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 NewsThai man physically assaults mother over inheritance dispute

    Thai man physically assaults mother over inheritance dispute

    A Thai man physically assaulted his mother over an inheritance dispute, accusing her of squandering the family’s assets with her new husband following their father’s death. A Thai mother took to social media to share videos showing her son attacking her outside her home in the southern province of Surat Thani. “I have been caring for my children for 34 years,…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman dies after swallowing denture at Lampang market

    Thai woman dies after swallowing denture at Lampang market

    A Thai woman accidentally swallowed her dentures yesterday, which blocked her windpipe and led to her death at a fresh market in the northern province of Lampang. Vendors and shoppers at the market sought assistance from a rescue team for the 67 year old woman, Moi, yesterday, March 31. She was seen suddenly losing consciousness after using a bathroom within…

  • Pattaya News3 Chinese nationals in Pattaya arrested for selling zombie e-cigarettes

    3 Chinese nationals in Pattaya arrested for selling zombie e-cigarettes

    Police arrested three Chinese nationals in Pattaya for selling zombie e-cigarettes via the Telegram application. The suspects reportedly earned over 2 million baht per day. Police officers posed as customers and ordered e-cigarette juice containing etomidate from the three Chinese nationals after receiving a tip-off about their criminal activity. E-cigarettes containing etomidate are referred to as Pod K or zombie e-cigarettes.…

  • Thailand NewsThai tomboy allegedly raped and left lying naked in Lampang

    Thai tomboy allegedly raped and left lying naked in Lampang

    A Thai mother was shocked to discover her tomboy daughter lying naked near the railway in the northern province of Lampang and suspected that a man, who was found half-naked at the scene, raped her. The 53 year old Thai mother filed a complaint against a Thai man, whose identity remains undisclosed, at Mueang Lampang Police Station at 3am yesterday,…

  • Bangkok News4 Chinese nationals suspiciously remove documents from Bangkok collapsed building

    4 Chinese nationals suspiciously remove documents from Bangkok collapsed building

    Police summoned four Chinese nationals to acknowledge legal offences after they suspiciously removed documents from the collapsed building in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok without permission on March 29. The impact of the earthquake in Myanmar on Friday, March 28, shook multiple buildings and residences in Thailand and continues to spread panic among people in the country. The most affected…

  • Thailand NewsBritish boxer dies after first Muay Thai fight on Koh Samui

    British boxer dies after first Muay Thai fight on Koh Samui

    A British boxer died last week after his first Muay Thai fight on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Bor Phut Police Station officers were alerted to the death of the British man, 30 year old Joseph Itai Rinomhota, at 12.03pm on March 29. Rinomhota died at Thai International Hospital on Koh Samui after being…

  • Phuket NewsIsraeli man arrested at Phuket Airport for alleged rape on Koh Samui

    Israeli man arrested at Phuket Airport for alleged rape on Koh Samui

    Police arrested an Israeli man at Phuket International Airport for allegedly committing rape on Koh Samui, an island in the southern province of Surat Thani. Officers from the Surat Thani Provincial Immigration Bureau sought the cooperation of the Phuket Provincial Immigration Bureau to apprehend the Israeli suspect, a 37 year old man named David. He was accused of raping a…

  • Phuket NewsRussian man’s body severed in Phuket motorcycle crash

    Russian man’s body severed in Phuket motorcycle crash

    A Russian man died after crashing his motorcycle into an electricity pole on a road in Phuket in the early hours of this morning. His body was tragically cut in half due to the severe impact of the accident. Officers from Mueang Phuket Police Station investigated the fatal accident on Chaloem Phrakiat Rama 9 Road, also known as Bypass Road,…

  • Thailand News2.1 million Yaba pills, 210kg of crystal meth found in crashed car

    2.1 million Yaba pills, 210kg of crystal meth found in crashed car

    Police discovered 2.1 million tablets of methamphetamine, also known as Yaba, and 210 kilogrammes of crystal meth in a car involved in an accident on a road in the southern province of Phatthalung. Four suspects who were in the car successfully fled the scene. A motorist and residents near the accident site called officers from Nakhayat Police Station to investigate…

  • Bangkok NewsChinese man sparks panic after abandoning bag at Bangkok BTS office

    Chinese man sparks panic after abandoning bag at Bangkok BTS office

    Police accused a Chinese man of intentionally spreading panic among the public after he left his bag at the Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) headquarters in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok and quickly fled from the scene. Officers from Bang Sue Police Station were called to investigate a suspicious bag placed in front of a Brahma shrine outside the BTS…

