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 NewsPhone fiend: Thai woman calls out thief in Nonthaburi (video) | Thaiger

    Phone fiend: Thai woman calls out thief in Nonthaburi (video)

    A Thai woman is demanding police arrest a thief who repeatedly stole mobile phones in the Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. In her case, she admitted falling victim to the serial thief after leaving the front door of her home open while she slept. The victim, 30 year old Sunanta, took to social media to warn others about the theft, which…

  • Thailand News2 runaway horses killed in car accident on road near Bangkok | Thaiger

    2 runaway horses killed in car accident on road near Bangkok

    A car accident today on Borommaratchachonnani Road in Pathum Thani province, near Bangkok, resulted in the deaths of two horses and damage to three vehicles. The horses escaped from a nearby restaurant today, July 18. The accident occurred at approximately 7.20am on Borommaratchachonnani Road in the Sampran district of Pathum Thani province. Three vehicles were involved in the accident: a…

  • Thailand NewsDeputy PM Anutin opposes PM Srettha’s cannabis reclassification | Thaiger

    Deputy PM Anutin opposes PM Srettha’s cannabis reclassification

    The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Anutin Charnvirakul, declared his opposition to Prime Minister (PM) Srettha Thavisin‘s policy to reclassify cannabis as a Narcotics Category 5 drug. The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) agreed last week to reclassify cannabis, which has been permitted for health-related purposes for over two years. This new policy is expected…

  • Thailand NewsForeign man caught on viral video urinating on Phuket road (video) | Thaiger

    Foreign man caught on viral video urinating on Phuket road (video)

    A viral video shared on a news Facebook page showed a foreign man urinating in the middle of the Patong Beach Road in Phuket during a traffic jam, despite many motorists staring at him. The Facebook page, 1วันพันกว่าเรื่อง ภูเก็ต (meaning over 1,000 things happen in a day), shared a video of the foreign man, whose identity was not disclosed, yesterday,…

  • Thailand NewsBox of joy: Thai woman rescues abandoned newborn in Rayong | Thaiger

    Box of joy: Thai woman rescues abandoned newborn in Rayong

    A Thai woman yesterday rescued an abandoned newborn baby boy found in a cardboard box on the roadside in the eastern province of Rayong. The 33 year old woman, Wanida, reported the discovery to officers at Pluak Daeng Police Station. She explained that she noticed the abandoned baby while picking up her child from school. Wanida said her child found…

  • Thailand News15 year old Thai teenager stabbed to death over love triangle | Thaiger

    15 year old Thai teenager stabbed to death over love triangle

    A 16 year old Thai teenager surrendered to police after stabbing a 15 year old boy to death in the central province of Pathum Thani over a love triangle. Officers from Ladlumkaew Police Station were alerted to the death of the teenage boy, Sarawut, at 5.44pm yesterday, July 17. They visited the scene with a rescue team and medical workers.…

  • Thailand NewsVietnamese tour guide reveals more on Bangkok hotel murder-suicide | Thaiger

    Vietnamese tour guide reveals more on Bangkok hotel murder-suicide

    Further questioning of a Vietnamese tour guide, who served the six Vietnamese nationals before their deaths, revealed that another tour guide, named Tiger, may have known the source of the cyanide and been able to identify others involved in the murder-suicide case. Six Vietnamese nationals died from cyanide poisoning at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bangkok, with their bodies discovered…

  • Thailand NewsCat-nabbed: Thai man’s purr-fect crime outside Phuket bank (video) | Thaiger

    Cat-nabbed: Thai man’s purr-fect crime outside Phuket bank (video)

    Police arrested a Thai man for stealing a cat from outside a bank in the Wichit district of Phuket. The man claimed he intended to pet the cat but many Thai netizens suspected he intended to eat it. The cat’s owner posted CCTV footage on social media showing the thief, identified as 32 year old Nattaphon, taking her white cat named…

  • Thailand NewsBeach horror: Lower body find sends shockwaves in central Thailand | Thaiger

    Beach horror: Lower body find sends shockwaves in central Thailand

    A hotel employee yesterday discovered the lower part of a human body on Laem Sadet Beach in the central province of Chanthaburi. Police are struggling to identify the deceased due to the missing upper half, including the head. The 39 year old hotel worker, whose name has not been disclosed, told Matichon that he found the human remains at approximately…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok bike bungle: Drunk taxi driver’s crash leads to two injuries | Thaiger

    Bangkok bike bungle: Drunk taxi driver’s crash leads to two injuries

    A drunk Thai taxi driver crashed his car into four motorcycles in Soi Ratchadaphisek 66 in Bangkok resulting in two injuries. He initially claimed he was not drunk and that the bottles found in his car contained milk, not alcohol. Ratchadaphisek neighbourhood residents stopped the 52 year old taxi driver, Udon, on Saturday, July 13, who had fled the scene…

