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 NewsRussian man found dead in Bangkok canal with multiple cuts | Thaiger

    Russian man found dead in Bangkok canal with multiple cuts

    Locals discovered the dead body of a Russian man in the Hua Lamphong Canal in Bangkok yesterday. He bore more than 10 cut wounds on his wrists. Officers from the Bangrak Police Station investigated the body of the Russian man at around 8am yesterday. Locals in the area spotted the body in the Hua Lamphong Canal near Soi Santiphap in…

  • Thailand NewsAmerican YouTuber swings from fame to shame in Thailand | Thaiger

    American YouTuber swings from fame to shame in Thailand

    Police arrested an American YouTuber at his home in Pattaya yesterday after he physically assaulted his Thai girlfriend by hitting her with a golf club. The man claimed the attack was staged for a video on his YouTube channel. The Thai woman, 20 year old Kanittha, and her younger sister sought assistance from a 55 year old maid named Anchulee…

  • Thailand NewsThai man nabbed for neighbour’s murder, claims adultery as motive | Thaiger

    Thai man nabbed for neighbour’s murder, claims adultery as motive

    Police today arrested a Thai man for the murder of his neighbour at a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. The killer insisted his motive was not a dog dispute but a result of long-term bullying and the deceased’s alleged adultery with his wife. The 47 year old killer, Narin “Sam” Prinkprayong, shot dead his neighbour, a 45 year old…

  • Thailand NewsThai delight: Thailand a Golden Week hotspot for Japanese tourists | Thaiger

    Thai delight: Thailand a Golden Week hotspot for Japanese tourists

    Online booking platform Agoda declared Thailand as the second most popular destination for Japanese tourists during the Golden Week according to the search data. Agoda yesterday revealed the search data of Japanese nationals during Japan’s Golden Week, April 29 to May 6, and reported that Thailand emerged as the nation’s second most popular destination. While South Korea took the top…

  • Thailand NewsYala deputy governor accused of adultery with adopted son (video) | Thaiger

    Yala deputy governor accused of adultery with adopted son (video)

    The deputy governor of Yala province in southern Thailand allegedly committed adultery with his adopted son who reportedly physically assaulted his adopted mother, the governor’s legal wife. Local Facebook page Esor News reported on April 28 that a deputy governor in southern Thailand had been transferred from his post due to allegations of adultery, as he was still living with…

  • Thailand NewsThai man flees after fatally shooting neighbour near Bangkok (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man flees after fatally shooting neighbour near Bangkok (video)

    A Thai man remains at large after fatally shooting his neighbour yesterday at a condominium in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. The motive for the killing is still under investigation but a dog dispute between the two men is suspected. Rattanathibet Police Station officers investigated the Seriphap Condominium in Soi Ngamwongwarn 23 in Nonthaburi province after reports of a shooting. The…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk taxi driver crashes and kills traffic cop in Bangkok (video) | Thaiger

    Drunk taxi driver crashes and kills traffic cop in Bangkok (video)

    A drunk taxi driver crashed and killed a traffic police officer on Phahonyothin Road in the Bang Khen district of Bangkok on April 28. The deputy traffic inspector from the Bang Khen Police Station, 54 year old police sub-lieutenant Autsada Jamniansi, lost his life while he was on duty directing traffic during a mini-marathon event on Phahonyothin Road. He was…

  • Thailand NewsBritish publisher Colin Hastings dies in car crash in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    British publisher Colin Hastings dies in car crash in Chon Buri

    The 74 year old British owner and publisher of The BigChilli magazine died yesterday in a car accident in Chon Buri province of Thailand. He reportedly lost control of his car and crashed into a house wall. Officers from Sattahip Police Station responded to the fatal accident in Soi Captain Muek in the Bang Saray district of Chon Buri province…

  • Thailand NewsHomeless man arrested for brutal assault on Cha-am Beach | Thaiger

    Homeless man arrested for brutal assault on Cha-am Beach

    Police arrested a homeless man for a brutal assault on a sub-district chief while the victim was resting on Cha-am Beach in the southern province of Phetchaburi. The victim remains in critical condition at a hospital. A 23 year old Thai woman, Wissuta Wannathippakorn, sought justice for her father, 58 year old Sommart Wannathippakorn, by sharing the story with news…

  • Thailand NewsOutrage as foreign couple crash car, leave injured rider in Phuket | Thaiger

    Outrage as foreign couple crash car, leave injured rider in Phuket

    Thai netizens are outraged at a foreign couple who crashed their luxury car into a motorcycle in Phuket but ignored the injured rider and focused only on the damage to their vehicle. The CCTV footage of the incident was shared widely on several social media platforms yesterday, April 25, showing a white Mercedes Benz sedan making a right turn without…