  • Bangkok NewsSingaporean man hides in Myanmar after death of Thai girlfriend

    Singaporean man hides in Myanmar after death of Thai girlfriend

    The Singaporean man suspected of murdering his Thai girlfriend in a Bangkok condominium reportedly fled Thailand to hide in the Tachileik area o.f Myanmar. The 30 year old Thai woman, Proudphilas Paladon, was found lying lifeless and naked in the bathroom of her accommodation on the 22nd floor of a condominium in Bangkok on Tuesday, March 25. Her body was…

  • Bangkok NewsAccident or foul play? Thai woman killed by husband’s pickup

    Accident or foul play? Thai woman killed by husband’s pickup

    A Thai woman lost her life at her home in Bangkok today after her husband crashed his pickup into her. The husband insisted it was an accident. A 61 year old Thai man, Thianchai, today, March 27, called officers from Bang Sue Police Station and rescue workers to investigate the death of his wife, 61 year old Phummaree, at around…

  • Thailand NewsFuneral woe turns to joy as Thai parents realise ‘dead’ son is alive

    Funeral woe turns to joy as Thai parents realise ‘dead’ son is alive

    Thai parents held a three-day funeral for their son before discovering that he was still alive and undergoing treatment at a hospital in the southern province of Phatthalung. Amarawadee Datekhao shared the case of mistaken identity that her family experienced with ThaiRath yesterday, March 26. She explained that her 17 year old son, Pongsaphak Thaneerat, and his friend were rushed…

  • Pattaya NewsPattaya lifeguards and foreigner rescue man from suicide (video)

    Pattaya lifeguards and foreigner rescue man from suicide (video)

    Two Thai lifeguards and a foreigner yesterday successfully rescued a man who attempted to commit suicide in the sea off Pattaya. Two Thai lifeguards and a foreign man who witnessed the incident yesterday, March 26, pulled the Thai man, later identified as Pisit, out of the sea. Pisit reportedly choked on seawater and was exhausted, as the sea had very…

  • Crime NewsThai transwoman and boyfriend arrested for killing brother

    Thai transwoman and boyfriend arrested for killing brother

    Police in Pathum Thani arrested a Thai transwoman and her boyfriend after uncovering evidence that they had murdered her younger brother and managed to keep the crime hidden for three months. The victim, a 28 year old Thai man, Jakkarin Charoenpha, went missing in mid-December last year. Jakkarin left his rented room in the Isaan province of Nakhon Ratchasima on…

  • Phuket NewsRussian man’s Phuket cannabis empire goes up in smoke

    Russian man’s Phuket cannabis empire goes up in smoke

    Police in Phuket yesterday arrested a Russian man for illegally distributing dried cannabis flowers and vapes, seizing illegal items worth nearly 1 million baht from his accommodation. Local police officers, in collaboration with administrative officials, launched a crackdown on the illegal sale and use of cannabis and e-cigarettes in Phuket between 21 and 30 March. The arrest of the 24…

  • Thailand NewsThai police surrenders after fatally shooting girlfriend in Nakhon Pathom

    Thai police surrenders after fatally shooting girlfriend in Nakhon Pathom

    A Thai police officer turned himself in after fatally shooting his girlfriend in front of her family members at a house in the central province of Nakhon Pathom yesterday, March 26, the victim’s birthday. The Police Senior Sergeant Major from the Thung Song Hong Police Station, 38 year old Arnon, surrendered himself at Mueang Nakhon Pathom Police Station yesterday after…

  • Bangkok NewsSingaporean wanted after Thai girlfriend found dead in Bangkok condo

    Singaporean wanted after Thai girlfriend found dead in Bangkok condo

    Police are searching for a Singaporean man after his Thai girlfriend was found dead in the bathroom of a luxury condominium on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok yesterday, March 26. The naked body of the 30 year old woman, Proudphilas Paladon, was discovered in the bathroom of a unit on the 22nd floor of a condominium near Soi Sukhumvit 39 in…

  • Thailand NewsPretty in pink: Bikini-clad woman wreaks havoc at police station

    Pretty in pink: Bikini-clad woman wreaks havoc at police station

    A Thai woman in a pink bikini top caused chaos at a police station in Nonthaburi near Bangkok for two days due to her mental health condition. A 47 year old Thai man, Ronnachai, had been searching for his wife, 34 year old Sudarat, who had been missing from their shared home since Sunday, March 23. He eventually found her…

  • Bangkok NewsCCTV confirms suicide as Thai man falls to death in Bangkok mall

    CCTV confirms suicide as Thai man falls to death in Bangkok mall

    A Thai man with a mental health condition yesterday fell to his death from the fourth floor of a shopping mall in the Rama 2 area of Bangkok. CCTV footage confirmed the incident as a suicide. Several shoppers yesterday, March 25, took to social media to share their distressing experiences of witnessing the fatal fall of a man, believed to…

