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 singer accused of cheating and forcing woman to have abortion | Thaiger

    Thai singer accused of cheating and forcing woman to have abortion

    A Thai woman accused a famous Thai singer known as O of cheating on her and forcing her to have an abortion. Fah told Channel 3 that she met the singer while she was dining in a restaurant. The singer asked a waitress for her contact details and later started flirting with her on the phone. She liked the singer…

  • Thailand NewsNigerian drug lord’s Thai wives and foreign accomplices nabbed in Bangkok smuggling sting | Thaiger

    Nigerian drug lord’s Thai wives and foreign accomplices nabbed in Bangkok smuggling sting

    Police swooped to arrest a Nigerian drug lord’s three Thai wives and five foreigners in a drug smuggling operation at a house in Bangkok’s Nimit Mai district. Kirisak Tantinawachai, acting commissioner of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), said officers had uncovered a drug trafficking network in Thailand controlled by a Nigerian man called Joseph, also known as Mickey, who lives…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman allegedly kills husband by repeatedly stabbing him in his face in Bangkok | Thaiger

    Thai woman allegedly kills husband by repeatedly stabbing him in his face in Bangkok

    A Thai woman allegedly killed her husband by repeatedly stabbing him in the face before leaving him to die in the bathroom of their condominium in Bangkok. The victim later succumbed to his injuries in hospital. The dead man’s brother, 43 year old Yod, sought help from Thai social media celebrity Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet after the legal process for the…

  • Thailand NewsChinese woman cycles 4,000 kilometres to Thailand from China to train Muay Thai | Thaiger

    Chinese woman cycles 4,000 kilometres to Thailand from China to train Muay Thai

    A Chinese woman went viral on the Chinese social media platform Weibo when she embarked on a journey of cycling 4,000 kilometres from China to Thailand to train with famous Muay Thai boxer Sombat “Buakaw” Banchamek. Muay Thai has captured the imagination of others outside of Thailand recently, as highlighted in the case of a teenager in the United States.…

  • Thailand News6 overstaying foreigners clash violently with Thai cops in Phuket | Thaiger

    6 overstaying foreigners clash violently with Thai cops in Phuket

    More than 30 Thai police officers clashed violently with six overstaying foreigners at a luxury villa on Bang Tao Beach in Phuket during an arrest operation. Four Thai officers were injured in the incident. Four officials from the Phuket Provincial Immigration Office, accompanied by officers from the Cheng Talay Police Station, conducted a raid on a luxury villa armed with…

  • Thailand News4 foreigners arrested for stealing 300,000 baht of gold near Bangkok | Thaiger

    4 foreigners arrested for stealing 300,000 baht of gold near Bangkok

    Police arrested four foreigners from the Middle East yesterday for stealing gold necklaces worth nearly 300,000 baht from the Aurora gold shop in the Pantip Plaza shopping centre in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok. According to officers at Rattanatibate Police Station, the four foreigners were family members and worked together to distract gold shop staff and steal the valuable items. The…

  • Thailand NewsSwiss man caught offering illegal medicine after 8 years of hiding in Thailand | Thaiger

    Swiss man caught offering illegal medicine after 8 years of hiding in Thailand

    Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) today arrested a Swiss man at a house in the Isaan province of Kalasin after he escaped arrest for manufacturing and offering illegal medicines in Switzerland and hid in Thailand for more than eight years. Swiss authorities contacted the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs in early October to seek cooperation in returning the…

  • Thailand NewsHigh-stakes family feud: Thai woman’s tip leads to gambling grandmother | Thaiger

    High-stakes family feud: Thai woman’s tip leads to gambling grandmother

    A Thai woman, angry at her grandmother for losing 70,000 baht gambling, reported the matter to the police, leading to her arrest and five other high rollers at a gambling den in the Isaan province of Maha Sarakham. The furious granddaughter went to the local district office to report the gambling den in her community. More than 10 gamblers gathered…

  • Thailand News6 suspects, including monk, arrested for illegally running medical centre | Thaiger

    6 suspects, including monk, arrested for illegally running medical centre

    Consumer Protection Police arrested six suspects, including a monk, at Khao Phra Krut temple in the central province of Suphan Buri for running an illegal medical centre. The gang claimed to be able to provide treatment for all diseases and offered medicines with exaggerated benefits. Locals in the area urged officials to investigate the medical centre inside Khao Phra Krut…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman arrested for money laundering suspicion at airport in Germany | Thaiger

    Thai woman arrested for money laundering suspicion at airport in Germany

    The Central Customs Authority in Germany reported the arrest of a Thai woman at Frankfurt Airport on suspicion of money laundering. The woman is still being questioned by German authorities. According to a report on the official German Customs Authority website, officers at the Frankfurt Airport security checkpoint detained the Thai woman, aged about 50, on suspicion of money laundering…

  • Thailand NewsThai woman accuses neighbour of trying to rape her and a bedridden patient | Thaiger

