatree Pongpaiboon, and his team members spotted a grey Toyota Yaris saloon and…

  • Thailand News2 Thai men wanted for dumping body of infant at Bangkok temple | Thaiger

    2 Thai men wanted for dumping body of infant at Bangkok temple

    Police are searching for two Thai men who left a foam box containing the frozen body of an infant girl at Phai Liang Temple in Soi Petchkasem 101 in the Nong Khaem district of Bangkok yesterday. A Thai man yesterday, July 23, called Nongkangplu Police Station and rescuers to the Phai Liang Temple after the two men abandoned the baby.…

  • Thailand NewsThai man loses 125k gold necklace to woman on dating app | Thaiger

    Thai man loses 125k gold necklace to woman on dating app

    A Thai man lost a gold necklace worth over 125,000 baht to a woman he met on a dating app after meeting her at a hotel in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The victim, 18 year old Ditdanai Takhamhor, filed a complaint against his former date, identified only as Zia at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station. Ditdanai explained that…

  • Thailand News2 policemen suspected of extorting Chinese tourists released on bail | Thaiger

    2 policemen suspected of extorting Chinese tourists released on bail

    Pattaya Provincial Court granted two policemen bail of 400,000 baht each after the pair were charged with allegedly extorting 700,000 baht from two Chinese tourists on a motorway heading to Pattaya. A group of men, claiming to be police officers, were caught on dashcam footage demanding money from two Chinese men in the foreigners’ rented SUV on the motorway on…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for raping his Thai-British half-sister | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for raping his Thai-British half-sister

    Police in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen arrested a Thai man who raped his younger half-sister in February last year. He subsequently went into hiding, evading arrest, after the despicable deed. Banped Police Station officers arrested the 29 year old rapist, Manop, and temporarily detained him at the police station to prevent him from fleeing again. He was arrested…