  • Thailand NewsThai tattoo artist allegedly rapes client, leading to attempted suicide | Thaiger

    Thai tattoo artist allegedly rapes client, leading to attempted suicide

    A Thai mother is seeking justice for her 20 year old daughter, who attempted suicide after being raped by a tattoo artist in Bangkok. The victim is in a critical condition and the alleged rapist has not yet been apprehended. The victim’s mother told Channel 7 that her daughter sent a message saying, “Mother, I love you” on July 12,…

  • Thailand NewsMurder-suicide: 6 Vietnamese deaths linked to 10 million baht debt | Thaiger

    Murder-suicide: 6 Vietnamese deaths linked to 10 million baht debt

    Following the suspicious deaths of six Vietnamese nationals at a hotel in Bangkok, Thai police discovered that one of the deceased, a Vietnamese-American woman, allegedly poisoned her friends before committing suicide with the toxin over a 10 million baht debt. The Metropolitan Police Bureau of Thailand revealed more details of the case in a press conference, today, July 17, following…

  • Thailand NewsBurmese man wanted for murder of Iranian-Thai couple in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Burmese man wanted for murder of Iranian-Thai couple in Pattaya

    Police in Pattaya are searching for a Burmese man suspected of murdering his employees, an Iranian man and his Thai wife. Their bodies were discovered in a bedroom above their Iranian restaurant on July 16. The victims, 63 year old Mojtaba Ghanbariazad and his wife Thanaporn Poonprakone, were found by a relative who had a dream about Thanaporn and was…

  • Thailand NewsNaked truth: Victims pursue legal action against ‘cancer-curing’ hermit | Thaiger

    Naked truth: Victims pursue legal action against ‘cancer-curing’ hermit

    More victims have stepped forward to pursue legal action against a hermit and his wife in the southern province of Surat Thani, who allegedly claim they can cure cancer through naked massages. A Thai man claimed that his wife died in May as a result of the hermit’s treatment. The first victim to seek assistance from the Ministry of Social…

  • Thailand NewsCyanide poisoning suspected in deaths of 6 Vietnamese nationals | Thaiger

    Cyanide poisoning suspected in deaths of 6 Vietnamese nationals

    A Thai academic suspects that cyanide poisoning may have been used in the deaths of six Vietnamese nationals at a hotel in Bangkok. The deaths of the six Vietnamese visitors came to light at approximately 7.30pm, yesterday, July 16. They were found lifeless in the same room on the fifth floor of a luxury hotel, reported to be the Grand…

  • Thailand NewsBREAKING: 6 Vietnamese nationals found dead at hotel in Bangkok | Thaiger

    BREAKING: 6 Vietnamese nationals found dead at hotel in Bangkok

    Six Vietnamese nationals mysteriously died today at a luxury hotel in Bangkok after allegedly drinking tea and coffee mixed with poison. Police believe there may be a seventh Vietnamese but that individual has not been located. The deaths of the six foreigners were reported to the Metropolitan Police Bureau at approximately 7.30pm today, July 16. They were reportedly found lifeless…

  • Thailand News17 year old girl brutally assaulted by ex-boyfriend in Chon Buri | Thaiger

    17 year old girl brutally assaulted by ex-boyfriend in Chon Buri

    A Thai woman sought justice for her 17 year old daughter after she became a victim of a brutal knife attack by her ex-boyfriend at his home in Chon Buri. The teenage girl’s ears and a finger were cut off in the frenzied attempted murder attack. The girl’s 55 year old mother, Malisorn, urged non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to seek justice…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya police deny collusion in Chinese tourist extortion scandal | Thaiger

    Pattaya police deny collusion in Chinese tourist extortion scandal

    One of the police officers accused of extorting 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists in Pattaya denied involvement in the act, claiming he was in the car the entire time and did not know what had happened to the foreigners. A dashcam video showed a group of men introducing themselves as police, raiding the car of the Chinese victims and later…

  • Thailand NewsThai YouTuber shoots man in leg over football betting dispute | Thaiger

    Thai YouTuber shoots man in leg over football betting dispute

    A Thai YouTuber, with over one million subscribers, shot a former boxer in the leg at a restaurant in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok over a football bet and financial dispute. The victim, 38 year old Atikhun “Oat” Nueangpim, sought help from Porramate Chaipatcharakunpong, the President of the Advisory Committee of the Nonthaburi Provincial Prosecutor, fearing he would never receive justice…

  • Thailand NewsThai man kills drug-addicted brother after attack on mother | Thaiger

    Thai man kills drug-addicted brother after attack on mother

    A Thai man stabbed his drug-addicted younger brother to death after he attempted to physically assault his mother at home in the Isaan province of Buriram. Chumsaeng Police Station officers arrested the 32 year old suspect, Weera “Khao” Turam, and accompanied him to the police station for questioning. Khao admitted to stabbing to death his drug-addicted brother, 29 year old…