    Thai woman accuses neighbour of trying to rape her and a bedridden patient

    A Thai woman sought help from Thai celebrity Guntouch “Gun” Pongpaiboonwet, after a neighbour allegedly tried to rape her and a bedridden family member. Gun accompanied the victim, from the Isaan province of Nong Khai, to the Office of the Prime Minister’s Permanent Secretary in Bangkok yesterday, October 25, to file a complaint against her neighbour. Gun revealed that the…

  • Thailand NewsLong-awaited pawmission granted: Banned Thai film ‘DogGod’ returns to screens | Thaiger

    Long-awaited pawmission granted: Banned Thai film ‘DogGod’ returns to screens

    Thailand’s Film and Video Screening Office (FVSO) finally gave its blessing to allow the Thai film DogGod, also known as My Teacher Eats Biscuits, to be screened after it was banned for 25 years as a threat to religions in Thailand. DogGod cinematographer Manit Sriwachichpoom shared the good news on Facebook yesterday, October 25. “Bravo! DogGod has passed the cinema…

  • Thailand News3 Burmese men accuse Thai police of extorting 100,000 baht | Thaiger

    3 Burmese men accuse Thai police of extorting 100,000 baht

    Three Burmese men sought help from the non-profit organisation Saimai Survive after accusing Thai officers at Borwin Police Station in Chon Buri of filing false charges in a bid to arrest and physically assault them to extort 100,000 baht. After receiving the complaint from the Burmese men, Saimai Survive, posted the story on Facebook yesterday, October 24, along with a…

  • Thailand NewsSafety measures doubted after Yaba addict bites off Thai nurse’s finger | Thaiger

    Safety measures doubted after Yaba addict bites off Thai nurse’s finger

    A Thai nurse raised concerns regarding safety measures for medical professionals after a Yaba (methamphetamine) addict lost control during treatment at a hospital and bit off a colleague’s finger. The nurse, whose identity remains undisclosed, revealed to the public that the shocking incident took place on Monday, October 23, and was the most frightening event she had experienced in 11…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok’s reckless foreign rider roils social media, netizens demand action against Sukhumvit speedster | Thaiger

    Bangkok’s reckless foreign rider roils social media, netizens demand action against Sukhumvit speedster

    Thai social media users have called upon the police to take action against a serial foreign motorcyclist offender, observed engaging in reckless driving along Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Road. Referred to by locals as “Tua Tueng Sukhumvit,” which translates to “the top of Sukhumvit,” the foreign rider has drawn attention across the region. Numerous Thai TikTokers have shared video footage of the…

  • Thailand NewsGold shop’s underwear thief leaves police searching for man who ‘phoned it in’ in Isaan | Thaiger

    Gold shop’s underwear thief leaves police searching for man who ‘phoned it in’ in Isaan

    Police are searching for a male thief in underwear who stole a mobile phone from a Heng Heng Yaowarat gold shop in Udon Thani province, Isaan. No, it’s not a Viz episode of Felix and his Amazing Underpants and the man in “hefty undercrackers” did anything but bring a “little sunshine into people’s lives.” The owner of a gold shop,…

  • Thailand NewsThai-speed justice: Supreme Court ‘fuels up’ for Benz Racing’s triumphant legal lap | Thaiger

    Thai-speed justice: Supreme Court ‘fuels up’ for Benz Racing’s triumphant legal lap

    The Supreme Court of Thailand dismissed a drug trafficking and money laundering case involving Thai celebrity and motorcycle racer, Akkarakit “Benz” Worrarojjaroendate, also known as Benz Racing. He vehemently denied all allegations and has spent the past four years in jail trying to clear his name. Benz was implicated in facilitating the drug trade and engaging in laundering money activities…

  • Thailand NewsDeputy Minister’s son-in-law nabbed for extorting contractor as water supply scandal makes waves | Thaiger

    Deputy Minister’s son-in-law nabbed for extorting contractor as water supply scandal makes waves

    Officers from the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) arrested the mayor of Doo sub-district and the Deputy Interior Minister’s son-in-law on charges of extorting 600,000 baht from a water supply contractor. Bail was set at 400,000 baht yesterday. The contractor told the PACC that his company had put forward two tenders for two supply system projects in Taluk Doo and…

  • Thailand NewsBritish man suffers broken nose after stumbling over road stud in Pattaya (video) | Thaiger

    British man suffers broken nose after stumbling over road stud in Pattaya (video)

    President of the Pattaya Entertainment Business Association urged local authorities to take action after a British man stumbled on a stud on Jomtien Beach Road in Pattaya and suffered a broken nose. CCTV footage along Jomtien Beach Road in Pattaya showed a British man crossing the road and tripping over the road stud. He fell to the ground as his…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok buffet restaurant’s spicy 59 baht offer: Dine with sexy dancers (video) | Thaiger

    Bangkok buffet restaurant’s spicy 59 baht offer: Dine with sexy dancers (video)

