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 PetpailinTuesday, August 8, 2023
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16 year old Thai girl arrested for acting as pimp, offering underage teenage prostitutes

Cyber Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) officers arrested a 16 year old girl who acted as a pimp, providing underage teenage prostitutes to customers in Kamphaeng Phet, central Thailand. The CCIB today arrested a teenage girl named A and conducted a raid at her house on Tae Sa Road in Kamphaeng Phet province after receiving a tip-off from the non-governmental organisation…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, August 8, 2023
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Cannabis clash to coalition: Bhumjaithai’s olive branch to Pheu Thai Party PM candidate

The fickle nature of Thai politics once again reared its ugly head when the leader of the Bhumjaithai Party extended an olive branch to the Pheu Thai Party prime ministerial candidate who levied against their cannabis legalisation policy during the General Election campaign. Pheu Thai Party leader Chonlanarn Srikaew yesterday invited Anutin Charvirakul and the Bhumjaithai Party to a press…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, August 8, 2023
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Delivery man shot by police for wearing a helmet inside a shopping mall

A Khlong Luang Police Station officer shot an unarmed parcel delivery man after he violated safety measures by wearing a motorcycle helmet inside a bank in Pathum Thani province near Bangkok. Incredibly, some members of the public believe the officer was right to shoot the defenceless man, stating he was ensuring the safety of others in a public place. The…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, August 8, 2023
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Ocean tragedy: German father drowns, son survives off Phuket’s Karon Beach

A German father tragically drowned while swimming at Karon Beach in Phuket yesterday while his 11 year old son survived the terrifying incident. The Thai lifeguard team on Karon Beach rescued the 52 year old German, Jurgen Ralf Wiltzsch, who lost consciousness at the bottom of the sea. The rescue team was called to the scene and provided CPR to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, August 8, 2023
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Thai woman hospitalised after 2 taxi cars hit her in Hong Kong

Two taxis hit a Thai woman travelling in Hong Kong on Sunday, resulting in serious injuries that have left her unconscious and undergoing treatment at a local hospital. South China Morning Post (SCMP) yesterday reported that the 31 year old Thai woman was hit by two taxis in front of the Admiralty central business district at about 10.20pm on Sunday. She…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, August 7, 2023
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Ex-police accused of demanding sex and money from fraud victim

An ex-police officer stands accused of soliciting sexual favours and money from a woman via the LINE application, allegedly in exchange for advancing her fraud case. The former officer, however, denied the accusations, asserting that his LINE account had been compromised. A 25 year old woman named Dao, yesterday, July 6, complained to the former police officer at Sattahip Police…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, August 7, 2023
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Bathroom bust up: Thai man accused of sexual harassment at South Korea’s World Scout Jamboree

A scout group commander from the North Jeolla province of South Korea accused another Thai scout group leader of being a peeping tom intent of sexual harassment after the man ventured into a woman’s bathroom during the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. The drama emerged yesterday August 6. A group of 80 scouts and their leaders departed the event,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, August 7, 2023
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Decadent novice monk accused of dressing as woman, selling sex, and partying in nightclubs

Another case of monks behaving badly again emerged in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen after residents accused a young novice of dressing up as a woman, selling sex to other novices and monks in the temple and partying in nightclubs. The abbot of the temple has been accused of turning a blind eye to the novice’s decadent activities. A…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, August 7, 2023
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Boozy blood pact backfires: Thai tipplers’ bond attempt leads to bloody rescue

Two drunk Thai men turned to a rescue team in Chon Buri province for medical aid after their attempt at cementing an everlasting bond through a blood pact went awry, leaving one of them with an unmanageable bleeding wound. The Baan Tung Hiang Community Sawang Rescue Team, situated in the Phanat Nikhom district of Chon Buri, told Workpoint News that…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, August 7, 2023
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Thai man found dead on roadside after searching for runaway girlfriend

Relatives discovered the dead body of a Thai man close to a roadside canal along the Bypass Road in Nakhon Nayok province central Thailand. The dead man had reportedly been in search of his runaway girlfriend before the grim discovery took place. Upon being informed of the incident, officers from Pak Plee Police Station swiftly arrived at the scene to…
Bangkok News

