Petch Petpailin

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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 NewsHorny Thai man fined 200 baht for having sex in public under Bangkok bridge
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:06, 31 March 2023
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    Horny Thai man fined 200 baht for having sex in public under Bangkok bridge

    A horny Thai man was fined 200 baht after being caught on a video having sex with his 20 year old girlfriend near a public park under the Bhumibol Bridge 2 in Bangkok yesterday. A witness, 65 year old Tawee, recorded the lustful couple having sex near the Bhumibol Bridge’s foundation pillar and shared the video on social media yesterday…

  • Thailand NewsTragic end to love affair: Thai man commits suicide after murdering girlfriend
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:18, 31 March 2023
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    Tragic end to love affair: Thai man commits suicide after murdering girlfriend

    A Thai man allegedly murdered his girlfriend and hid her body inside a sauna tent in their shared house in the central province of Nakhon Pathom before committing suicide. Investigating officers from Mueang Nakhon Pathom Police Station arrived at the Nakhon Pathom Hospital at 4pm on Wednesday, March 29 and identified the deceased as 29 year old Kiattichai Wichaita. He…

  • Thailand NewsHacker threatens to publish data of 55 million Thai citizens
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:02, 31 March 2023
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    Hacker threatens to publish data of 55 million Thai citizens

    A hacker, who goes by the pseudonym of 9Near, threatened to publicly release the personal data of 55 million Thai citizens unless the government contacts the cyberpunk by April 5. 9Near announced on the dark website BreachForums that he had stolen the personal data of 55 million Thai citizens from a government department and was going to sell them. The…

  • Thailand News3 foreign men arrested in Thai police crackdown on child prostitution in Phuket
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:33, 31 March 2023
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    3 foreign men arrested in Thai police crackdown on child prostitution in Phuket

    Following the crackdown on child prostitution at Velvet bar in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket two weeks ago, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) discovered six more foreign men also bought sexual services at the bar and through its network. Out of the six, three foreign men were arrested while three are on the run. The Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) and…

  • Thailand NewsWoman exposes mother’s alleged abuse toward a bedridden patient
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:48, 30 March 2023
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    Woman exposes mother’s alleged abuse toward a bedridden patient

    A woman who exposed her mother’s alleged abusive actions toward a bedridden patient on social media suffered repercussions. The patient may have got help from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, or M-Society, but she was evicted by her mother despite being seven months pregnant. Pinyaphat revealed the story of her mother and her bedridden cousin on Tuesday,…

  • Thailand NewsFlip flop thief suspected to be former offender with a foot fetish
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:15, 30 March 2023
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    Flip flop thief suspected to be former offender with a foot fetish

    A security camera at a rental house in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok captured footage of a man with a foot fetish stealing six pairs of flip flops on Monday. The thief was reported to be a former offender who was arrested three years ago. Wiroj Suvanrnkrue, a 52 year old resident of the Bang Bua Thong district in Nonthaburi, asked…

  • Thailand NewsMP and former officer among 18 suspects accused of cheating in police exam
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:35, 30 March 2023
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    MP and former officer among 18 suspects accused of cheating in police exam

    Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) made a major breakthrough in the police entrance exam cheating case by arresting 17 out of 18 suspects. A Member of Parliament (MP) from Palang Pracharath Party, a future MP candidate from Move Forward Party, and a former police senior sergeant major who is now on the run, were among the 18 suspects. Yesterday,…

  • Pattaya NewsDeviant caught on CCTV masturbating on motorcycle in Chon Buri
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:05, 30 March 2023
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    Deviant caught on CCTV masturbating on motorcycle in Chon Buri

    A university student in Chon Buri shared footage from a dormitory CCTV camera on social media to expose a deviant who used a student’s motorcycle seat to masturbate. The female student, Umaporn Panomreang, posted a video of the incident on a Facebook group called Freshman Burapha University Marketplace (น้องใหม่บูรพามาร์เก็ตเพลส) on March 28 with the caption that said… “Warning! It occurred…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman loses 100,000 baht to online dating scammer
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:31, 30 March 2023
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    Thai woman loses 100,000 baht to online dating scammer

    A 42 year old Thai woman warned others about the danger of online dating scams after she lost valuables worth 100,000 baht to a man she met on social media on Tuesday. The victim, Natthamon reached out to Channel 3 urging the media to spread her story to warn other people searching for a partner through online dating applications or…

  • Thailand NewsPregnant woman allegedly abused by soldier husband
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:37, 29 March 2023
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    Pregnant woman allegedly abused by soldier husband

    A pregnant woman sought help from a Thai influencer claiming that her soldier husband repeatedly abused and beat her. The Royal Thai Army (RTA) ignored the woman’s claims. The Thai influencer, Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, aka Gun Jom Palang, today accompanied the 30 year old pregnant woman, A, to the RTA Headquarters to seek justice. The victim visited the army headquarters…