    The Auan Rice and Curry Buffet (อ้วน ข้าวแกงบุฟเฟ่ต์ 59.-) restaurant on Phuttamonthon Sai 1 Road in Bangkok gained widespread attention on Thai social media after offering 59 baht all you can eat dishes alongside performances by sexy dancers. The restaurant owner, Katekaew Sophalert, gave an interview to KhaoSod after her restaurant hit the headlines in several media outlets. Katekaew explained…

  • Thailand NewsFearless Thai woman swoops in to rescue boy kidnapped by homeless man at temple | Thaiger

    Fearless Thai woman swoops in to rescue boy kidnapped by homeless man at temple

    A Thai woman bravely swooped to the rescue of an eight year old boy kidnapped by a homeless man and taken to beg at Bang Phi Yai Nai temple in Bang Phi district of the central province of Samut Prakarn. A Thai woman contacted the police and the Mirror Foundation after her grandchild, eight year old Jirayu “Bank” Mongko, went missing.…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok taxi driver caught masturbating in front of female passenger (video) | Thaiger

    Bangkok taxi driver caught masturbating in front of female passenger (video)

    A Thai woman shared a video of a perverted taxi driver in Bangkok masturbating in the cab on TikTok to warn other female passengers travelling alone. The driver faces a lowly fine of just 5,000 baht and a one-month suspension for his creepy act. The victim shared a video on her TikTok account, @liveis1ee, showing her paying for the service…

  • Thailand NewsRomantic Thai thief nabbed for stealing gold necklace to finance beach trip with wife | Thaiger

    Romantic Thai thief nabbed for stealing gold necklace to finance beach trip with wife

    Police in Bangkok arrested a romantic Thai thief who confessed to stealing a gold necklace from a Burmese victim at the bustling Sirichai market. The motive behind his theft? A romantic escapade with his wife to Bang Saen Beach in Chon Buri province. The victim, Lin Aye, reported the theft at Bang Khun Tian Police Station on Sunday, October 22,…

  • Road deaths2 Thais killed and 5 injured in car accident in Norway | Thaiger

    2 Thais killed and 5 injured in car accident in Norway

    A tragic car accident on the National Highway 7 in Hallindal, Norway, on October 11 killed two Thai nationals and injured five other Thais, including two children. The Royal Thai Embassy in Oslo, Noway, reported on October 19 that the Thai ambassador and relevant authorities invited monks from a Thai temple in Oslo to perform a ceremony for the deceased…

  • Thailand NewsOver 100 victims lured into buying fake concert tickets and perfume | Thaiger

    Over 100 victims lured into buying fake concert tickets and perfume

    Forty victims, representing more than 100 others, filed a complaint with the police after a Thai woman lured them into buying fake concert tickets and perfume from their beloved Thai singer, Palitchoke “Peck” Ayanaputra. One of the victims, whose identity has not been revealed, told ThaiRath that Peck’s fans formed a group on social media to talk about Peck and…

  • Thailand NewsRapists return to prison for brutal rape of 15 year old girl in central Thailand | Thaiger

    Rapists return to prison for brutal rape of 15 year old girl in central Thailand

    Police yesterday arrested two Thai men for the alleged brutal rape of a 15 year old girl in the central province of Kanchanaburi. The accused rapists had been imprisoned for the same crime and released only last year. A 49 year old woman named Noi contacted the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women and Panom Tuan Police Station after her…

  • Thailand NewsBritish man with depression falls to death from condo in Pattaya | Thaiger

    British man with depression falls to death from condo in Pattaya

    A British man became yet another statistic of the insensitively named “Pattaya Flying Club” after he fell to his death at a condominium in the popular seaside resort. His Thai caretaker said the deceased had been depressed after losing his Thai boyfriend. Officers at Mueang Pattaya Police Station were notified at 7am today, October 20, of the death of an…

  • Thailand NewsCouple arrested for operating illegal karaoke bar and prostitution in northern Thailand | Thaiger

    Couple arrested for operating illegal karaoke bar and prostitution in northern Thailand

    Officers from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) arrested a couple for running an illegal karaoke bar and human trafficking in the Isaan province of Loei and rescued three young Lao women from prostitution. The CIB received a tip-off that a Thai couple had turned their restaurant in the Loei province into an illegal karaoke bar, offering sex services to customers.…

  • Thailand NewsMonk’s divine intervention calms drunk Russian man causing chaos in Pattaya | Thaiger

    Monk’s divine intervention calms drunk Russian man causing chaos in Pattaya

    A Thai monk used divine intervention to control a drunk, out-of-control Russian man causing chaos on a street in Soi Chalerm Prakiat 19 in Pattaya by tapping the lid of his alms bowl on the foreign man’s head. The monk said the lid tapping was his way to encourage people to remain calm. The 26 year old Russian man, Rusten…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok taxi driver accused of kicking out female passenger | Thaiger

    Bangkok taxi driver accused of kicking out female passenger

    Police summoned a Thai taxi driver caught on a viral video kicking out a female passenger on a road in Bangkok for making a phone call in his cab. The victim, Ploy, shared the video with local news site Red Skull as she got into a heated argument with the taxi driver on the street. In the video, Ploy and…