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 PetpailinMonday, April 17, 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 PetpailinThursday, April 13, 2023
2,735

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 PetpailinWednesday, April 12, 2023
2,731

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 PetpailinWednesday, April 12, 2023
3,818

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 PetpailinWednesday, April 12, 2023
4,641

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 PetpailinWednesday, April 12, 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 PetpailinWednesday, April 12, 2023
1,429

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 PetpailinTuesday, April 11, 2023
1,287

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 PetpailinTuesday, April 11, 2023
3,993

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 PetpailinTuesday, April 11, 2023
1,749

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…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 11, 2023
3,010

Thai man stalked for 5 years by foreigner fluent in Thai, police unable to act

A man from Thailand took to social media to reveal that he had been stalked for five years by a foreigner who could speak Thai. He also stated that the police were unable to apprehend the foreigner as the case did not qualify as a blatant offence. Preecha Kaiyasa took to TikTok to share a video of the moment when…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 11, 2023
1,175

Thai woman attempts to commit suicide at a neighbour’s house in Bangkok

A Thai woman survived a suicide attempt at a neighbour’s house in Bangkok yesterday. The homeowner, a 70 year old woman named Kannika, alerted a rescue team after discovering a woman, later identified as 35 year old Bee, cut her own throat in her house in Soi Thoet Thai 21 in the Thon Buri district of Bangkok. Upon arrival, the…
Phuket News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 10, 2023
1,213

Ride into the Wild West at Phuket Bike Week 2023

The Phuket Bike Week Association and Phuket City Municipality announced they are promoting Phuket Bike Week 2023. The event, also known as 27th Phuket Bike Week, will take place from April 28 to 30 at Dolphin Park on Patong Beach, with the theme, “Cowboy on the Beach.” Visitors can look forward to a wide range of activities, including an auto show…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 10, 2023
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RTA condemned after ordering bedridden patient to report for conscription

Thai netizens criticised the Royal Thai Army (RTA) for their lack of empathy after a woman had to take her bedridden disabled son to report for conscription in the northern province of Lamphun. A former Thai actor, 21 year old Thanakit “Off” Wutthirothong, left the movie industry after a motorcycle accident rendered him disabled. A drunk woman crashed her car…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 10, 2023
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Thai man found dead in front of coffin shop due to extreme heat

The owner of a coffin shop in the central province of Kanchanaburi found a dead man in front of the shop yesterday. It is believed the deceased died from the extreme heat as the temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius on the day he was found. Officers from Tha Muang Police Station reviewed the area in front of the coffin shop,…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinMonday, April 10, 2023
1,661

Turmoil as Koh Larn boat operators fight over tourists at Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya

A brawl over passengers between two groups of Koh Larn speed boat operators at Bali Hai Pier in Pattaya was reported on Saturday. One operator claimed he was attacked by over 10 members of a mafia speed boat gang. A 31 year old Thai man named Kongkot shared a video of the moment when the fracas sparked on Saturday, April…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 7, 2023
1,426

Brazillian boxer banned by WMO after supporting Cambodian kickboxing

Following an argument over the origin of kickboxing between Thailand and Cambodia, the World Muaythai Organisation (WMO) has banned Brazilian boxer Thiago Teixeira from the sport after he announced support for Kun Khmer. His Apex Fight Series middleweight class championship record was also expunged. Cambodia is pushing to gain international recognition for its version of kickboxing, Kun Khmer. The country…
Pattaya News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 7, 2023
950

Chinese man arrested in Chon Buri for overstaying and corruption

Immigration Bureau Division 3 officers arrested a Chinese man in Chon Buri for overstaying his visa by about 800 days and for evading corruption charges in China. The Immigration Bureau recently implemented strict measures to eliminate the influx of foreign criminals who use Thailand as a hiding place. On Wednesday, April 5, the officers in Chon Buri summoned a Chinese…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 7, 2023
1,435

18 year old man dies after two hooligans threw stones at him in southern Thailand

An 18 year old man died in hospital yesterday after two hooligans threw stones at him while he was riding a motorcycle on a road in the southern province of Satun. The teenage victim, Kullatat “Folk” Tohem, was rushed to hospital on Sunday, April 2 with a serious head injury after two hooligans threw stones at him. The young man…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinFriday, April 7, 2023
1,326