  • Thailand NewsSeeking forgiveness: Thai thief sends apology letter, returns stolen amulet

    Seeking forgiveness: Thai thief sends apology letter, returns stolen amulet

    A Thai thief sent an apology letter after stealing 3,000 baht in cash and an amulet from a coffee shop in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday, March 23. He also returned the amulet with sentimental value to the victim. The owner of MOKA CAFE in Chiang Mai, 38 year old Somchai, asked Chiang Mai News to publicise…

  • Thailand NewsBun fight: Mother and son escape as car rolls into Bangkok bakery

    Bun fight: Mother and son escape as car rolls into Bangkok bakery

    A Thai woman and her son narrowly escaped danger after a 64 year old driver crashed her sedan into a bakery in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok. CCTV footage of the accident went viral on Thai social media, with netizens expressing their relief upon learning that the worker at the Bakerlicious bakery and her young son were unharmed. The accident…

  • Thailand NewsThai boys post video when killing 33 year old man on social media

    Thai boys post video when killing 33 year old man on social media

    Police arrested two Thai boys after they filmed themselves brutally murdering a 33 year old man in a rubber plantation in Trang and posted the shocking footage on social media. Esor News reported the shocking murder by the young offenders in Trang yesterday, March 25. The page stated that the 14 year old boys took revenge by killing a 33…

  • Thailand NewsThai teenager stages fake funeral allegedly to extort money from mourners

    Thai teenager stages fake funeral allegedly to extort money from mourners

    An 18 year old Thai boy in the Isaan province of Udon Thani held a fake funeral for his mother, allegedly to obtain money from a group of friends and teachers. His grandmother defended him, claiming they were merely performing a ritual to ward off an evil spirit. The fake funeral came to light after the community leader, Sisawat Phodhiwat,…

  • Thailand NewsUgandan man caught smuggling 16.5kg of cocaine into Thailand

    Ugandan man caught smuggling 16.5kg of cocaine into Thailand

    Immigration Bureau officers yesterday arrested a Ugandan man in the southern province of Songkhla for smuggling 16.5 kilogrammes of cocaine from Malaysia into Thailand. Songkhla Provincial Immigration Bureau officers yesterday, March 25, received a tip-off about a suspicious Ugandan national, 29 year old Kasim, and closely monitored him while he was staying at a hotel in the Hat Yai district of…

  • Phuket NewsMissing Thai man found dead on Phuket mountain

    Missing Thai man found dead on Phuket mountain

    Officials and rescuers yesterday found the dead body of a Thai man who had gone missing on Ket Nee Mountain in Phuket on Sunday, March 23. The missing man’s wife, 56 year old Tararat Payu, sought help from police officers and rescuers after she and her husband, 61 year old Surin Yadee, became separated while walking down Ket Nee Mountain…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman dies in car crash after van driver abandons her mid-trip

    Thai woman dies in car crash after van driver abandons her mid-trip

    A drunk Thai woman met a tragic end after being dumped mid-journey by a van driver in Surat Thani. The driver allegedly kicked her out for annoying other passengers—only for her to be killed in a horrific car crash moments later. Officers from Tha Chi Police Station were alerted to the woman’s death on Highway 41 in the Ban Na…

  • Bangkok NewsThai driver reverses into security guard and assaults him in parking dispute

    Thai driver reverses into security guard and assaults him in parking dispute

    A Thai security guard is taking legal action against a hatchback driver who reversed his car into him and later assaulted him in the car park of a community mall on Charoen Nakhon Road in Bangkok on Sunday, March 23. The Facebook page เฮียขับรถ, also known as Hear Onboard, shared dashcam footage yesterday, March 24, from a driver who witnessed…

  • Thailand NewsLesson in love: Jealous wife goes full throttle in mistress chase

    Lesson in love: Jealous wife goes full throttle in mistress chase

    The jealous wife of a Thai school director pursued his alleged mistress in a high-speed car chase before eventually attacking her on a road in the southern province of Songkhla. The social media influencer Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet shared a video on Facebook on Sunday, March 23, showing a high-speed chase between the school director’s wife and the victim. Netizens noted…

  • Thailand NewsHigh-ranking police accused of drug use, theft, and gambling

    High-ranking police accused of drug use, theft, and gambling

    A Thai woman accused her police officer ex-boyfriend in Samut Prakan province near Bangkok of using a drug and stealing 500,000 baht from her to fund his gambling habit. The 38 year old woman, Fah, sought help from lawyer Nathatpong Boonkird after her complaint to the Royal Thai Police (RTP) failed to progress. Fah insisted she had evidence of her…