  • Crime NewsMan arrested for raping 18 year old sister over 4 year period
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:51, 29 March 2023
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    Man arrested for raping 18 year old sister over 4 year period

    A man was arrested yesterday after his 18 year old sister accused him of raping her. The victim reported that her brother had repeatedly raped her over the past four years and decided it had to stop so recorded the sexual assault before seeking help from a friend. The victim, A, sought help from Thai influencer, Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, aka…

  • Thailand NewsSuvarnabhumi Airport immigration police accused of using spoils system
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:49, 29 March 2023
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    Suvarnabhumi Airport immigration police accused of using spoils system

    A police officer from the Immigration Bureau accused Suvarnabhumi Airport Immigration Office of using the spoils system to benefit some officers. He claims that a large number of airport immigration police have been transferred to other posts despite the airport being crowded and understaffed. One immigration police officer reached out to a Facebook page, Moon Rabbit V3 (พระจันทร์ ลายกระต่าย V3),…

  • Thailand NewsMan charged for spray-painting on Wat Phra Kaew wall
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:14, 29 March 2023
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    Man charged for spray-painting on Wat Phra Kaew wall

    A Thai man was arrested yesterday after he protested against the lese majeste law by spraying the number 112 and an anarchy symbol on the wall of Wat Phra Kaew, also known as the Temple of Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. A 14 year old girl who operated the camera while livestreaming the man’s graffiti on social media was also detained.…

  • Thailand NewsPoliceman proposes to his girlfriend during a traffic jam
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 18:08, 28 March 2023
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    Policeman proposes to his girlfriend during a traffic jam

    A Thai police officer proposed to his girlfriend in the middle of a traffic jam and shared the video of the romantic moment on his TikTok account, receiving over 160,000 likes from users. The video went viral when a police instructor, Piyawat Chaiyawet, proposed to his girlfriend two days ago on the TikTok account piyawatpark. The road location and the…

  • Thailand NewsPolice swoop on 2 loan shark gangs in 4 provinces of Thailand
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:35, 28 March 2023
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    Police swoop on 2 loan shark gangs in 4 provinces of Thailand

    Officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) swooped on two loan shark gangs operating in four provinces in Thailand and arrested four crooks. Money worth over 1 billion baht was in circulation as the racketeers collected interest from debtors at an extortionate rate of 547.5% per year. The ECD targeted two illegal money-lending gangs: Burin-credit and Memoney-Credit and raided…

  • Thailand NewsKoh Chang Karp emerges as southern Thailand’s stunning new diving spot
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:25, 28 March 2023
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    Koh Chang Karp emerges as southern Thailand’s stunning new diving spot

    Koh Chang Karp has recently emerged as the most stunning scuba diving destination in Trang, in the southern part of Thailand. Local tour boats hailed the island as the most beautiful scuba diving site in the province. Koh Chang Karp, also known as Koh Reur Rop (battleship island), is a hidden gem located between two popular attractions in Trang: Koh…

  • Thailand NewsBritish and Korean men arrested for robbing cannabis shop in Pattaya
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:16, 28 March 2023
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    British and Korean men arrested for robbing cannabis shop in Pattaya

    Officers from Mueng Pattaya Police Station arrested a British and Korean man yesterday after they stole 175,000 baht from a cannabis shop in Pattaya on Saturday. Another suspect, an Irishman, is being questioned by police under suspicion of being involved in the robbery. The two thieves were identified as 47 year old Englishman Markus Powell and 52 year old Korean…

  • Thailand NewsThai Airways accused of favouring foreign passengers over Thais
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:34, 28 March 2023
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    Thai Airways accused of favouring foreign passengers over Thais

    A Thai passenger who recently flew from Paris to Bangkok in Thai Airways business class accused the airline of favouring foreign passengers over Thais after a flight attendant provided services exclusively to a foreign passenger. The attendant told the Thai man that the foreigner was a Gold Status member. Thai consultant doctor Watcharaphol Alexandre Kamnerdsiri, who works in Brussels, Belgium,…

  • World News158 illegal Thai workers in South Korea arrested at Thai singer concert
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 18:01, 27 March 2023
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    158 illegal Thai workers in South Korea arrested at Thai singer concert

    Police arrested 158 illegal Thai workers in South Korea after they visited two restaurants to attend concerts of a well-known Thai singer. Following the incident, the singer expressed her remorse and posted an apology video on TikTok. Chutima Sodapak, also known as Arm Chutima, was performing in concerts at two bars in Incheon City, South Korea. During her first performance,…

  • Thailand NewsTAT and Tinder team up to launch Single Journey tours for single travellers
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:18, 27 March 2023
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    TAT and Tinder team up to launch Single Journey tours for single travellers

    The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Tinder dating app have teamed up to launch “Single Journey Season 2” tours for single travellers who want to find a travel partner and make their trip more meaningful. The first season of Single Journey was launched in December 2020. It offered three different trips for 100 single travellers who won free…

