Cafe ordered closed after owner's rant at tourist

The Maeklong railway market in Samut Songkhram is also known as Talad Rom Hub (Flicked Umbrellas Market) because all vendors close their umbrellas when trains pass through. (File photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The Maeklong railway market in Samut Songkhram is also known as Talad Rom Hub (Flicked Umbrellas Market) because all vendors close their umbrellas when trains pass through. (File photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

A coffee shop owner at Talad Rom Hub train market, a popular tourist attraction in Samut Songkram's Mae Klong district, has been ordered to close his shop for 30 days for pushing away a Spanish tourist.

The vendor was filmed on Thursday pushing and yelling at the tourist in a clip that was widely shared on social media, sparking a public outcry. The Maeklong railway station office said the shop was located on property owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and it had issued a formal letter to the vendor.

The warning includes a 30-day suspension from operating the shop and a warning that if the misconduct occurs again he will be banned from the market for good. The punishment followed a recent investigation by the local tourist police, in which the coffee vendor, Jame, reportedly admitted to the misconduct.

The vendor recently made a video apologising to the tourist and all Thais for his actions.

An investigation found Mr Jame had pushed the tourist away from his shop front. The spot where he committed the offence belongs to the SRT and Mr Jame had no ownership authority, police said.

 

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Vocabulary

  • apologise: to say you are sorry for doing something wrong or for causing a problem - ขอโทษ
  • authority: power - อำนาจ
  • for good (idiom): permanently, for all time - ถาวร, ตลอดไป
  • formal: official; following an agreed or official way of doing things - เป็นพิธี,ตามแบบ,ตามระเบียบ
  • misconduct: unacceptable or bad behaviour by someone in a position of authority or responsibility - การประพฤติผิด
  • offence: a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment - การกระทำผิดกฎหมายหรือข้อบังคับ
  • outcry: a strong expression of anger and disapproval about something, made by a group of people or by the public - การคัดค้านอย่างรุนแรง
  • property: a building or buildings and the surrounding land - อสังหาริมทรัพย์
  • punishment: an act or a way of punishing somebody - การลงโทษ
  • rant: a loud and angry complaint about something - พูดโวยวาย, พูดโผงผาง
  • suspension: stopping for a period of time - การยกเลิกชั่วคราว, การระงับชั่วคราว
  • vendor: someone who sells something, but often not in a shop - พ่อค้าแม่ค้าแผงลอย
  • yell: to say something in a loud voice, or to make a loud noise because you are angry, afraid, excited, or in pain - ตะโกน,ร้อง

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