  • Thailand NewsBody of unidentified man without hands found in central Thailand | Thaiger

    Body of unidentified man without hands found in central Thailand

    The owner of a sugarcane farm on Sunday discovered the body of a man with both hands severed in the central province of Nakhon Sawan. His identity remains under investigation as officers search for the dead man’s missing hands. The sugarcane farm owner, 53 year old Boonyoung Phothong, told ThaiRath that he was walking on his farm as usual to…

  • Thailand NewsDrunk Thai man stabs bedridden girlfriend in her vagina | Thaiger

    Drunk Thai man stabs bedridden girlfriend in her vagina

    A 50 year old drunk Thai man stabbed his 75 year old bedridden girlfriend in the vagina at their home in the central province of Samut Prakan, claiming the victim had bullied him and clashed with him over money. Fortunately, she survived the brutal attack. A neighbour alerted officers from Ban Klong Suan Police Station to the house on Soi…

  • Thailand NewsThai teacher allegedly forces student to take faeces home | Thaiger

    Thai teacher allegedly forces student to take faeces home

    A Thai mother took to social media to complain about a kindergarten teacher in the Isaan province of Phichit who allegedly forced her daughter to take her faeces home from school. She also accused the teacher of beating the girl as a punishment. The mother, Rungnapa, shared her daughter’s story in a Facebook group of locals in the Bang Phai…

  • Thailand NewsThai-German man jailed 25 years for abusing daughter, sharing child porn | Thaiger

    Thai-German man jailed 25 years for abusing daughter, sharing child porn

    The Criminal Court of Thailand sentenced a half-Thai half-German man to 51 years in prison for sexually abusing his daughter and distributing child porn on a dark website based in Germany. His confession led to the sentence being reduced from 51 years to 25 years and six months. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office sought help from Thai authorities to arrest…

  • Thailand NewsPattaya police urged to take action on Kuwaiti street racers (video) | Thaiger

    Pattaya police urged to take action on Kuwaiti street racers (video)

    Residents in Soi Yen Sabai, Pattaya, urged police officers to take action against Kuwaiti motorcycle racers following a noise pollution disturbance and a recent physical altercation on Saturday, July 13. A video of the altercation between two groups of Kuwaiti nationals was shared on Thai social media yesterday, July 14, but the incident reportedly took place on Soi Yen Sabai…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman seeks justice over hermit’s naked massage cancer cure claim | Thaiger

    Thai woman seeks justice over hermit’s naked massage cancer cure claim

    A Thai woman is seeking help after a hermit in the southern province of Surat Thani sexually assaulted her by tricking her parents into taking her to his compound for a naked massage, claiming she had breast and cervical cancer. The 20 year old victim, identified only as Or, told a Thai news agency yesterday, July 14, that she had…

  • Thailand NewsThailand senator under fire for questionable PhD certificate | Thaiger

    Thailand senator under fire for questionable PhD certificate

    A Thai senator is facing criticism over her educational background after many academics and Thai netizens pointed out that her doctorate from California University was allegedly obtained for 8,600 baht. The newly elected senator, Associate Professor Doctor Keskamol Pleansamai, garnered the highest number of votes (79) in the recent selection of the Thai Senator election. The top score and her…

  • Thailand NewsThailand travel woes: Cops’ highway robbery sparks outcry | Thaiger

    Thailand travel woes: Cops’ highway robbery sparks outcry

    A Thai travel agency took to social media to seek justice after a group of alleged police officers extorted 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists on a motorway heading to Pattaya. The Thai woman, who claimed to be a representative of a travel agency, shared a dashcam video in which a group of men, claiming to be police officers, asked the…

  • Thailand NewsThai man arrested for raping Ukrainian woman in Koh Samui | Thaiger

    Thai man arrested for raping Ukrainian woman in Koh Samui

    A Thai man denied raping a Ukrainian woman at Thongson Beach on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani, claiming that the victim consented. The 32 year old Ukrainian victim filed a rape complaint at Bor Phud Police Station on July 13 after the incident took place on Thongson Beach in the Bor Phud sub-district at…

  • Thailand News2 men & 1 women wanted by cops for sex on Patong beach (video) | Thaiger

    2 men & 1 women wanted by cops for sex on Patong beach (video)

    Police are searching for two men and a woman, whose nationalities remain undisclosed, after they engaged in sexual activities on Patong Beach in Phuket yesterday, July 14. The Facebook news page, โหดจัง จังหวัดภูเก็ต (meaning Phuket is so brutal), shared a picture of three people having sex on the beach yesterday. The picture was reported to be a screenshot from two…