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.
  • Bangkok NewsBuilding trouble: Chinese workers nailed for illegal jobs in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Building trouble: Chinese workers nailed for illegal jobs in Bangkok

    Bangkok police officers arrested five Chinese nationals for working illegally as construction workers. They were earning 2,200 baht per day, significantly higher than Thailand’s minimum wage and the standard pay rate for legal construction workers. Officers from Huay Kwang Police Station received a complaint about illegal Chinese workers at a construction site in the Huay Kwang neighbourhood of Bangkok on…

  • Phuket NewsThai nurses save two foreign passengers on Phuket-Bangkok flight | Thaiger

    Thai nurses save two foreign passengers on Phuket-Bangkok flight

    Thai netizens praised the efforts of two Thai nurses who provided first aid to two unconscious passengers during a flight from Phuket to Bangkok on Friday, December 13. The events aboard Bangkok Airways flight PG278 came to public attention after the local news Facebook page Phuket Info Centre shared the story. The two medical professionals commended for their actions were…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok app-based rider steals 15,000 baht from Russian woman | Thaiger

    Bangkok app-based rider steals 15,000 baht from Russian woman

    Police arrested a Thai app-based motorcycle taxi rider for stealing 15,000 baht from a Russian woman in Bangkok and spending all the money on gambling. The Russian victim, 25 year old Anna Petrova Andreevna, filed a complaint at the Royal Palace Police Station on Friday, December 13, stating that she lost 15,000 baht in cash to the app-based motorcycle taxi…

  • Thailand NewsThai teacher accused of striking boy’s penis with steel ruler | Thaiger

    Thai teacher accused of striking boy’s penis with steel ruler

    A Thai mother exposed the cruel behaviour of a teacher in the central province of Prachin Buri who allegedly struck her three year old son’s penis with a steel ruler causing severe injury. The mother contacted several Thai news agencies to publicise her son’s story and seek appropriate punishment for the accused teacher. Channel 7 interviewed the family on December 12 and…

  • Pattaya NewsThai minibus driver rapes passenger after tricking her into lucky ritual | Thaiger

    Thai minibus driver rapes passenger after tricking her into lucky ritual

    A Thai minibus driver raped a female passenger after tricking her into performing a ritual for good fortune, and then abducting her to a hotel in Pattaya. The victim filed a complaint against the minibus driver, Mueang, at Na Jomtien Police Station following the sexual assault on October 10. The incident occurred while the victim was travelling in Mueang’s minibus…

  • Thailand NewsThai thief returns stolen motorcycle to police station, motive unclear | Thaiger

    Thai thief returns stolen motorcycle to police station, motive unclear

    A Thai man stole motorcycles belonging to locals in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima and later parked them outside a police station. His motive remains unclear. The owner of a grocery store in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province shared CCTV footage of the suspect, who stole his sidecar motorcycle, with Channel 7 yesterday, December 12. In the…

  • Pattaya NewsPolice crack down on Chinese-South Korean travel agency scam in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Police crack down on Chinese-South Korean travel agency scam in Pattaya

    Chon Buri and Pattaya police cracked down on a travel agency scam and a call centre scam operated by Chinese and South Korean nationals, who used two luxury pool villas in Pattaya as their headquarters. Police became suspicious after discovering that a group of foreigners rented two luxury accommodations in Pattaya but had never left the villas. Further investigation revealed…

  • Thailand NewsThai sub-district official accused of hiring scapegoat after hit-and-run | Thaiger

    Thai sub-district official accused of hiring scapegoat after hit-and-run

    A Thai father accused an official from the sub-district administrative organisation in the Isaan province of Kalasin of hiring a scapegoat to plead guilty after a hit-and-run on November 2 that caused serious injuries to his son. The father, identified as Tam, revealed to Channel 7 that the accident occurred at around 2.30am on November 2, when his 22 year old son…

  • Thailand NewsThai man shares footage of woman jumping into his car at red light | Thaiger

    Thai man shares footage of woman jumping into his car at red light

    A Thai man issued a warning to motorists in Chon Buri after an unknown woman entered his car while he was parked at a red light and urged him to continue driving without providing a clear destination. The Thai man shared dashcam footage of the woman entering his car with Channel 7. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, December 10,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman caught smuggling 6 million baht of cocaine into Japan | Thaiger

    Thai woman caught smuggling 6 million baht of cocaine into Japan

    A Thai woman was arrested at Kansai International Airport in Osaka after she smuggled 6 million baht worth of cocaine into Japan. Local news agencies in Japan recently reported that the 23 year old Thai woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was arrested at Kansai Airport after 760 grammes of cocaine were found in her possession. The drugs were worth approximately…

  • Thailand NewsThai official sacked after exposing 500-million-baht inheritance fraud | Thaiger

