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 News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:30, 20 April 2023
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Scat woman: Thai taxi drivers warn of female passenger who poops in car

A Thai taxi driver in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok took to Facebook to warn fellow drivers of a female passenger who has been known to poop in cars and then flee without paying. The driver shared dashcam footage and his story on a Facebook group called Taxi Drivers (Thailand) on Friday, April 14 with a caption that said… “Warning…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:01, 20 April 2023
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Missing woman found dead in a parked car at a petrol station

A Thai rescue team volunteer discovered the dead body of a missing woman in a car parked in a petrol station in the Sikhiao district of the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Tuesday. The Thai rescue team volunteer detected an unpleasant smell when he parked his car at the petrol station. He realised it was the scent of a…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:35, 20 April 2023
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Volunteer rescuer dies after attempting to save life in Ayutthaya

A member of the Ayutthaya Ruam Jai Rescue Team died after performing CPR on a patient in the early hours of this morning. The cause of his death is currently under investigation. A fellow member of the rescue team, Panya Choomanee, spoke to Channel 7 today about the death of his friend, 45 year old Somsak Sisue. At 3am today,…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:10, 20 April 2023
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Police step in to rescue 9 year old walking 18km home after fleeing abuse

Police in the Isaan province of Udon Thani came to the aid of a vagrant nine year old boy attempting to walk 18 kilometres back home. The boy fled his home due to an allegedly abusive father and was living alone in an abandoned house. On Tuesday, April 18, a 31 year old officer from Chai Wan Police Station, Anusorn…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:17, 20 April 2023
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British man accused of setting fire to hotel in Chiang Mai

A British man last night was accused of starting a fire at The Y Smart Hotel in Chiang Mai after having a heated argument with a receptionist. Fortunately, six Thai and foreign guests were rescued from the building unharmed. The fire broke out at 12.10am at The Y Smart Hotel on Kaeo Nawarat Soi 5 Road in the Wat Kate…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:49, 19 April 2023
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Opposition builds to the magic of Khaosan 420 on World Cannabis Day

In celebration of World Cannabis Day on April 20, an event called Khaosan 420 is scheduled to take place on Khao San Road and Ram Buttri Road in Bangkok. The event intends to bring together cannabis users to smoke ganja together. However, Thai netizens and the Bhum Jai Thai Party have expressed their opposition to the event and are urging…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:06, 19 April 2023
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Teen thieves arrested after brutal petrol station robbery in Pathum Thani

Police arrested two teenage thieves after they stabbed a petrol station attendant and stole 3,840 baht from him in the central province of Pathum Thani on Friday. The incident occurred at a PT Petrol Station on Khlong Jet Thanyaburi-Wang Noi Road in the Khlong Luang district of Nonthaburi on Friday, April 14 at 1.18am. Security camera footage showed the two…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:37, 19 April 2023
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Woman survives kidnapping near her house in Bangkok

A Thai woman survived a kidnapping near her house in the Tao Poon neighbourhood of Bangkok on Sunday. Police officers managed to arrest the suspect, although his motive was not reported. The victim took to social media to warn people of the unexpected incident, sharing a video on TikTok. The suspect is seen in the video pulling her hand and…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:05, 19 April 2023
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Adoptive father found dead and buried at his home near Bangkok

The adoptive father of a woman was discovered dead and buried at his house located in Nonthaburi province, which is near Bangkok. The individual responsible for the murder is suspected to be the victim’s employee, who fled the location upon the arrival of the woman and her relatives. The victim was identified as a 53 year old Bangkok Bank manager…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:25, 19 April 2023
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Security guard finds dead body of a motorcyclist at MEA Office Entrance in Bangkok

A security guard on Monday found the dead body of a motorcyclist at the entrance of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) office in Bangkok’s Bang Na neighbourhood. It is suspected that the body had been there for three days during the Songkran Festival. On Monday, April 17, the first working day after the Songkran Holiday, a security guard detected an…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:00, 19 April 2023
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Thai man drags girlfriend 1 kilometre down road in motorcycle attack