  • Thailand NewsPervy man caught on CCTV sniffing woman’s underwear and licking her shoes
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:05, 27 March 2023
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    Pervy man caught on CCTV sniffing woman’s underwear and licking her shoes

    A Thai woman in the southern province of Songkhla filed a complaint with the police after a CCTV camera captured footage of a perverted man climbing over a wall into her house, sniffing her underwear and licking her shoes before leaving. The 28 year old victim, Raenu, posted videos of the incident on a Facebook group named HATYAIZ to warn residents…

  • Thailand NewsPolice accused of raping and blackmailing woman
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:51, 27 March 2023
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    Police accused of raping and blackmailing woman

    A 21 year old woman accused a Khlong Ha Police Station sergeant major of getting her drunk before raping her. The woman also alleged that the police officer recorded the rape to blackmail her into having sex with him again. The co-founder of the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive, Acharn Opasthanakorn, accompanied the victim, Bee, to file a complaint against the…

  • Pattaya NewsMan throws 10 year old boy into Chon Buri reservoir, victim drowns
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:07, 27 March 2023
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    Man throws 10 year old boy into Chon Buri reservoir, victim drowns

    A man has been accused of throwing a 10 year old boy into a reservoir in Chon Buri causing him to drown. The suspect’s grandmother, however, does not believe the accusation, adding that her grandson suffers from mental health problems and would not hurt a fly. The incident happened at Huay Shark Nork Reservoir on the Tung Klom-Tarn Man Road…

  • Thailand NewsThai vendor banks 10,000 baht on a traditional Thai pattern pancake
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:30, 27 March 2023
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    Thai vendor banks 10,000 baht on a traditional Thai pattern pancake

    A skilled pancake vendor at Srinagarindra Train Night Market in Bangkok who created a magnificent piece of art from a pancake managed to bank 10,000 baht. Shop owner and pancake artist extraordinaire, Wiwat “Singto” Janecharoen, posted a video of a pancake with a traditional Thai pattern on the shop’s TikTok account, nirinartyummy. In the caption he wrote… “More detailed than…

  • Thailand NewsTaiwanese woman wins 3kg chicken rice eating challenge in Bangkok
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:23, 23 March 2023
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    Taiwanese woman wins 3kg chicken rice eating challenge in Bangkok

    A Taiwanese woman shrugged aside the well-worn slogan “pleasure on the lips, lifetime on the hips” to emerge victorious in a food challenge at a restaurant in Bangkok. The foodie devoured 3 kilogrammes of chicken and rice in just 35 minutes, making her the 37th winner of the challenge since it was launched 10 years ago. The chicken rice shop,…

  • Thailand News3 year old boy dies after being trapped in car for 2 hours
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:33, 23 March 2023
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    3 year old boy dies after being trapped in car for 2 hours

    A three year old boy suffocated to death after being trapped in his mother’s car in the Isaan province of Buriram. A rescue team attempted to save the child’s life but he died on the way to the hospital. Baan Bua Municipality Rescue Team rushed to a local restaurant in the Baan Bua sub-district of Buriram yesterday at 3pm after…

  • Thailand News6 Vietnamese timber smugglers arrested in Isaan wildlife sanctuary
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:07, 23 March 2023
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    6 Vietnamese timber smugglers arrested in Isaan wildlife sanctuary

    Wildlife rangers and officers from Chaiyaphum Police Station arrested six Vietnamese timber smugglers at the weekend at Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum province in the Isaan region of Thailand. The suppression of the Vietnamese timber smuggling gangs started last year after Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary wildlife rangers were notified that a group of Vietnamese men entered the sanctuary to…

  • Thailand NewsChinese netizens critisised Thai tourism for being expensive and dangerous
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:01, 23 March 2023
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    Chinese netizens critisised Thai tourism for being expensive and dangerous

    Chinese netizens criticised Thai tourism for being expensive and dangerous. A Chinese male influencer who claims to be a psychiatrist added Thailand also traps Chinese women in prostitution and is a nation of organ trafficking. Thai tourism was a hot topic on Chinese social media last week. It began when a Chinese media agency published an article on March 13,…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok Police seize over 5 million baht of fake brand products from Indian mafia store
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:49, 22 March 2023
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    Bangkok Police seize over 5 million baht of fake brand products from Indian mafia store

    Bangkok Police conducted a raid on counterfeit band name products at a store on the third floor of MBK shopping mall in Bangkok today and seized goods worth over 5 million baht. The store was reported to be operated by an Indian mafia gang called Babu. The Department of Intellectual Property Protection was alerted to the activities of the Babu…

  • Thailand NewsAngry Thai man crashes car into PPRP election poster
    Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:27, 22 March 2023
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    Angry Thai man crashes car into PPRP election poster

    An angry Thai man was prosecuted for damaging an election campaign poster belonging to the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP). He deliberately crashed his pickup into the poster. The suspect’s family revealed he was angry at the party because his request for unemployment compensation was rejected. With the General Election set to take place on May 14, every political party has begun…