    Thai official sacked after exposing 500-million-baht inheritance fraud

    A government official is seeking justice after being dismissed for exposing alleged corruption and document fraud linked to a 500-million-baht inheritance. The victim, Thanyarot, sought assistance from non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after being sacked from her workplace of 10 years for exposing the truth. She stated that some colleagues accused her of unethical behaviour, which ultimately led to her dismissal.…

  • Thailand NewsPaws and order: Thai man abuses 3 cats after row with boyfriend | Thaiger

    Paws and order: Thai man abuses 3 cats after row with boyfriend

    Police charged a Thai man in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon with physically abusing three pet cats after videos and pictures of the abuse were shared in a Facebook group of animal lovers. A man shared the videos and pictures of his ex-boyfriend strangling their pet cats and throwing them against the wall of a condominium room in a…

  • Thailand NewsThai man fatally stabbed after killing 2 relatives in Prachin Buri | Thaiger

    Thai man fatally stabbed after killing 2 relatives in Prachin Buri

    A Thai couple fatally stabbed a relative in self-defence after he killed two other family members in Prachin Buri province. The incident began when 38 year old Surat “Jack” Thongbai carried out a shooting spree in two locations in the Mueang district at around 2pm on Tuesday, December 10. The first location was a fresh market, and the second was…

  • Pattaya NewsSwiss man saved after suicide attempt over financial losses to Thai ex-wife | Thaiger

    Swiss man saved after suicide attempt over financial losses to Thai ex-wife

    A Thai man successfully rescued his Swiss boyfriend from a suicide attempt at a house in Pattaya, reportedly due to financial losses connected to his Thai ex-wife. The 37 year old Thai man sought urgent assistance from Nong Prue Police Station after discovering his 66 year old Swiss boyfriend sitting in the bathroom, covered in blood. Despite the Swiss man’s…

  • Phuket NewsDrunk Belarusian man attacks police in Phuket rampage (video) | Thaiger

    Drunk Belarusian man attacks police in Phuket rampage (video)

    A drunk Belarusian man, naked only for his underwear, went on a rampage in Phuket yesterday, physically assaulting Thai police officers. Locals criticised the police for their ineffective response. At approximately 3.10am, yesterday, December 11, two officers from Karon Police Station arrived at the road along Karon Beach, outside The Emerald Hotel, to deal with the disturbance caused by the…

  • Thailand News3 Prachin Buri bodyguards nabbed over deadly shooting of PAO candidate | Thaiger

    3 Prachin Buri bodyguards nabbed over deadly shooting of PAO candidate

    Police arrested three bodyguards of the Prachin Buri Provincial Administrative Organisation (PAO) chief for the fatal shooting of the next PAO chief candidate last night. The shooting broke out in the two-storey house of the PAO‘s chief executive, Sunthorn Wilawan, at around 9pm, December 11. Locals heard multiple gunshots before everything went silent. Sunthorn’s pet dogs continued barking. Later, at around…

  • Thailand News2 Thai boys arrested for shooting girl, mistaking her for an enemy | Thaiger

    2 Thai boys arrested for shooting girl, mistaking her for an enemy

    Police arrested two Thai boys who mistakenly shot a 15 year old girl in the head on a road in the Phra Phrom district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province last night, December 9, believing her to be their rival. Officers from Phra Phrom Police Station launched an investigation into the attempted murder, which took place around midnight on Jang Hoon-Na Pru…

  • Thailand NewsWindow w*nker: Barber’s indecent exposure leaves wife in a snip | Thaiger

    Window w*nker: Barber’s indecent exposure leaves wife in a snip

    A Thai woman expressed shock and fear after discovering that her husband had been masturbating in front of passersby through the clear window of his barber shop in the central province of Ang Thong. Victims of the man’s lewd behaviour sought justice by contacting a Thai news agency and sharing explicit videos of him with the media. Channel 8 broadcast…

  • Bangkok NewsThai man flees petrol station bill with fuel hose attached to car (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man flees petrol station bill with fuel hose attached to car (video)

    A Thai man evaded paying a 500-baht bill at a petrol station by fleeing in his black sedan, dragging the fuel nozzle and hose along Hathairat Road in Bangkok. A motorcyclist who witnessed the theft recorded a video of the black sedan pulling the fuel nozzle and hose along Hathairat Road and shared it on his TikTok account, rosphutnaned, on…

  • Thailand NewsThai man dies after falling from Khao Hua Nak Viewpoint in Chaiyaphum | Thaiger

    Thai man dies after falling from Khao Hua Nak Viewpoint in Chaiyaphum

    A Thai man fell from the Khao Hua Nak Viewpoint in the Isaan province of Chaiyaphum on Saturday and later died in hospital. Rangers from Phu Lan Kha National Park, along with rescuers from Sawang Khunnatum Chaiyaphum, were alerted to the accident at around 5pm on Saturday, December 7. The victim, later identified as 59 year old Sunan, reportedly fell…