A Thai man attacked his girlfriend at a restaurant before dragging her 1 kilometre down a road while riding a motorcycle in the central province of Pitsanuloak. The victim’s mother, 56 year old Kingkarn, spoke to KhaoSod about the incident yesterday. Kingkarn revealed that the attack took place on Friday, April 14 while her daughter, 33 year old Nanthiya “Hong” Atchayutpokin,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:34, 18 April 2023
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Thai man saves girlfriend from ex’s acid attack, suffers severe injury

A Thai man suffered a severe injury after he bravely protected his girlfriend from an acid attack carried out by her ex-boyfriend. The incident happened at the victim’s house in the Si Maha Pho district in the central province of Prachin Buri at midnight, on April 17. The female victim, Roongrat Towong, recounted that she heard a knock on her…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:04, 18 April 2023
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Man murders ex-girlfriend, friend plays dead to survive in Pattaya

A man murdered his ex-girlfriend in front of Mantra Pura Resort in Pattaya in the early hours of this morning. The victim’s friend pretended to be dead to save her own life. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station and a rescue team were informed of the shooting incident and rushed to the resort at 4.30am. Upon reaching the site, officers…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:20, 18 April 2023
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Kanchanaburi Songkran Festival tragedy: 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting

Police arrested two gunmen following a shooting at a Songkran Festival celebration in the central province of Kanchanaburi on April 17. The incident resulted in the death of an 18 year old man and injury to a 17 year old man. The shooting broke out while many people were splashing water on the road near the War Cemetery in Kanchanaburi…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:50, 18 April 2023
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Kenyan woman arrested for smuggling cocaine into Thailand

The Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) apprehended a Kenyan woman at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday for smuggling cocaine into Thailand. The Secretary of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), Wichai Chaimongkon, disclosed details of the drug bust in a press conference yesterday. The AITF officers discovered 1,250 grammes of cocaine hidden in the luggage of the 45 year…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:50, 18 April 2023
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Thai man dies in paramotor accident on the Mekong River in Isaan

A 39 year old Thai man died in a paramotor accident on the Mekong River in the Isaan province of Bueng Kan yesterday. The cause of the accident is under investigation. The deceased was identified as Watcharapong Khanteetao. He was a member of a paramotor club in the northeastern provinces. The accident occurred after Watcharapong flew the paramotor over the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:22, 17 April 2023
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Thai man loses 10,000 baht in lottery after being conned into buying old tickets

A Thai man filed a complaint with the police after he was conned into buying old lottery tickets by a vendor in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok and lost a 10,000 baht lottery prize. The 66 year old lottery winner, or loser, Thanapon Thongchaiya, filed a complaint at Phra Pradaeng Police Station yesterday. Thanapon told police that he bought seven…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 16:16, 17 April 2023
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Bangkok taxi driver condemned for ripping off foreign tourists

Thai netizens condemned a Bangkok taxi driver for ripping off two foreign tourists. The driver was caught on a viral video charging the tourists 700 baht for about a 7 kilometre trip which was considered almost seven times more expensive than the standard fare. On Saturday, April 15, the Facebook page called Let Me Know If You Wanna Be Famous…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 14:39, 17 April 2023
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Beach vendor with disability stabbed to death in Pattaya

Police arrested a man fleeing from the scene of a crime yesterday after he allegedly stabbed to death a vendor with a disability on Pattaya Beach. A witness believed the murder was motivated by an illegal business operation. Officers from Mueng Pattaya Police Station received a notification that a 38 year old man named Thotsapon had been stabbed to death…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:24, 17 April 2023
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Tom Kha Gai ranked 9th in TasteAtlas’s Best Rated Soups in the World

Food guide website TasteAtlas ranked the traditional Thai dish Tom Kha Gai, or coconut chicken soup with galangal, ninth in the 100 Best Rated Soups in the World. The well-known Tom Yum soup came in at 16th. The list was compiled based on votes from foodies around the world and published on the TasteAtlas website on March 30. Tom Kha…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 10:19, 17 April 2023
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8 victims injured during RCA Songkran party shooting in Bangkok