Petch PetpailinMonday, August 7, 2023
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Drug addict and repeat offender arrested for attempted rape in Bangkok

Tha Kharm Police Station officers arrested a drug addict who reportedly attempted to rape a Thai woman at her house in the Jom Thong district of Bangkok. The suspect has a long criminal history and had just been released from jail at the end of last year. The victim, 24 year old Ae, revealed to ThaiRath that the incident occurred…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, August 4, 2023
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Snake in the grass: Thai woman seeks protection from perverted rescuer

A Thai woman sought protection after a man, claiming to be a rescuer of the Daan Samrong Municipality in Samut Prakanr province near Bangkok, asked for sex in return for a snake capture. Claiming to be a rescuer from the Daan Samrong Municipality, a man approached A, offering assistance in catching the reptile. However, his ulterior motives soon came to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, August 4, 2023
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Ganja and gravity: Naked German’s high-rise drama in Pattaya condo

The wife of a naked German man who tried to jump from the eighth floor of a Pattaya condominium blamed the heavy use of ganja and the stress of a court case as the reasons behind his irrational behaviour. Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers received a call about the naked German man on Wednesday, August 2, and rushed to the…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, August 4, 2023
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Monkey madness: Thai man’s roadside pee leads to wild monkey attack

A Thai man faced the terrifying ordeal of being attacked by a gang of more than 10 monkeys after he decided to have a pee on the roadside in the southern province of Ranong. The unsuspecting victim tried to fight back, but fate had other plans, as he stumbled and fell down a steep 50-metre cliff. It was a wild…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, August 4, 2023
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Thai woman with golden face tickles taxi driver’s funny bone on TikTok

In a humorous incident that amused Thai netizens, a woman from Thailand, took to TikTok to apologise to a taxi driver whom she had inadvertently startled with her golden face. The woman, Nitcha Punnapon, had her face covered in gold leaves after undergoing the Na Na Thong ceremony, and it had quite a surprising effect on the unsuspecting cabbie. Sharing…
Road deaths

Petch PetpailinFriday, August 4, 2023
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8 killed and 3 injured after pickup collides with train near Bangkok

A pickup truck collided with a train in the early hours of this morning killing eight Thai people and injuring three others near Klong Udon Chonlajon in Chachoengsao province near Bangkok. Mueang Chachoengsao Police Station officers and a rescue team promptly rushed to the scene at approximately 3am today, August 4. They found a train, laden with containers, positioned on…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, August 3, 2023
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Big Joke acknowledges corrupt police officers linked to firework warehouse explosion

The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, acknowledged the presence of corrupt police officers within the force. He ensured to investigate the public’s concern over corruption allegations linked to the firework warehouse explosion. Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn stepped forward to expose the corruption within the RTP that may have played a role…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, August 3, 2023
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Parliament’s prime delay: PM selection meeting postponed as Constitution Court weighs Pita renomination

Parliament President Wan Muhamad Nor Matha (Wan Nor) officially announced today that the prime minister selection meeting, scheduled for tomorrow, is postponed until further notice. The delay is a result of the postponement of the Constitution Court to decide on the renomination of Pita Limjaroenrat as a PM candidate. The Thai Ombudsman last week requested the Constitution Court to determine…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, August 3, 2023
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Terror in Pattaya: Burmese ‘gangsters’ nabbed for gun roleplay with Kuwaiti tourists

Police apprehended two Burmese men following the emergence of a video of a foreign man holding a gun to the head of a Kuwaiti tourist and threatening about 10 of his fellow countrymen in Pattaya. The suspects admitted their involvement but insisted they were only playing a gangster role in response to the tourists’ request. The incident was brought to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, August 3, 2023
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Crime-cracking capers: ECD raids warehouse, nabs Chinese owner, seizes 100,000 tax avoided treasures in Bangkok

Police officers from the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) raided a warehouse in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok, resulting in the arrest of its Chinese owner and the seizure of over 100,000 items of tax-avoided goods worth more than 10 million baht. The ECD received a tip-off regarding the importation of tax-avoided and pirated goods from abroad, specifically stored in…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, August 3, 2023
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Indian man steals money from Thai vendors near Bangkok