  • Phuket NewsThai tattoo artist arrested in Phuket for brutal rape of 13 year old girl | Thaiger

    Thai tattoo artist arrested in Phuket for brutal rape of 13 year old girl

    Police arrested a Thai tattoo artist at his rented room in Phuket yesterday for a brutal rape of a 13 year old girl that occurred last year. The sexual assault left the young victim with severe genital injuries and led to the removal of her womb. Officers from the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (IDMB) arrested the tattoo…

  • Thailand NewsIsraeli arrested in Phuket for illegal possession of 3 macaques | Thaiger

    Israeli arrested in Phuket for illegal possession of 3 macaques

    Police acted on a tip-off arresting an Israeli businessman at his home in Phuket yesterday for his illegal possession of three pig-tailed macaques. Officers from the Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division, also known as Greencop, received information that a foreign business operator in the Patong neighbourhood of Phuket was keeping protected monkeys at his residence in the Katu district. The…

  • Thailand NewsKoh Phi Phi water shortage, locals call for sustainable solutions | Thaiger

    Koh Phi Phi water shortage, locals call for sustainable solutions

    Locals and business operators on Koh Phi Phi island in the southern province of Krabi called on the government to find a long-term solution to annual water shortages. A private water supply company on the island stopped distributing water on Tuesday, April 23. Channel 3 reported the private water supply company announced to the residents of Koh Phi Phi that…

  • Thailand NewsChildren rescued after father forces them to trade sex for his drugs | Thaiger

    Children rescued after father forces them to trade sex for his drugs

    Officers from the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women yesterday rescued a seven year old boy and nine year old girl from a drug dealer on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Their drug-addicted father confessed to sending his children to work as sex slaves for the dealer in exchange for free drugs. A local…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman sues cops over search for drugs in her vagina (video) | Thaiger

    Thai woman sues cops over search for drugs in her vagina (video)

    A 61 year old Thai woman condemned police officers in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok for their unethical behaviour. She alleges that the officers accused her of involvement in a drug case without evidence and injured her during a search of her vagina for drugs. The 61 year old woman, identified as Pook, and her 35 year old son, Siraphat, asked…

  • Thailand NewsThai man sexually assaults child in shopping mall bathroom (video) | Thaiger

    Thai man sexually assaults child in shopping mall bathroom (video)

    A 12 year old Thai boy took to social media to expose the shameless behaviour of a pedophile who sexually assaulted him in a shopping mall bathroom in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen on Tuesday. The teenage victim, Thirayu Chaichana, shared his story on a Facebook group to warn others to beware of the pervert. Thirayu revealed that the incident…

  • Thailand NewsCross-border manhunt: Thai police search for 2 Japanese killers | Thaiger

    Cross-border manhunt: Thai police search for 2 Japanese killers

    Thai police officers are collaborating with the Japanese authorities to hunt for two killers involved in the murder and dismemberment of a Japanese man in Nonthaburi province. Officers also discovered that the two Japanese nationals were operating a call centre scam in Thailand. The body parts of the 47 year old Japanese man, Kabashima Ryosuke, were abandoned in a roadside…

  • Thailand NewsThai netizens slam illegal workers in South Korea for arrest protest | Thaiger

    Thai netizens slam illegal workers in South Korea for arrest protest

    Thai netizens slammed illegal Thai workers in South Korea for organising a protest, demanding local authorities stop arresting them. A Facebook account under the name Fonfon Snt shared pictures of herself and other illegal workers protesting outside the immigration office in Yangju City, Gyeonggi province, South Korea. “Stop arresting Phi Noi (an illegal Thai worker in South Korea). We are…

  • Thailand NewsVolunteer firefighter attacked by Asian black bear in Lampang | Thaiger

    Volunteer firefighter attacked by Asian black bear in Lampang

    An Asian black bear attacked a volunteer firefighter while putting out a forest fire at Chae Son National Park in the northern province of Lampang on April 21. The victim is currently in a stable condition. The volunteer firefighter, 56 year old Sarm Mungtrong, sustained injuries to his head and arm after being attacked by the Asian black bear during…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman spills beans on corrupt cop’s love-linked traffic fines | Thaiger

    Thai woman spills beans on corrupt cop’s love-linked traffic fines

    A Thai woman took to social media to expose a corrupt police officer from Mueang Khon Kaen Police Station in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen after the officer instructed locals to transfer traffic fines to a girlfriend’s bank account. The woman recounted the corrupt behaviour of the police officer, known only as Police Senior Sergeant Major S., through the…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese man commits murder-suicide killing wife and son | Thaiger