Police arrested a gunman in connection with a shooting at a Songkran party in front of Onyx bar at the popular entertainment venue Royal City Avenue (RCA) in Bangkok in the early hours of this morning. Four victims were injured by gunfire, while four others were hurt while trying to flee the scene. Officers from Makkasan Police Station were notified…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:13, 13 April 2023
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K-pop dance by Thai soldiers sparks controversy and admiration among netizens

Thai soldiers came under fire from Thai netizens after they danced to K-pop music in the Siam neighbourhood of Bangkok last weekend. The soldiers also had a few admirers and many praised the soldier group for their talent. A Smile Army Facebook page posted a video of the soldiers dancing to K-pop music on Sunday, April 9. In the video,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 18:04, 12 April 2023
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Thai woman arrested for surrogacy fraud, identity theft, and human trafficking (video)

Police arrested a Thai woman for her involvement in illegal surrogacy, identity theft, and colluding with Chinese citizens in human trafficking. The Thai woman, Nawaporn Pakiatsakun, who was originally Chinese, married a Thai man to gain Thai citizenship and facilitate her crimes. It was later revealed that several government officials from Thailand were also involved in the corrupt scheme. The…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:59, 12 April 2023
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Thai man goes on rampage: Attacks 6 people after married woman rejected his advances (video)

A Thai man went on the rampage, attacking six victims, including a couple after a married woman rejected his advances in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The wife’s husband, 24 year old Adisak Wiatesing, filed a complaint with the police after the couple were attacked by a man named Pae on April 10. Adisak told police that he went to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 12:09, 12 April 2023
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Porsche driver caught using fake registration plate to avoid tollway fees

A 69 year old Porsche driver who has a history of repeated traffic offences was charged by the police. The driver had been using a fake license plate to evade tollway fees on 22 separate occasions. The police took action after receiving a complaint from the legitimate owner of the license plate. Last year, Thailand introduced a new payment system…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 11:32, 12 April 2023
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Thai woman fined 5,000 baht for getting boobs out at erotic pre-Songkran party

Police fined a nightclub owner 20,000 baht and a sexy Thai woman 5,000 baht after she got her boobs out and danced erotically at a Songkran party in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok last week. Several entertainment venues in Bangkok have warmed up for the Thai New Year by hosting pre-Songkran events and parties before the official festival gets underway.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 09:49, 12 April 2023
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Tourists or illegal workers? Police raid Pattaya host club and arrest six

Police raided a host club in Pattaya in the early hours of yesterday morning and arrested the manager and five Lao men following a complaint about the employment of illegal workers. Four of the accused Lao men denied they were working at the bar and insisted that they were tourists. Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station raided the host club,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 17:33, 11 April 2023
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Man sets fire to wife’s house and threatens to kill her family

A Thai man driven by jealousy, set fire to the house of his wife in Nakhon Pathom province near Bangkok after she left him and travelled to another province with her family. The man also allegedly threatened to kill his family and carried a gun with him at all times. The wife’s brother, a 35 year old man named Wanlop…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 15:45, 11 April 2023
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Unveiling the dark side of sex doll collecting: Thai man’s spooky encounters with his new doll

A Thai sex doll collector took to Facebook to share some spooky stories that would not look out of place in a horror movie after he bought a new doll from a stranger online. The man, who runs a Facebook page called the Imaginary Diary of a Drink Vendor (ไดอารี่สุดกาวของพ่อค้าร้านน้ำ), believes the sex doll he bought is haunted by a…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinPublished: 13:28, 11 April 2023
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Splash into Songkran! Silom Road to remain open for water fights in Bangkok

Bang Rak District Office officially announced that Silom Road, a popular destination for water fights in Bangkok during Songkran, will remain open this year. Locals and tourists can take part in the water fights on the streets and sidewalks of each Soi. After three years of being affected by the pandemic, the Songkran Festival and its accompanying water fights will…