A cunning serial thief stole 950 baht from a Thai vendor in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. The Indian man in question reportedly stole money from many other shops using the same smoke and mirror trick. The victim, Kanticha, revealed to the media that the incident occurred on July 31 at her noodles shop in the Bang Bua Thong district of…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, August 2, 2023
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Caught in the drama: Foreign Thai soap opera fan’s secret kissing clip leads to blackmail attempt

An unnamed foreign Thai soap opera fan tried to blackmail two actors after secretly filming them kissing in one of their apartments, believed to be in Bangkok, Thailand. The two Thai soap opera stars caught in the embrace were Sarocha “Freen” Chankimha and Wichai “Seng” Saefarn. Both actors star in the television series GAP The Series, which is popular among…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, August 2, 2023
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Move forward, lese divide: Thai election winner MFP sparks coalition clash over lese majeste law revision

Thai General Election winner the Move Forward Party (MFP) is refusing to abandon its ideology, insisting it will revise the lese majeste law, leading to a division among the Pheu Thai Party and the eight coalition parties. As a consequence, the Pheu Thai Party insisted that they cannot work with the MFP and announced they will form a government with…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, August 2, 2023
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MFP MP blames corrupt cops for firework warehouse explosion in southern Thailand

Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn accused corrupt cops for the explosion of a firework warehouse in the southern province of Narathiwas. As a result of the ongoing investigation, four police officers have been transferred. The explosion at the firework warehouse in Muno Market in the Sungai Kolok district of Narathiwas province occurred on Saturday, July 29. The warehouse…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, August 2, 2023
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Beach beating: Thai transwomen assault foreigners in Pattaya

In the early hours of this morning, a gang of twenty Thai transwomen unleashed a physical assault on three foreigners along Beach Road in Pattaya, raising concerns due to their previous involvement in violent acts in the area. The Pattaya Tourist Police swiftly responded to a distress call and arrived at the scene to aid the victims, comprising two Saudi…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, August 2, 2023
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Gunpoint drama: Thai witness captures shocking video of foreign mafia in Pattaya

A shocking incident took place at the Voice of Navy 5 Viewpoint in Pattaya, as a Thai witness captured a distressing video of a foreign mafia member threatening a group of Asian men at gunpoint. The video, lasting 1.39 minutes, shows a foreign mafia man dressed in all-black attire brandishing a gun and intimidating approximately ten foreigners, believed to be…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, July 31, 2023
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Lost in translation: Foreign women turn Thai rice steamers into hilarious hats

Thai netizens expressed their admiration and laughed at two foreign women who mistook Thai-style bamboo sticky rice steamers for hats. They bought them from a local vendor who could not communicate very well due to the language barrier. A Thai man named Surat Seehabut shared pictures of the two European women wearing hats which looked like weaving baskets. The caption…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, July 31, 2023
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Taxi turmoil: Thonglor Road assault leaves three passengers shaken in Bangkok

A group of taxi drivers physically assaulted three passengers on Thonglor Road in Bangkok on Saturday night. A Thai man, Chatchanan Chantajinda, shared the story and videos of the assault on him and his friends, another man and a woman, on Facebook yesterday, Sunday, July 30. One of the videos even showed two police officers present at the scene but…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, July 31, 2023
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Bank job foiled: Thai man nabbed in Bangkok robbery caper

Police last night arrested a Thai man in connection with an attempted bank robbery in the Ratchada neighbourhood of Bangkok. The attempted bank robbery occurred in front of Soi Ratchadapisek 32 in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Tuesday, July 25. The suspect, 40 year old Jaratpong Srichai, visited the bank and feigned the intention of opening a new bank…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, July 31, 2023
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Former soldier arrested for brutal murder of neighbour near Bangkok

Samrong Nuea Police Station officers arrested a former soldier at a condominium in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok yesterday after the alleged brutal murder of a neighbour. He bludgeoned her to death with a hammer. The murder took place at a condominium in Soi Sri Boonrueng in Samut Prakarn province, and the gruesome act was captured on the condo’s security…

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