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 NewsForeign man pays 1,500 baht to Thai woman after dog dispute | Thaiger

    Foreign man pays 1,500 baht to Thai woman after dog dispute

    A foreign man paid 1,500 baht in compensation to a Thai woman in the Isaan province of Udon Thani after he crashed his motorcycle into her fence and gave her the middle finger because he was irritated by her dog’s barking. A video that went viral was recorded by the Thai woman, 45 year old Mod, and shared with Thai…

  • Thailand NewsOff-duty Thai cop hit by truck while aiding accident victims in Isaan | Thaiger

    Off-duty Thai cop hit by truck while aiding accident victims in Isaan

    A 28 year old Thai police officer lost his life after being struck by a pickup truck on Saturday in the Isaan province of Loei while he was assisting victims of a car accident outside of his working hours. The story of the deceased police officer, Police Corporal Patipan “Hernfa” Auttaboon, came to light after his friends and colleagues expressed…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman seeks justice after false affair accusation with business partner | Thaiger

    Thai woman seeks justice after false affair accusation with business partner

    A Thai woman is seeking justice after being falsely accused of having an affair with her 80 year old business partner by his 70 year old ex-wife. The victim claimed that her husband recently died from stress after over seven years of a legal battle with the bitter old woman. The 37 year old Thai woman, Pimon Panwisai, sought help…

  • Thailand NewsForeign cyclist severely injured after being hit by Phuket Airport taxi | Thaiger

    Foreign cyclist severely injured after being hit by Phuket Airport taxi

    A foreign cyclist sustained a severe injury after being hit by an airport taxi while cycling along a road in Phuket. The Phuket Times shared pictures of the injured foreign cyclist and his damaged bicycle on August 18, with a caption describing the incident. “#PhuketRoad This incident occurred yesterday (August 18). Please avoid driving in the lanes designated for smaller…

  • Road deathsTeenage motorcyclist killed by lorry driver while parked at red light | Thaiger

    Teenage motorcyclist killed by lorry driver while parked at red light

    A 10-wheel truck driver yesterday crashed into and killed a teenage motorcyclist waiting for a red light to turn green on the Surat-Nasan Road in the southern province of Surat Thani. The fatal accident occurred at a traffic light intersection on the Surat-Nasan Road and was reported to Khun Talay Police Station at noon yesterday, August 19. The police subsequently…

  • Thailand NewsChiang Rai nurses wear black in abusive doctor protest (video) | Thaiger

    Chiang Rai nurses wear black in abusive doctor protest (video)

    Thai nurses working at a state hospital in the northern province of Chiang Rai are wearing black in protest against an abusive doctor who brutally assaulted a nurse at the weekend. Nurses at the unidentified hospital changed their white uniforms to black yesterday, August 19, to call on the executive team to take action against the abusive doctor, whose identity…

  • Thailand News6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Thailand axed | Thaiger

    6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Thailand axed

    The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) cancelled the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Thailand, scheduled to take place from November 21 to 30 in Bangkok and Chon Buri, due to delays in budget approval. Thailand had been looking forward to hosting the Games after they were rescheduled four times because of the Covid-19 pandemic, making it the…

  • Thailand NewsThai mother suspects murder after son’s suspicious suicide | Thaiger

    Thai mother suspects murder after son’s suspicious suicide

    A Thai mother is searching for the truth after suspecting her 15 year old son’s suicide was staged to cover up his murder in Samut Prakan province, near Bangkok. The teenager, C, disappeared from his home on Tuesday, August 13, prompting his family to share a missing person poster on social media, urging netizens to help locate the teenager. On…

  • Thailand NewsThai man faces jail for raping, blackmailing young stepdaughter | Thaiger

    Thai man faces jail for raping, blackmailing young stepdaughter

    Police in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok arrested a depraved Thai man for raping and blackmailing his eight year old stepdaughter. The pedophile’s tattoos and explicit videos on his mobile phone were used as key evidence. The victim’s mother, 24 year old Mew, sought help from the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women after finding explicit pictures and videos of…

  • Thailand NewsThai man rescued after 4 days trapped in cave in southern Thailand | Thaiger

    Thai man rescued after 4 days trapped in cave in southern Thailand

    Lanska Police Station officers and a rescue team saved a Thai man trapped in the Nam Wang Si Thamma Sokarat Cave in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat for four days. A resident in the Lanska district of Nakhon Si Thammarat alerted the police after noticing a Yamaha off-road motorcycle parked outside the cave for several days, suspecting that…

  • Thailand NewsThailand to welcome more than 15 porn stars for AV expo (video) | Thaiger

    Thailand to welcome more than 15 porn stars for AV expo (video)

