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.

Pattaya News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 24, 2023
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Oil spill on Chon Buri’s Bang Saen Beach sparks urgent alls for Marine Department action

Locals and tourists in Chon Buri noticed an oil spill on Bang Saen Beach yesterday and urged the Marine Department to locate the source of the spill. Residents speculated that the oil was released from an irresponsible cargo ship. Many travellers, both Thai and foreigners, had to abandon swimming in the Bang Sean Sea yesterday due to the oil spill.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 24, 2023
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Tragic accident: Elderly Thai woman killed by public bus at Si Yan Intersection in Bangkok

A public bus knocked down and killed an 83 year old Thai woman while she was on a zebra crossing at Si Yan Intersection in Bangkok at 7am yesterday. The bus driver confessed he did not see the victim crossing the road when he made a turn. Officers from Samsen Police Station were notified of the accident and rushed to…
Pattaya News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 24, 2023
1,935

Transwoman fined for dancing naked on Bang Saen Beach

Police fined a Thai transwoman 2,000 baht for dancing naked during Wan Lai along Bang Saen Beach Road last week. A video of the naked dance was circulated on Thai Twitter and quickly went viral on Sunday, April 16. In the video, the transwoman can be seen dancing on top of an ice bucket, taking off her panties and hanging…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 24, 2023
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Jordanian attacks Thai singer’s brother at condo in Thailand

A Jordanian man allegedly attacked the brother of a Thai singer, Kanyarat “Lula” Tatiyaporn, at a condominium in Thailand. The victim sustained a ruptured eardrum and multiple wounds all over his body. Lula revealed details of the incident and provided an update on her brother’s condition to KhaoSod yesterday. She explained that the incident occurred on the evening of Saturday,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 21, 2023
1,443

Former doctor with mental health issues kills brother in central Thailand

A former doctor with mental health issues killed his brother, who also had mental health issues, in their family home in the Suphan Buri province in central Thailand this morning. He reportedly became violent due to a lack of medication. The incident happened at a two-storey house on the Khun Krai Road in the Tha Pee Liang sub-district in Suphan Buri…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 21, 2023
1,825

Thai cake shop goes viral for flea, toad, and gecko cakes

A Thai cake shop in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon called Vet Mon (magic) gained immense popularity on Thai social media due to its unique desserts: flea, toad, and Tokay gecko cakes. The owner of the cake shop, Charit Kunlasaree, shared a picture of the dog flea cake on the official Facebook page of Vet Mon on April 15.…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 21, 2023
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Cops bust crypto mine stealing electricity near Bangkok

Police raided a huge crypto mine in Samut Prakan province, just south of Bangkok, yesterday. To dig for their digital currencies, the miners used stolen electricity with damages amounting to more than one million baht. Police from Samut Prakan Police Station and officials from the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) raided a three-storey rented building in Soi Mungkorn-Nark Dee in Phraek…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 21, 2023
1,256

Indian man in Pattaya allegedly kidnapped by his own son

Police are investigating the case of an Indian restaurant owner in Pattaya who was allegedly kidnapped and attacked by his own son and his son’s Thai friends yesterday. Luckily, the victim managed to escape by jumping out of a moving car and is under the care of authorities, reports KhaoSod. Yesterday, the officers from the Mueang Pattaya Police Station rushed…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 21, 2023
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Kind police officer delivers order on behalf of Grab driver who fainted amid Thailand’s scorching heat

Thai netizens praised a police officer from Chana Songkram Police Station in Bangkok, Thailand, for his kindness after he volunteered to deliver an order on behalf of a Grab delivery driver who fainted and crashed his motorbike amid sweltering heat on Wednesday. The 45 year old Grab driver and his 14 year old daughter picked up an order from a…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 21, 2023
2,035

Drunk hit-and-run driver in Bangkok flees scene with victim clinging to bonnet (video)

A 20 year old drunk driver crashed his Mercedes-Benz into a motorcycle taxi driver on the Rama 9 Road in Bangkok. The driver was caught on camera fleeing the scene of the accident with the victim still clinging to the car bonnet. On Tuesday, a Thai TikToker posted a video of an incident at the Rama 9 intersection which occurred…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, April 20, 2023
4,304

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 PetpailinThursday, April 20, 2023
1,061

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…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, April 20, 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 PetpailinThursday, April 20, 2023
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Thief steals nearly 500,000 baht of gold necklaces in Rayong

Police are hunting for a thief who stole 15 gold necklaces valued at almost 500,000 baht from a gold shop in a Robinson shopping mall in the Baan Chang district of Rayong, in the eastern part of Thailand. According to Piyanoot, an employee at Premium Gold Yaowarat on the mall’s first floor, the robbery took place around 3pm yesterday when…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinThursday, April 20, 2023
1,988

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 PetpailinWednesday, April 19, 2023
1,514

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 PetpailinWednesday, April 19, 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…
World News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 19, 2023
1,240

5 year old Japanese boy recalls past life as Thai police officer

A five year old Japanese boy claims he has been reincarnated stating he can recall memories from his former life as a high-ranking Thai police officer in the northern province of Lampang. He added that he chose to be reborn in Japan. The reincarnation story of the five year old Japanese boy called Naoto went viral on social media after…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 19, 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 PetpailinWednesday, April 19, 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 PetpailinTuesday, April 18, 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…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 18, 2023
6,579

Finnish man accused by neighbours of insulting Thai people

A Thai woman in the Isaan province of Chaiyaphum claims that her Finnish husband was attacked by more than 10 neighbours on April 14. The neighbours admitted to attacking the foreign man but insisted that they did so because he insulted them and the Thai people first. A 40 year old Thai woman named Aoy took to social media to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 18, 2023
2,536

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 PetpailinTuesday, April 18, 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…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 18, 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 PetpailinTuesday, April 18, 2023
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Teenage mum finds lifeless body of one year old baby daughter dead in Bangkok

A heartbroken 17 year old mother yesterday contacted the police after discovering her one year old baby daughter dead on the bed in their rented room in the Tung Khru district of Bangkok. The circumstances surrounding the child’s untimely death remains a mystery, and a thorough investigation is currently underway. The family of the girl reported the baby’s death to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 17, 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 PetpailinMonday, April 17, 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 PetpailinMonday, April 17, 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 PetpailinMonday, April 17, 2023
1,706

Foreign army veteran rescued after Songkran water gun exacerbates PTSD

A Thai rescuer took to Facebook to share knowledge about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms after he helped a foreign veteran suffering from the condition after a water gun attack in the Patong sub-district of Phuket. The Thai rescuer, Nicola Vincenzo Biccai, posted the story on Friday, April 14 that he received a notification from witnesses that a foreign man…

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