    Burmese man commits murder-suicide killing wife and son

    A Burmese man carried out a murder-suicide in a rented house in the Sankampaeng district of Chiang Mai province. He stabbed his wife to death and hanged their nine year old son from a bedroom door before hanging himself. The family of three was found dead inside the one-storey house in the Sankampaeng district of Chiang Mai province yesterday, April…

  • Thailand NewsFire at chemical warehouses in Rayong sparks arson suspicions | Thaiger

    Fire at chemical warehouses in Rayong sparks arson suspicions

    The fire at the industrial and chemical waste warehouses of Win Process in the Ban Khai district of Rayong, in the eastern province, has raised suspicions of arson, although the company’s owner has chosen to remain silent. According to the latest reports from multiple news agencies as of last night, the firefighting team had not fully extinguished the fire at…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for part in Japanese man’s murder in Nonthaburi | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for part in Japanese man’s murder in Nonthaburi

    Police yesterday arrested a Thai man for his involvement in the murder and dismemberment of human body parts found in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. He claimed that the deceased was a Japanese man and two other Japanese nationals were the killers. The first body part, a wrist, was discovered by a 10 year old Thai boy on April 19 in…

  • Thailand NewsThailand offers visa-free travel to Russian visitors for 3 months | Thaiger

    Thailand offers visa-free travel to Russian visitors for 3 months

    Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin today announced that Thailand is offering a visa-free scheme to Russian visitors for three months from May 1 to July 31. PM Srettha held a press conference at Government House at 11.50am, today, April 23, following a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day. In a part of his speech, the 62 year old Thai PM mentioned…

  • Thailand NewsThai fans press couple to return diamond pendant to Jackson Wang | Thaiger

    Thai fans press couple to return diamond pendant to Jackson Wang

    Thai fans of Hong Kong singer and rapper Jackson Wang put pressure on a Thai couple to return a lost segment of his diamond-encrusted Buzz Lightyear pendant after they discovered it in Phuket and tried to sell it. Wang visited Phuket to celebrate his birthday at a beach club in the province on March 27. During his birthday party, Wang…

  • Thailand NewsFake time, real warning: Thai couple’s scam alert (video) | Thaiger

    Fake time, real warning: Thai couple’s scam alert (video)

    A Thai couple took to social media to issue a warning, alleging that a foreign man attempted to scam them by selling a fake luxury watch. The couple claim that the man allegedly bought the watch for 59,000 baht but offered it to them for just 6,000 baht. A Thai man, Supakorn Piriyesyangkoon, shared a video and pictures of the…

  • Thailand NewsUnidentified man found murdered and dismembered in Nonthaburi | Thaiger

    Unidentified man found murdered and dismembered in Nonthaburi

    Police are struggling to identify a dead man who was murdered and dismembered after human parts were discovered at an abandoned plot of land in the central province of Nonthaburi near Bangkok. A 10 year old Thai boy notified Bang Bua Thong Police Station officers of the discovery of a human wrist on some abandoned land in Soi Jadsan Swing…

  • Thailand NewsAuthorities struggle to control fire at chemical warehouse in Rayong | Thaiger

    Authorities struggle to control fire at chemical warehouse in Rayong

    A fire broke out at an industrial waste and chemical warehouse belonging to the Win Process Company in the eastern province of Rayong at 8.30am yesterday. The Thai authorities have been working for over 20 hours to extinguish the fire and are struggling to fully control it due to flammable chemical substances. Residents living near the warehouse in the Ban…

  • Thailand NewsChinese parents reunited with daughter in Bangkok after virtual kidnapping | Thaiger

    Chinese parents reunited with daughter in Bangkok after virtual kidnapping

    Thai police officers reunited Chinese parents with their daughter after a scammer attempted to swindle the Chinese nationals by operating a virtual kidnapping for ransom. The Chinese couple filed a complaint at Sriracha Police Station in Chon Buri province saying their 22 year old daughter, who was studying in Australia, was kidnapped and transported to Thailand. The suspect accused the…

  • Thailand NewsThai transwoman seeks justice after surgery leaves vagina bleeding | Thaiger

    Thai transwoman seeks justice after surgery leaves vagina bleeding

    A Thai transwoman is seeking justice after gender affirmation surgery left her vagina bleeding and defecating. She also received no explanation from the doctor despite suffering from the disability for more than seven months. The transgender victim, Anirut, reached out to non-profit organisation Saimai Survive for assistance in seeking justice after pain from the surgery failure almost led her to…