  • Thailand NewsBritish man commits suicide, leaving sand messages for Thai wife | Thaiger

    British man commits suicide, leaving sand messages for Thai wife

    A British man left messages in the sand for his wife and children before taking his own life on Cha-am Beach in the southern province of Phetchaburi. He was reportedly distressed over two legal cases and a 400,000-baht loss to a friend. A Thai tourist discovered the lifeless body of the British man, later identified as 42 year old Antony…

  • Bangkok News124 gay participants arrested at underwear drug party in Bangkok hotel | Thaiger

    124 gay participants arrested at underwear drug party in Bangkok hotel

    Officers from Thong Lo Police Station arrested 124 gay men and women, including doctors and background actors, at an underwear drug party held in a hotel room in Bangkok yesterday. Police were alerted by a witness who reported suspicious activity after observing a large number of Thai and foreign men entering a room on the 20th floor of a hotel…

  • Phuket NewsSingaporean tourist dies allegedly due to oil massage in Phuket | Thaiger

    Singaporean tourist dies allegedly due to oil massage in Phuket

    A 52 year old Singaporean man died at a massage shop in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket after an oil massage. The cause of his death remains undetermined. Officers from Patong Police Station were called to Patong Hospital on Saturday, December 7, to investigate the death of the Singaporean man, identified as Lee Mun Tuck. Upon their arrival, they found…

  • Thailand NewsThai singer dies from neck injury allegedly linked to massage in Udon Thani | Thaiger

    Thai singer dies from neck injury allegedly linked to massage in Udon Thani

    A Thai female singer died yesterday morning from complications caused by a herniated cervical disc, allegedly linked to a massage at a shop in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The singer, Chayada “Phing” Praohom, who was associated with Guitar Record, became bedridden and received intensive care at Udon Thani Hospital before her death, yesterday, December 8. Since mid-October, she has…

  • Thailand News2 Thai women arrested for tricking young virgins into prostitution | Thaiger

    2 Thai women arrested for tricking young virgins into prostitution

    Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers arrested two Thai women for operating a child prostitution ring, tricking young virgin women into offering sex services to illegal Chinese nationals. CIB officers arrested the 21 year old Thai woman named Panida and a 22 year old woman named Nalatporn for their involvement in child prostitution. Panida was arrested at her condominium in the…

  • Thailand News2 year old Thai boy crashes motorcycle into glass door, injuring mum | Thaiger

    2 year old Thai boy crashes motorcycle into glass door, injuring mum

    A two year old Thai boy crashed his mother’s motorcycle into the glass door of a house in the Isaan province of Buriram on Wednesday. The boy was unharmed but his mother sustained injuries from broken glass. The Siam Ruamjai Pu-in Rescue Foundation responded to the incident at a house on Nang Rong-Lam Plai Mart Road in the Nang Rong district of…

  • Thailand NewsThai man kills neighbour’s dog for alleged chicken attack (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man kills neighbour’s dog for alleged chicken attack (video)

    The owner of a light brown Siberian Husky in the southern province of Songkhla is seeking justice after the dog was beaten to death by a neighbour, who claimed it attacked his chickens. Rachan, the owner of the female Siberian Husky named Lucky shared the tragic story on social media, along with a video of the violent attack captured on…

  • Thailand NewsMistaken identity: Thai man bruised by police’s sobering blunder | Thaiger

    Mistaken identity: Thai man bruised by police’s sobering blunder

    A 33 year old Thai man and his family are taking legal action against seven police officers for mistaking him for a drink driving suspect and brutally assaulting him in the early hours of Wednesday, December 4, on Prasert-Manukitch Road in Bangkok. The victim’s sister, 29 year old Thanatcha Kirdsri, yesterday, December 5, visited the office of the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD)…

  • Thailand NewsUkrainian woman found dead in Krabi hotel with suicide letter | Thaiger

    Ukrainian woman found dead in Krabi hotel with suicide letter

    A Ukrainian woman left a suicide note and took her own life at a hotel room in the southern province of Krabi, a few days before her body was discovered by a hotel maid yesterday, December 5. The maid, whose identity was not disclosed, alerted officers from Mueang Krabi Police Station to investigate the room on the fourth floor of…

  • Thailand NewsChinese man dies during paragliding competition in Thailand | Thaiger

    Chinese man dies during paragliding competition in Thailand

    A Chinese man died in an accident during a paragliding competition in the northern province of Phetchabun yesterday, December 5. Officers from Lomkao Police Station were alerted to the fatal fall of a paragliding athlete by the owner of a house in the Lomkao district of Phetchabun at about 3.45pm yesterday and rushed to the scene with a medical team…