    IMPACT Arena Exhibition and Convention Centre in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok will play host to at least 15 Japanese porn stars at the adult video (AV) expo, organised by AACF International Exhibition, between November 22 and 24. Even though one of the most popular porn platforms, PornHub, is banned in Thailand, Thai AV fans can still look forward to seeing…

  • Thailand NewsThai monk murders ex-girlfriend and her friend in Rayong | Thaiger

    Thai monk murders ex-girlfriend and her friend in Rayong

    A Thai monk turned himself in at Phe Police Station in the eastern province of Rayong after the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend after she broke up with him. The unhinged monk also killed his girlfriend’s friend for supporting their separation. The 36 year old perpetrator, Sumate, surrendered to police today, August 19, for the murders of the two Thai women,…

  • Thailand NewsThai teen arrested in Bangkok gold heist to support wife and child | Thaiger

    Thai teen arrested in Bangkok gold heist to support wife and child

    A 17 year old Thai yesterday admitted to stealing a gold bracelet worth over 200,000 baht from a gold shop in the Ratchada area of Bangkok. He stated that he needed the money to take care of his wife and their one year old child. The robbery took place yesterday, August 18, at a shop on the second floor of…

  • Thailand NewsPPP scandal: Prawit defends reporter assault as a joke (video) | Thaiger

    PPP scandal: Prawit defends reporter assault as a joke (video)

    Palang Pracharath Party (PPP) leader Prawit Wongsuwan responded to critics demanding the politician be held accountable for assaulting a female reporter on Friday, August 16, saying he was only joking and teasing the reporter, with whom he was familiar. Multiple videos of the PPP leader, Prawit, striking the female Thai reporter on the head were shared on social media on…

  • Bangkok NewsThai window cleaner falls to death from 31st floor of Bangkok hotel | Thaiger

    Thai window cleaner falls to death from 31st floor of Bangkok hotel

    A Thai window cleaner fell to his death on Saturday after his scaffold gondola platform collapsed and plummeted from the 31st floor of a hotel in Soi Sukhumvit 24, Bangkok. Thong Lo Police Station officers were alerted to the fall of the gondola at a hotel in the Khlong Toei district of Bangkok at about 3.49pm on Saturday, August 17.…

  • Thailand NewsTerminal confusion: Trang Airport’s billion-baht project still up in the air | Thaiger

    Terminal confusion: Trang Airport’s billion-baht project still up in the air

    Residents demanded clarification after the new 1.2 billion baht passenger terminal at Trang International Airport in southern Thailand missed its opening deadline and remains unfinished and in disrepair. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) received a complaint from locals in the southern province of Trang, stating that the unfinished airport caused them to lose potential opportunities from the tourism industry. Many…

  • Phuket NewsRussian dad’s Phuket heartbreak: Wife bolts, leaves him penniless | Thaiger

    Russian dad’s Phuket heartbreak: Wife bolts, leaves him penniless

    A Russian man and his five year old son living in Phuket appealed for help after his Thai wife left him penniless and took his belongings. A Thai man, Ekkawit Suratwadee, shared the story of 57 year old Russian man Oleg Magdeev and his five year old son on social media, hoping to seek assistance for the foreigner. Magdeev wanted…

  • Politics NewsPaetongtarn makes history to become youngest PM of Thailand | Thaiger

    Paetongtarn makes history to become youngest PM of Thailand

    In a stunning political shake-up, Paetongtarn “Aung Aing” Shinawatra is the new Prime Minister of Thailand, following in the illustrious footsteps of her father, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Making waves as both the youngest and second female prime minister in Thai history, Paetongtarn is already grabbing headlines and stirring excitement across the nation. The House of Representatives held a special…

  • Phuket NewsKuwaiti man assaulted in Phuket after insulting Thais (video) | Thaiger

    Kuwaiti man assaulted in Phuket after insulting Thais (video)

    Two Thai men physically assaulted a Kuwaiti man near Soi Bangla in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket after the foreigner allegedly insulted Thai people. Officers from Patong Police Station were alerted to the gang attack on the tourist at about 7.20am on Tuesday, August 13, and rushed to the scene, a road near Soi Bangla in the Kathu district of…

  • Bangkok NewsThai boy suffers electric shock, finger injury at Bangkok bus stop | Thaiger

    Thai boy suffers electric shock, finger injury at Bangkok bus stop

    An 11 year old Thai boy suffered an electric shock at a bus stop on Soi Sukhumvit 71 in Bangkok, severely cutting his finger on the electricity control panel. Esor News 3 helped the 11 year old victim seek justice by sharing his story on their page yesterday, August 15. The page posted pictures of the bus stop and the…