Woman arrested for security guard murder and attempted murder of 2 others

A Thai woman was arrested by police officers this morning for the alleged murder of a security guard and the attempted murder of two others at a dormitory located in the Thanya Buri district of Pathum Thani, situated in the central part of Thailand. Pratunam Chulalongkorn Police Station was notified about the stabbing incident and swiftly responded to the scene…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 5, 2023
1,288

Hitchhiker’s gratitude turns into car theft for kindhearted siblings in Udon Thani

Two kindhearted siblings who gave a lift to a hitchhiker yesterday in the Isaan province of Udon Thani saw their trust backfire when he stole their car. The victim, a 29 year old woman named Khanittha, reported the incident at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station after her black Honda BR-V SUS was stolen by the unnamed hitchhiker. Khanittha explained that…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 5, 2023
865

Bangkok official arrested for demanding bribes from real estate company

The revenue department director in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok was apprehended for soliciting bribes amounting to 3 million baht from a real estate firm in exchange for a tax exemption worth more than 40 million baht. The director, identified as Pramuan, was arrested yesterday at a hotel located in the Ratchathewi area after he arranged a meeting with the…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 5, 2023
1,591

Former Lotus Go Fresh employee steals 298,000 baht from supermarket in Isaan

A former Lotus Go Fresh employee turned from gamekeeper to poacher to steal 298,000 baht from the supermarket in the Isaan province Sa Kaeo. A 21 year old Thai man was arrested yesterday in connection with the theft. The robbery took place at a supermarket located on Thetsaban 6 Road in the Mueang district of Sa Kaeo. One of the staff members…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 5, 2023
1,294

Thai man fatally electrocuted trying to steal electrical cable in Khon Kaen

The dead body of a Thai man was found wedged in a small crevice beneath a commercial building on Lang Mueang Road in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen on Monday. According to reports, the man was attempting to steal the electrical cable and was fatally electrocuted during the act. Residents living near a commercial building notified Mueang Khon Kaen…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinWednesday, April 5, 2023
1,936

Chinese businessman hires sexy girls to fulfil vow at shrine in Thailand

A successful Chinese businessman hired more than 10 sexy girls to dance at a shrine located in Kamphaeng Phet province, situated in the central region of Thailand, to fulfil a vow he had made after achieving business success. The businessman has reportedly fulfilled his vow at the same shrine four times already. A Thai woman named Kanya-on Chanjohn shared a…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 4, 2023
994

30 police officers rescue family of five after 18-hour hostage crisis in Bangkok

Thirty police officers arrested a man who had taken a family of five hostages for 18 hours inside a house in Samut Prakarn province near Bangkok. The suspect refused to disclose his motives to the authorities. A team of officers from the Samut Prakarn Provincial Police Office, and the Bang Plee Police Station, arrived at the scene and cordoned off…
Northern Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 4, 2023
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Drug addict’s gruesome murder shocks Udon Thani community

A drug addict brutally murdered his female neighbour yesterday, leaving her lifeless body in the bathroom in the Isaan province of Udon Thani. The killer injured himself in the process of the murder and later died in hospital. The victim, Thaniya Rattanatiyakun, was found with a knife wound to her head and two missing fingers. The murderer, Prawut Chantasut, was a…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 4, 2023
1,369

Man returns 75,500 baht he found at Bangkok ATM

A Thai man was praised for his honesty after he returned 75,500 baht he found at a Bangkok petrol station cash machine to its rightful owner. Lampakchee Police Station announced on its official Facebook page that Abdulrorsa Alqasim, a 22 year old Thai man, is a model citizen and an inspiration to the Lampakchee community for returning the money to…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 4, 2023
3,833

Thai man wins lottery with numbers given by ChatGPT:

A Thai man has caused quite a stir in the gambling community after he announced that he scooped a 2,000 baht prize from the Thai Government Lottery Office on April 1 by using a set of numbers generated by the AI chatbot, ChatGPT. The lucky winner, Patthawikorn Boonin shared his success story on Facebook, claiming that he won the 2,000…
Thailand News

Petch PetpailinTuesday, April 4, 2023
1,668

Paint-spraying hooligan strikes again: Women in Bangkok demand justice

Several Thai women took to social media after becoming victims of a drunken spray paint hooligan in the Bang Na neighbourhood of Bangkok. The hooligan reportedly sprayed red paint on their pants in an unprovoked attack as they walked by. One female victim took to Twitter on March 30 to post pictures of her pants with red paint and issued…

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