  • Thailand NewsSouth Korean man arrested in Pattaya for drug smuggling | Thaiger

    South Korean man arrested in Pattaya for drug smuggling

    Pattaya police yesterday arrested a South Korean man for illegally entering Thailand and smuggling drugs into the kingdom. Pattaya Tourist Police yesterday, August, 14, received a tip-off that a South Korean man, later identified as Kim Jinjong, had entered Thailand from a neighbouring country. Further investigation revealed that Jinjong was staying in a village in the Bang Lamung district of Chon…

  • Crime NewsMuay Thai boxer flees after fatally slitting father’s throat | Thaiger

    Muay Thai boxer flees after fatally slitting father’s throat

    A Muay Thai boxer escaped and hid in the Yala mountain forests after fatally slitting his father’s throat at their home in the early hours of this morning. Mueang Yala Police Station officers responded to the incident at around 6am today, August 15, investigating the house in the Bannang Sareng sub-district, Mueang district, Yala province, following a report of the…

  • Thailand NewsThai child care centre officer accused of raping 8 year old with autism | Thaiger

    Thai child care centre officer accused of raping 8 year old with autism

    A Thai mother accused an unidentified officer at a child development promotion centre of raping her eight year old daughter who has autism. The child care centre officers denied the accusation and accused the girl’s stepfather as the potential rapist. The 43 year old woman, identified only as A, sought help from non-profit organisation Be One after a doctor confirmed…

  • Thailand NewsThai man injured in a gunfight with his son over 1 million baht debt | Thaiger

    Thai man injured in a gunfight with his son over 1 million baht debt

    A Thai man yesterday sustained an injury to his left leg during a gunfight with his son over a 1 million baht debt at the son’s pawn shop in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. Officers from Mueang Khon Kaen Police Station were alerted to the shooting outside the pawn shop on Na Mueang Road at approximately 4.30pm, yesterday, August…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman found dead in BMW leaves letter and will to mother | Thaiger

    Thai woman found dead in BMW leaves letter and will to mother

    A Thai woman committed suicide in her BMW car, which was parked in the central province of Nonthaburi, leaving a letter and last will addressed to her mother. It is reported that a row with her boyfriend motivated her tragic decision. A Thai man, identified only as Noom, discovered the woman lying motionless in a grey BMW 330e M Sport…

  • Thailand NewsChinese gang flees after stealing 70 million baht from Chinese couple | Thaiger

    Chinese gang flees after stealing 70 million baht from Chinese couple

    Thai police are searching for four Chinese nationals who yesterday stole 70 million baht in cryptocurrency from a Chinese couple in the central province of Pathum Thani. Officers from Pak Khlong Rangsit Police Station swooped on a house in the Banmai district of Pathum Thani in the early hours of yesterday, August 14, after being alerted by the homeowners, a…

  • Politics NewsFate of digital wallet scheme unclear after Srettha’s departure | Thaiger

    Fate of digital wallet scheme unclear after Srettha’s departure

    The future of the 10,000 baht digital wallet scheme has become unclear after the departure of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. The Pheu Thai Party secretary-general insisted that it would continue, while the former deputy finance minister expressed doubts. The Constitutional Court, yesterday, August 14, removed former PM Srettha from office following a serious violation of political ethics. The former…

  • Thailand NewsChiang Mai baht bus driver condemned for kicking locals off for foreigners | Thaiger

    Chiang Mai baht bus driver condemned for kicking locals off for foreigners

    A Thai woman took to social media to condemn the wrongful behaviour of a baht bus driver in Chiang Mai after the driver kicked her off the vehicle to accommodate a group of foreigners. However, the foreigners declined the driver’s service. The 63 year old victim, Sri, shared the baht bus incident in a Facebook group, @ChiangMai, on August 13.…

  • Thailand NewsThai PM Srettha removed over serious political ethic violation | Thaiger

    Thai PM Srettha removed over serious political ethic violation

    The Constitutional Court of Thailand today removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office after ruling that he seriously violated political ethics by appointing a former criminal as a minister. The now-former PM Srettha appointed Pichit Chuenban, a renowned lawyer associated with the Shinawatra family, as the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office. This decision raised concerns among 40 Senators, as…

  • Hua Hin NewsFake Thai monk arrested after trying to deceive police in Hua Hin | Thaiger

    Fake Thai monk arrested after trying to deceive police in Hua Hin

    A fake Thai monk was arrested yesterday after visiting Hua Hin Police Station in the southern province of Prachuap Khiri Khan and attempting to deceive officers. The fake monk, 29 year old Wichai Praisingh, arrived at the police station at around 4pm, yesterday, August 13, and asked officers to donate to a monastery in the Sam Roi Yot district of…